LANXESS

Sales & Business Development Manager Pharma

LANXESS • $100K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacology, or a comparable field.
  • 3-5 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with CDMO exposure.
  • Proven success in acquiring new business in North America.
  • Strong skills in networking, communication, market analysis, and competitive intelligence.
  • Willingness to travel frequently for business.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and qualify new customers and project opportunities in pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
  • Build and maintain market intelligence and account maps for North America.
  • Develop customer relationships through technical and commercial evaluations.
  • Collaborate with pharma sales and marketing teams to enhance customer acquisition.
  • Identify commercialization opportunities in custom manufacturing and catalog products.
  • Maintain accurate CRM data, including visit reports and opportunity tracking.
  • Increase market visibility through participation in trade fairs, conferences, and seminars.

Benefits

  • Access to professional development opportunities.
  • Networking with industry leaders at trade fairs and conferences.
  • Possibility to work with innovative pharmaceutical solutions.
  • Engagement in a dynamic, collaborative work environment.
Full Job Description
Job Highlights

  • Identify, approach, and qualify new customers and project opportunities in defined pharmaceutical and biotechnology segments.
  • Build market intelligence, account maps, and target lists for North America.
  • Develop customer relationships and advance opportunities through technical and commercial evaluation.
  • Cooperate with the pharma sales and marketing team to maximize customer acquisition
  • Identify opportunities for commercialization in adjacent custom manufacturing and catalog products
  • Maintain accurate CRM data, visit reports, opportunity tracking, and pipeline documentation.
  • Strengthen market visibility through relevant trade fairs, conferences, and seminars.


Experience / Skills

  • Degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacology, or a comparable field.
  • Three to five years of professional experience and proven track records in the pharmaceutical industry required, including CDMO exposure.
  • Proven success in new business acquisition across North America.
  • Strong networking, communication, market analysis, and competitive intelligence skills.
  • Frequent business travel will be 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
NASDAQ

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