Vice President, Business Development - Life Sciences

Prognos

• $180K — $220K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in selling Real World Data (RWD) to pharmaceutical clients
  • Proven ability to travel at least 25%
  • Demonstrated experience in establishing account plans and collaborating internally
  • Exceptional communication skills for managing expectations
  • Strong history of building relationships with pharmaceutical brand teams
  • Cultural fit with Prognos' values and start-up mindset
  • Experience in a start-up or early-stage company is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Achieve individual sales quotas consistently
  • Develop and implement territory account plans
  • Identify key brands and target leads for sales
  • Maximize territory sales through strategic client interactions
  • Cultivate new client relationships through prospecting
  • Manage client communications and maintain accurate sales records
  • Collaborate across departments to align product offerings with client needs
  • Represent the company at industry conferences and events
  • Conduct training on products and manage the sales pipeline
  • Provide weekly executive updates on sales progress and needs

Benefits

  • Fully remote work with flexible hours and unlimited PTO
  • Health, life, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company contribution
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Commuter benefits for travel expenses
  • Free access to One Medical Group services
  • Employee Stock Option Plan
  • Health Advocate & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description
This sales role will be based remotely in the continental United States

We are hiring for Vice President, Business Development (Life Sciences), focused on selling real-world data solutions to life science clients. This role reports into the Chief Commercial Officer and will be a critical contributor to the company's growth.

Job Responsibilities
  • Delivering on individual sales quotas
  • Developing territory account plans, including prospect identification on behalf of the company
  • Key brand identification, lead targeting efforts, and account planning activities
  • Determine client business strategies to maximize territory sales volume, including frequency of personal visits to clients, and phone contacts
  • Prospecting and establishing new client relationships
  • Manages client communication, record keeping and client contact information throughout all phases the sales process and for HubSpot reporting
  • Collaborating with Marketing, Product Development, Legal and Finance staff to validate client needs are aligned with milestones, scope and deliverables
  • Effectively representing the company at conferences and events
  • Day to day sales responsibilities including training on Prognos products, pricing and proposal development, pipeline management within CRM at all stages of the sales cycle, being available for key client meetings, ensuring Prognos staff are focused on client needs
  • Provide executive team updates each week on progress towards goals, critical needs from other internal groups, and access to all ongoing sales pipeline activity, proposals and contracts
  • Use Google Documents/Email/Calendar, Zoom, Powerpoint, Excel to manage daily internal and external workflow, communications, and reporting


Requirements
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience selling Real World Data (RWD) to pharmaceutical companies is required
  • Ability to travel 25% or more
  • Ability to establish account plans, engage in positive internal stakeholder collaborations, and deliver on the sales goals while managing client expectations
  • High level of communication skills to manage internal and external expectations of the delivery of our high-value, new-channel healthcare services
  • Track record of personal relationship building and selling into pharmaceutical brand teams with strategic services that aren't offered by agencies of record
  • Align with Prognos' values and culture
  • Desire to work in a start-up environment where your contributions make an immediate impact and where accountability is completely transparent
  • Past start-up or early stage growth company experience a plus
  • Strong collaborative and problem solving skills


Selected Perks
  • Flexible work arrangements (e.g. no set hours), fully remote work, and unlimited PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401(k)
  • HSA
  • FSA
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending
  • Commuter benefits
  • Free access to One Medical Group
  • Flexible work hours and locations
  • Health Advocate & EAP
  • Employee Stock Option Plan

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