Director of Business Development - SaaS - Clinical Trial Experience Platform

ProofPilot

$130K — $180K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of quota-carrying sales experience in life sciences
  • 5+ years selling clinical technology or patient engagement solutions to pharma/biotech
  • Demonstrated success in closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals
  • Experience in a startup or high-growth environment
  • Strong understanding of clinical trial operations and patient recruitment challenges
  • Proficient in HubSpot or similar CRM tools

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing
  • Develop senior-level relationships in clinical operations and digital health
  • Sell integrated solutions that demonstrate measurable ROI
  • Build and manage a healthy sales pipeline
  • Collaborate with internal teams to shape proposals and respond to RFPs

Benefits

  • Opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced startup
  • Work with cutting-edge solutions in the life sciences sector
  • Engage with senior-level clients and foster long-term partnerships
  • Comprehensive support from product, marketing, and delivery teams
Full Job Description
Role Overview

This is a senior, quota-carrying role focused on selling ProofPilot's solutions to pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors. The Director of Business Development will own the full sales cycle and be expected to build and deepen strategic client relationships in a fast-paced startup environment.

What You'll Do
  • Own end-to-end sales: prospect, qualify, run discovery, design solutions, negotiate, and
    close new business with pharma and biotech sponsors.
  • Develop and grow senior-level relationships across clinical operations, digital health, and
    patient recruitment teams, positioning ProofPilot as a long-term partner.
  • Sell ProofPilot's core offerings (examples: staff training, patient and site communications,
    recruitment technology, and feasibility solutions) as integrated solutions that drive
    measurable ROI.
  • Build and manage a healthy pipeline, maintain accurate forecasts, and document activities
    and opportunities in HubSpot CRM.
  • Collaborate closely with product, marketing, and delivery teams to shape proposals, respond
    to RFPs, and ensure successful handoff and launch.

Requirements
  • 7+ years of quota-carrying sales or business development experience in life sciences,
    including 5+ years selling clinical technology or patient/site engagement solutions to
    pharma/biotech.
  • Proven success closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals and expanding accounts into multi-
    study or program-level partnerships.
  • Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment, comfortable owning more of the
    process and operating with limited support.
  • Deep understanding of clinical trial operations, especially patient recruitment, site burden,
    and participant engagement challenges.
  • Strong relationship-building, communication, and presentation skills, with proficiency in HubSpot or similar CRM tools.

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