LANXESS

Director Business Development

LANXESS • $150K — $180K *
Pittsburgh, PA 15237In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Life Sciences, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 15+ years of professional experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, or related markets.
  • Proven senior business development or commercial leadership in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or custom manufacturing sectors.
  • Demonstrated ability to penetrate strategic accounts and secure high-value partnerships in North America.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical outsourcing and process development for contract manufacturing.
  • Established senior-level networks and credibility with decision-makers in the pharma and biotech landscape.
  • Willingness to travel regularly across North America and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the regional business development agenda for Big Pharma and biotech accounts.
  • Build trusted relationships with executive-level clients in pharma and biotech.
  • Translate market intelligence and account priorities into a focused business strategy.
  • Identify and advance custom manufacturing opportunities with stakeholders.
  • Guide Junior Sales Managers and align commercial resources for market coverage.
  • Represent SALTIGO at customer meetings, conferences, and networking events.
  • Enhance brand visibility and generate new business leads for the company.

Benefits

  • Industry-leading health and wellness programs.
  • Professional development opportunities and continuous education.
  • Flexible work arrangements and support for work-life balance.
  • Access to networking events and industry conferences.
  • Comprehensive retirement plan options.
Full Job Description
Job Highlights

  • Shape and drive the regional business development agenda for North America, with a primary focus on Big Pharma and high-potential biotech accounts.
  • Build trusted executive- and senior-level relationships with strategic pharma and biotech customers
  • Translate regional market intelligence, customer insights and target account priorities into a focused business development strategy aligned with Business headquarters.
  • Identify, qualify and advance attractive custom manufacturing opportunities, working closely with internal technical, commercial and operational experts as well as customer stakeholders.
  • Provide functional guidance to Junior Sales Manager(s) and align with regional commercial resources to ensure coordinated market coverage, effective lead development and a consistent high-quality customer approach.
  • Represent SALTIGO as a senior commercial ambassador at customer meetings, industry conferences, trade shows and executive networking events, strengthening brand visibility and generating new business leads.


Experience / Skills

  • Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Life Sciences, Business or a related field; an advanced degree in sciences is strongly preferred.
  • Professional experience in related fields 15+ years
  • Senior business development or commercial leader with extensive experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CDMO/CMO, fine chemicals or custom manufacturing markets.
  • Ability to opened doors, developed strategic accounts, secured high-value opportunities and built partnerships with pharma and biotech customers in North America.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical outsourcing, process development, contract manufacturing and scale-up requirements.
  • Establish senior-level network and the credibility to engage decision-makers across pharmaceutical and biotech organizations in North America.
  • Willingness to travel regularly across North America and internationally as required.


Location Pittsburgh
Employee Type Regular

About LANXESS

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.8 billion in 2019 and about 14,300 employees in 33 countries. The company is currently represented at 60+ production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics.
Learn more about LANXESS
Size
14,886 employees
Industry
Business Services
NASDAQ
LNXSF
* Ladders Estimates

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