Business Development Director

Pennsylvania | Hybrid | Base + Significant Commission

Are you an established healthcare sales professional with a strong pharmaceutical network and a passion for winning new business?

I'm partnered with a small, independently owned healthcare communications and publishing company that is looking for a commercially driven Business Development professional to help grow its business, with a particular focus on Neuroscience.

This is an opportunity for someone who is hungry, entrepreneurial and well connected within pharma. The company has an established reputation, audience and portfolio, so you won't be walking into a business where you have to build everything from scratch. You'll have the platform, but the expectation is that you can leverage your network, open doors and generate significant new revenue.

The Opportunity

As Business Development Director, you will be responsible for identifying and developing new commercial opportunities with pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.

You'll be selling a range of healthcare communications, medical publishing, digital engagement, educational and multichannel solutions designed to reach and engage healthcare professionals.

A key area of growth for the business is Neuroscience
, so experience and established relationships within Neuroscience, Neurology, CNS or related therapeutic areas would be highly valuable.

This is a genuine hunter role
. We're looking for someone who enjoys developing relationships, opening new accounts and converting their network into commercial opportunities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and execute new business strategies across pharmaceutical and healthcare companies
• Leverage existing pharma relationships to identify and generate new opportunities
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders across pharmaceutical marketing, brand, medical affairs and agency teams
• Identify opportunities within Neuroscience, Neurology and CNS
• Sell integrated healthcare communications, publishing, digital, educational and HCP engagement solutions
• Develop tailored commercial proposals based on client objectives and audience needs
• Manage the sales process from initial conversation through to close
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of new business
• Expand existing relationships and identify opportunities for cross-selling
• Work closely with internal teams to develop creative, commercially viable solutions
• Contribute to the continued growth and development of the company's Neuroscience offering

We're looking for a more established salesperson rather than someone looking to learn the pharmaceutical market from scratch.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Significant experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences or Med Comms sales
• A strong track record of winning new business
• An established network across pharmaceutical or biotech companies
• Ideally, existing relationships within Neuroscience / Neurology / CNS
• Experience selling healthcare communications, medical education, publishing, digital media, HCP engagement or similar solutions
• Strong relationships with pharma brand, marketing, medical affairs or agency stakeholders
• A genuine hunter mentality and appetite for winning
• The ability to operate autonomously and take ownership of your commercial results
• Strong consultative selling and relationship-building skills
• A commercially entrepreneurial mindset

We're interested in people who have sold healthcare media, medical education, digital HCP engagement, pharmaceutical solutions or healthcare communications and understand how pharmaceutical companies buy these services.

Why Join?

High earning potential - base and high commission

Real impact – Join a small team where you’ll have autonomy and a direct influence on growth.

Neuroscience focus – Help build and grow the company’s presence in this area.

Independent & established – An established business with the freedom and feel of a smaller company.

Hybrid working – In Pennsylvania office or Remote options considered for the right candidate.

Great benefits – Competitive benefits package and close access to senior leadership.

This is a role where your existing relationships can directly translate into significant commercial opportunity and earning potential.