18th June, 2026Business Development Manager - Animal Health CMO (Technical Commercial Role)
(Wilmington, Delaware - Remote)
Salary - $110,000 - $145,000 + competitive bonus structure
Overview
A growing animal-health manufacturing organisation is seeking a
Business Development Manager to support commercial growth across its
contract manufacturing services for veterinary products.
This role is more
technical and solutions-focused, working closely with customers and internal manufacturing teams to develop manufacturing partnerships and progress opportunities through the commercial pipeline.
The position sits alongside senior commercial leadership and plays a key role in
technical sales, proposal development, and customer engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Support business development activity across animal-health manufacturing services
- Engage with customers to understand technical manufacturing requirements
- Translate customer needs into manufacturing solutions
- Support preparation of proposals, pricing models, and technical responses
- Work closely with operations, quality, and regulatory teams
- Maintain pipeline visibility and CRM updates
- Participate in customer meetings and technical discussions
- Support onboarding of new manufacturing programs
Requirements
- 3-7 years experience in:
- Animal-health manufacturing
- Veterinary pharmaceuticals
- CMO/CDMO environments
- Technical sales or project management in manufacturing
- Strong technical understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
- Experience supporting commercial opportunities in a CMO environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
Preferred
- Experience working directly with veterinary pharmaceutical clients
- Background in manufacturing, technical services, or project management
- Understanding of GMP manufacturing environments
