Business Development & Growth Associate, Pharma

Talkspace

• $67K — $95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in New York, NY
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of business development or growth experience in healthcare or life sciences.
  • Experience targeting pharmaceutical brands or healthcare/pharma agencies preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience executing outreach campaigns and generating meetings.
  • Hands-on experience with CRM and prospecting tools for managing pipeline.
  • Strong research, writing skills, and proficiency in AI tools.

Responsibilities

  • Research pharmaceutical companies and build targeted prospect lists.
  • Identify decision-makers and maintain account information in CRM.
  • Execute and track outreach campaigns via email and LinkedIn.
  • Prepare materials and presentations for client meetings and follow-ups.
  • Support business development activities including proposals and RFP responses.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans.
  • Pre-tax benefits like HSA/FSA.
  • 401k with up to 4% matching.
  • Voluntary benefits including disability and life insurance.
  • Monthly Wellness Stipend for self-care.
  • Flexible PTO and a Remote First Environment.
  • Regular team events such as Wellness Workshops.
  • Free access to Talkspace products for you and a household member.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Business Development & Growth Associate, Pharma to join our Wisdo Health team. This role would be responsible for supporting the continued growth of our pharma business. Working directly with Wisdo's President, this person will play a hands-on role in identifying prospective clients, executing outreach campaigns, supporting business-development activities, and helping expand relationships across the pharmaceutical industry. This role is ideal for someone who is resourceful, technology-savvy, and comfortable using AI and a variety of digital tools to work quickly and independently. You may be researching a pharmaceutical brand and building a prospect list, launching a LinkedIn campaign, preparing for a client meeting, working in our CRM, or using AI to accelerate research and content development. Prospecting, outreach, and consistent follow-up are central to the role. You'll also help turn what you learn about prospective clients into stronger campaigns and sales materials. The right person enjoys figuring things out, learning new tools, and turning ideas into execution. To work at Talkspace, you need to be as passionate as we are about our work, and excited to partner with us on delivering quality mental healthcare.

This is a remote position based on Eastern Time. Talkspace Headquarters is located in NYC.

What You'll Do
  • Prospecting & Outreach
    • Research pharmaceutical companies, brands, therapeutic areas, agencies, and potential partners.
    • Identify decision-makers and build and maintain targeted prospect and account lists.
    • Use LinkedIn, prospecting databases, AI tools, and other resources to identify contacts and opportunities.
    • Build and execute targeted email and LinkedIn outreach campaigns.
    • Conduct initial outreach, personalize communications, and manage systematic follow-up.
    • Track responses and help turn initial interest into meetings with senior leadership.
  • Sales & Pipeline Support
    • Maintain prospect, opportunity, and activity information in the CRM and track follow-ups and next steps.
    • Research companies, brands, and attendees in advance of prospective-client meetings.
    • Help customize presentations and prepare materials for client conversations.
    • Coordinate post-meeting follow-up and support proposals, RFP responses, and other business-development materials.
  • AI, Data & Commercial Tools
    • Use AI extensively to accelerate prospect research, account intelligence, outreach, meeting preparation, and content development.
    • Work hands-on across CRM platforms, prospecting databases, LinkedIn, email and marketing platforms, spreadsheets, presentation tools, and other commercial technologies.
    • Explore new AI and automation tools and identify opportunities to make prospecting, outreach, and other workflows more efficient.
    • Learn new platforms independently and maintain clean, organized data across systems.
  • Growth Marketing & Events
    • Help execute campaigns around Wisdo research, client results, white papers, webinars, and thought leadership.
    • Support LinkedIn, email, and other marketing activities targeting pharmaceutical audiences.
    • Research relevant conferences and events, identify priority prospects and attendees, and coordinate pre- and post-event outreach.
    • Help develop and maintain sales and marketing materials.

About You
  • At least 3 years of hands-on business development or growth experience in healthcare, life sciences, or healthcare marketing, including prospect research, outbound outreach, and pipeline follow-up.
  • Experience targeting pharmaceutical brands, patient support teams, or healthcare/pharma agencies is strongly preferred.
  • Able to describe outreach campaigns you personally executed and the meetings or opportunities they generated.
  • Hands-on experience using a CRM, prospecting tools, LinkedIn, and email platforms to run outreach and maintain an organized pipeline.
  • Strong research and writing skills, with demonstrated use of AI tools to work faster while checking the accuracy and quality of the output.

Benefits
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans
  • Pre-tax benefits: HSA/ FSA
  • 401k Retirement Savings Program with matching up to 4%
  • Voluntary benefits including disability, basic life or pet insurance, etc.
  • Monthly Wellness Stipend to promote mental and physical self-care
  • Flexible PTO and Remote First Environment
  • Regular team events, including Wellness Workshops and Team Building Events
  • Free access to Talkspace products for you and one household member, as well as access to a friends and family discount!

Compensation

At Talkspace, we believe that pay transparency during the interview process is a critical part of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our salary bands are based on internal and external compensation benchmarks, which we regularly evaluate to ensure we pay competitively.

The base salary range for this role is between $67,000 - $95,0000. Within the salary bands, leveling corresponds to each candidate's relevant experience, skills as assessed during the interview process, education, and applicable certifications.

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