Senior Business Development Manager

Ideal Candidate living in the East Coast, US is preferred.

An established and highly respected pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Organisation with a strong reputation supporting global pharma and biotech clients across complex API processing and technical service solutions, is seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Business Development professional to support a major phase of international growth.

With over four decades of technical expertise and a strong reputation for quality, regulatory excellence, and customer partnership, the organisation has successfully expanded its operations into the United States and is investing heavily in the future. Backed by a substantial pipeline of secured business and an extensive network of warm industry relationships, this represents a rare opportunity to join a business with genuine momentum and long-term vision.

Reporting into senior leadership, you will lead commercial growth initiatives across North America, building long-term partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotech Organizations.

• Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities across pharmaceutical, biotech and related life sciences sectors.
• Manage and grow relationships with existing clients and strategic partners.
• Represent the company at industry conferences, trade shows, networking events, and customer meetings.
• Lead commercial discussions, negotiations, and contract opportunities.
• Support the ongoing growth and expansion of the organisation's US presence.

• Proven track record in business development, sales, or commercial leadership within the pharmaceutical, CDMO, CMO, API, Drug Substance, excipient, pharmaceutical services, or related life sciences sectors.
• Experience building relationships with pharmaceutical and biotech customers and existing network.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the drive to build, grow, and create long-term value.
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth environment and contributing to strategic business decisions.
• Ideally located on the US East Coast.

Lead Candidate wholeheartedly supports Equality and Diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.