Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc

Sr. Director, Business Development, Bioanalytical Services

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc$200K — $250K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical discipline required.
  • 10+ years of progressive commercial leadership experience in biologics or life sciences.
  • History of driving profitable growth for Bio Analytical Lab Services.
  • Experience in closing large, complex commercial agreements with global biotech and pharma clients.
  • Strong understanding of biologics development and manufacturing processes.
  • Experience in global, matrixed environments, collaborating with various internal teams.
  • Proven track record of executive-level engagement and strategic negotiation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead sales organization to deliver growth and profitability.
  • Manage and maintain key customer relationships for complex commercial pursuits.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Finance, and Technical teams to fulfill commercial commitments.
  • Support delivery excellence and compliance across the biologics lifecycle.
  • Drive margin expansion through effective pipeline management and customer engagement.

Benefits

  • High growth and fast-paced work environment with a people-focused culture.
  • Global exposure and defined career development paths.
  • Annual performance review and feedback process.
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance coverage.
  • 401K plan with company contributions.
  • Generous PTO of 19 days and 8 paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Sr. Director, Biologics Analytical Services

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Sr. Director, Biologics Analytical Services to join our team. This role is responsible for driving growth across the Bio Analytics platform within the Biologics segment. You will lead strategic and executional initiatives to deliver bookings, revenue growth, and margin expansion through strong pipeline management and customer engagement. The position requires building trusted relationships internally and externally, ensuring commercial commitments are structured and executed to support compliance and profitable growth across the biologics lifecycle.

Location: Field Based

The Role
  • Lead the sales organization with a focus on delivering growth and profitability.
  • Own key customer relationships and lead complex commercial pursuits.
  • Partner closely with Operations, Technical, Quality, Finance, Legal, and Program Leadership to ensure commercial commitments are structured and executed effectively.
  • Support delivery excellence, compliance, and profitable growth across the biologics lifecycle from early development through commercial supply.

The Candidate:

  • Bachelor’s degree required in a scientific or technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of progressive commercial leadership experience within biologics CDMOs, biopharma services, or related life sciences sectors.
  • Demonstrated success driving profitable growth for Bio Analytical Lab Services.
  • Proven experience closing large, complex, multi-year commercial agreements with global biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
  • Strong understanding of biologics development and manufacturing across early development through commercial supply.
  • Experience operating in a global, matrixed environment and partnering effectively with Operations, Quality, Finance, and Technical teams.
  • Track record of executive-level customer engagement, strategic negotiation, and commercial judgment.
  • Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent‑sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.

Preferred Skills & Background
  • Advanced degree such as Master of Science or Master of Business Administration preferred.

Pay:

The annual pay range for this position in New Jersey is $200,000-250,000

The annual pay range for this position in California is $200,000-250,000

The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why You Should Join Catalent:

  • Join a high growth and fast paced organization with a people focused culture

  • Global exposure, defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

  • Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and 401K

  • 19 days PTO & 8 paid holidays

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

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About Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc is a global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, gene therapies, and consumer health products. The company operates in four segments: Softgel and Oral Technologies, Biologics, Oral and Specialty Delivery, and Clinical Supply Services. Catalent Pharma Solutions serves customers in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and consumer health. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey.
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2007

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