Business Development - Senior Director

QPS, LLC

$120K — $150K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
  • Extensive experience in the CRO sector with a focus on late-phase clinical trials
  • Proven success in sales and business development for full-service clinical trial services
  • Established network and relationships within the West Coast clinical industry
  • Strong understanding of clinical trial processes and drug development

Responsibilities

  • Prospect and develop new business leads in late-phase clinical trial services
  • Build and maintain relationships with decision-makers at key client accounts
  • Close sales collaboratively with operations teams
  • Achieve or surpass annual sales and proposal targets
  • Travel frequently (up to 50%) for client meetings and conferences
  • Maintain thorough records in CRM and manage proposal workflows

Benefits

  • Home-office based role offering flexibility and work-life balance
  • Opportunity to have a significant impact on business growth
  • Access to a global CRO's resources while retaining a collaborative environment
  • Engagement in strategic client relationship management
  • Incentive compensation structure in addition to base salary
Full Job Description
Business Development - Senior Director, Late-phase Clinical Trials
Western US Region (home-based role)

As a member of our Clinical Business Development team, you will secure and retain business for QPS through professional, consultative, and proactive sales activities directed at decision-makers and influencers at existing and new clients, as well as sourcing new business. This position is home-office based in the United States and will focus on late-phase clinical trials and related ancillary services, primarily across the West Coast (US) region.

The Job

  • Prospect, generate and develop new leads/business opportunities for Clinical Conduct (clinical trials), Data Management, Medical Writing, Biostats, Pharmacovigilance and other related late-phase services, focusing on our Western US region
  • Network and relationship-build at key decision-maker level across key accounts
  • Drive sales to closure working in conjunction with Operations
  • Meet or exceed annual proposal and sales targets as determined by Management
  • Frequent travel required of up to 50% (conferences, client sites, QPS facilities, etc.)
  • Ensure continuing commercial momentum by maintaining clear, complete records across CRM, proposals, and contract workflows


Work Location

  • This job will be 100% home-office based (remote).


Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant scientific discipline or business, or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the job.
  • Deep CRO experience is required, including a proven track record of prospecting for and closing full-service late-phase clinical trial business across clinical conduct, data management, medical writing, biostatistics, pharmacovigilance, and related services. An established West Coast book of business is strongly preferred.
  • In-depth knowledge of the drug development/clinical trial industry with key contacts and relationships


Why You Should Apply

QPS offers the scale and capabilities of a global CRO with the agility of a collaborative partner. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build strategic client relationships, drive growth across late-phase clinical development services, and make a direct impact on the continued expansion of our business.

This role offers a competitive base salary and auto allowance, plus incentive compensation.

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