W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Regional Sales & New Business Development Manager

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$120K — $150K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or pharmaceutical science
  • 5+ years of experience in high growth sales or business development
  • Proven track record in negotiating complex global supply agreements
  • Strong consultative selling skills in multi-stakeholder environments
  • Technical understanding and curiosity about the pharmaceutical and biotech industries
  • Experience using CRM systems for pipeline management
  • Ability to travel 50-75% within the assigned territory

Responsibilities

  • Develop territory and account plans to drive new business and application growth
  • Identify and convert new customers through targeted prospecting and outreach
  • Engage various customer stakeholders to uncover growth opportunities
  • Partner with Product Managers for strategic selling and opportunity progression
  • Maintain accurate and timely pipeline management in CRM
  • Own sales forecasting and implementation of countermeasures for gaps
  • Lead contract negotiations within defined technical and commercial boundaries

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits effective Day 1 of employment
  • Comprehensive total rewards package
  • Opportunity for remote work arrangement with travel flexibility
  • Access to continuous improvement tools and training
  • Collaborative environment that encourages curiosity and growth
Full Job Description
Regional Sales & New Business Development Manager

Req Id: 2127

State/Province: Maryland

Business: Gore PharmBIO

Category: Sales & Marketing

Sub-Category: Sales

Work Arrangement: Remote

Posting Start Date: 8/24/26

Posting End Date: 9/15/26

About the Role

We are looking for a Regional Sales and New Business Development Manager to join our PharmBIO team. PharmBIO advances innovation in life sciences by delivering high-value, regulated medical device components and bioprocessing solutions for pharmaceutical/biotech companies and Contract Development & Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs).

This role is central to PharmBIO's growth strategy, focused on net-new business and volume growth. The Sales & New Business Development Manager expands revenue across pharma, biotech, CDMO, and medical device customers by creating new opportunities, expanding applications, and displacing competitors. You will generate demand, build and convert pipeline, and drive revenue through deep engagement with business decision makers and close collaboration with Sales, Product Managers, Marketing, and Technical teams to accelerate territory growth and market penetration.

This role is open to candidates in the northeast United States (New England region preferred). This role is fully remote with at least 50-75% travel for customer engagement and market development, plus periodic trips to Elkton, Maryland for collaboration, training, and stakeholder alignment as directed by sales leadership.

Pay and Benefits:
  • $120,000 - $150,000 per year
  • Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits


Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute growth-focused territory and account plans explicitly aimed at new business creation, application expansion, and competitive conversions
  • Proactively identify, pursue, and convert net-new customers, applications, and competitive opportunities through outbound engagement, targeted prospecting, and industry events-clearly differentiating PharmBIO's value and quantifying customer impact
  • Engage multi-level customer stakeholders (business, technical, quality, manufacturing, R&D, regulatory, procurement and leadership) to uncover unmet needs and drive growth-oriented opportunities
  • Apply structured strategic selling in partnership with Product Managers while Sales owns opportunity progression and commercial outcomes including
  • Maintain disciplined pipeline management in the CRM system ensuring customer interactions are documented in a timely and accurate manner
  • Own sales forecasting accuracy within defined tolerance bands; identify forecast gaps early and execute countermeasures to close risk
  • Lead pricing execution and drive contract negotiation and commercial agreements within Product Manager-defined technical and commercial guardrails
  • Capture Voice of Customer (VOC) insights and drive follow-through actions with Product, Marketing, and Technical teams to improve commercialization and growth outcomes
  • Drive disciplined sales execution and continuous improvement using Lean/GBS tools (e.g., Kaizen, KPIs, strategy deployment) across territory planning, pipeline, forecasting, and opportunity execution; apply structured problem solving when results are off track
  • Model PharmBIO's culture of curiosity, collaboration, and inclusion with customers, suppliers, and associates


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or pharmaceutical science or equivalent professional experience
  • Minimum of 5 years proven experience in high growth field sales or business development roles within pharmaceutical, biotech, bioprocessing, medical device, or CDMO markets
  • Experience leading pricing and leading commercial negotiations and developing and successfully concluding complex, global supply agreements
  • Demonstrated track record of creating and converting sales pipeline and driving territory revenue growth
  • Strong consultative selling and discovery skills across complex, multi-stakeholder environments with eagerness to learn portfolio and confidently discuss with customers.
  • Technical understanding and curiosity
  • High discipline using CRM system to manage pipeline, document activity, and maintain forecast accuracy
  • Comfort operating in KPI-driven, growth-focused sales organizations
  • Strong cross-functional, global collaboration skills in both in-person and virtual environments (Sales, Product, Marketing, Technical, SC, Quality)
  • Continuous improvement mindset, curiosity, eagerness to learn and openness for change
  • Ability to proactively prospect, qualify, and convert new opportunities
  • Ability to travel up to 50-75% within the assigned territory


This position offers a remote work arrangement in the country from which the Associate is employed. Eligibility is dependent on the responsibilities of the role and business needs, and the Associate must agree to comply with Gore's work arrangement policies.

*Note: In the United States, restrictions exist for remote work from Alaska, Hawaii and Rhode Island.

Desired Qualifications

About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a manufacturing company that specializes in advanced materials and products. The company was founded in 1958 by Wilbert L. Gore and Robert W. Gore and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware. W. L. Gore & Associates is known for its innovative products, including Gore-Tex fabric, which is used in outdoor clothing and footwear. The company also produces medical devices, electronic components, and industrial products. W. L. Gore & Associates has operations in over 30 countries and is a privately held company.
Learn more about W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Revenue
$3.8 billion

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