Head of New Business Sales

At Oxford Global, our passion is driving innovation, expertise, and partnership within the life sciences industry. We are on a mission to empower professionals to accelerate research and achieve impactful results through cutting-edge, curated events, industry insights, and educational resources. Join us in shaping the future of the life sciences industry.

Oxford Global specialises in supporting solution providers within the life sciences industry with product launches, brand awareness and business development activities. Our diverse portfolio of products & services and areas of expertise within Oxford Global enable us to support companies in content creation & syndication, product marketing and digital & in-person event presence. We are looking for an experienced B2B/new business sales professional to work closely with key decision makers and senior level management in leading global life science companies to understand their current focuses and identify how we can help in accelerating their marketing & business development efforts.

You will play a pivotal role in driving revenue growth by identifying, developing, and closing new business opportunities. You will be responsible for selling sponsorship packages for our industry-leading conferences, as well as offering digital marketing services in target markets. Your focus will be on getting in front of and fostering relationships with commercial stakeholders and decision-makers from leading solution and service provider companies operating in international markets.

You will also work closely with brand account managers on seamless handoffs of clients as they become our customers.

As Head of New Business Sales, you will be responsible for leading, transforming, and scaling our New Business function across a defined portfolio of high-growth life sciences events. This is a player-coach role with direct responsibility for delivering £1.8M+ in new business revenue annually, while building a high-performing, process-driven sales team. You will combine hands-on deal leadership with team management, coaching, and operational excellence, driving both individual performance and team-wide capability uplift.

This role is critical to embedding a disciplined, high-activity, high-conversion sales culture, aligned to clear KPIs, structured processes, and consistent execution.

• Any company that has not participated in any OG event in the last full three years or more
• Any company that has never sponsored any OG event (could be past attendee of an event)

• Own and deliver £2M+ New Business revenue target across assigned portfolio
• Personally lead and close key strategic deals
• Drive pipeline generation, conversion, and deal velocity
• Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline hygiene (Hub Spot-led)
• Lead and develop a high performing New Business team
• Act as a coach-first leader focused on improving:

• Discovery call quality
• Conversion rates
• Deal value (AOV)

• Work closely with the sales managers to ensure all staff have structured 1:1s, call coaching, and performance reviews
• Build individual development plans and upskill team members

• Embed a highly structured, process-driven sales approach
• Define and enforce:

• Qualification standards
• Activity benchmarks (e.g. discovery calls)

• Ultimate oversight for KPI performance in the team
• Working closely with the sales managers to identify and resolve pipeline gaps, stuck deals, and performance blockers

• Lead recruitment for the new business team
• Define ideal candidate profiles and onboarding frameworks
• Build a repeatable new business hiring and onboarding process, ensuring new hires are quickly and effectively embedded…