Business Development Manager

CDC are working with a fast-growing, award winning CDMO based in UK on a newly created Business Development Manager role.

The company has a growing reputation for formulation development, particle engineering and dosage form manufacturing (oral, nasal, pulmonary and parenteral) across pre-clinical through to commercial-scale projects.

• Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities across the CDMO's target markets, building a pipeline of biotech, pharma and specialty pharma clients
• Build and nurture relationships with prospective clients, from initial outreach through to proposal and contract stage
• Represent the business at industry conferences, trade shows and networking events across the UK and Europe
• Work closely with the technical and scientific teams to understand capabilities and translate them into a compelling client-facing pitch
• Maintain accurate pipeline and activity tracking via CRM, feeding into wider commercial strategy
• Support the development of proposals, RFP responses and commercial documentation

• Around 1-2 years' experience in a business development, sales, or client-facing commercial role - pharma, life sciences, or a related scientific/technical sector is a strong plus
• A confident communicator who's comfortable prospecting, building rapport and managing a pipeline independently
• Genuinely curious about the science behind the service - comfortable getting into technical detail with clients over time
• Self-motivated and resilient, with the ambition to grow into a senior commercial role as the business scales
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for client meetings and events

Hybrid working, based at their UK site.