Business Development Director - laboratory services

CBRE Scientific Solutions offers a professional suite of services to a variety of clients in the life sciences industry, including those in pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and genomics, as well as contract research organizations (CROs) and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs).

CBRE delivers a range of industry-leading, innovative solutions to optimize real estate decisions, lab planning and operations, and enable greater time for science and scientific achievement. We are currently hiring a Director of Lab Solutions/ Sr. Business Developer Manager for our Life Science service line.

We are hiring a top-tier leader with responsibility to grow the life science advisory and global workplace solutions business. This individual will own developing client relationships and at the frontline of business pursuit opportunities, leading business development programs and initiatives and driving life science business growth outcomes.

Responsible for supporting the growth of the life science advisory and operations business, including winning, sustaining and growing activities in the sector, lab corporate accounts, lab asset, and facilities/scientific services outsourcing. Identifies opportunities and is responsible for the cultivation, pursuit strategy, and pursuit execution to include the client pipeline, leading efforts around proposals, and presentations, supervising deal underwriting, and leading other client-facing meetings and materials.

Establishes strong corporate client relationships with key decision-makers across various company levels.

Holds strong understanding of the lab services industry, client needs and priorities, and the value proposition for the associated services from a service provider.

Role can be in:
Southeast USA

Requires 50% travel.

• Leads interactions in a client-facing role and sees opportunities to drive value for clients in lab operations, including but not limited to buildouts, asset management programs, and optimization strategies.
• Coordinates the governance of pursuit activity throughout the process including qualification, discovery, proposal, pricing presentation and negotiation.
• Stays abreast of industry dynamics; evaluates industry and business trends and analyzes performance and responds with necessary business change.
• Achieves financial, operational and other objectives as established in company or client goals.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key partners.
• Partner with clients to gain an understanding of their business goals and objectives.
• Provide strategic direction toward the creation of proposals, presentations, and other client-facing materials.
• Set and measure operational and financial goals for client accounts.
• Provide oversight on profit and loss for accounts including budget and forecast development, monthly business reviews, and achievement of sales targets.
• Review financial reports and develop cases for budgets and reserve investments while prioritizing key initiatives. Provide recommendations to business leaders that impact a line of business.
• Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems using the appropriate resources within or outside the department.

• Expertise in selling to laboratory stakeholders
• Knowledge of lab operations and lab asset management within life sciences companies are highly desired.
• Strong writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to tailor communication style based on the audience and simplify complex technical topics for executive consumption
• Proven client relationship cultivation and presentation skills with ability to learn new things quickly and adapt to new situations
• Must demonstrate strong networking skills with relevant professional licenses and organization ties.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex business and legal documents including contracts and request for proposal documents.
• Executive presence required; ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on sophisticated topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups. Ability to influence and negotiate effectively with key employees, top management, and client groups to take desired action.
• Requires advanced financial and analytics skills to review commercial models and pricing.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult…