Associate Business Development Director
At a glance
Director-level Business Development role at IQVIA. Carlsbad · full-time · $89,900–$250,400 base.
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What you'll do
- Find new opportunities across assigned sponsor accounts and build durable relationships with their key decision-makers
- Learn each account’s needs, then shape a suitable sales approach and coordinate proposal development with contracts teams
- Bring operations and functional managers into the sales effort, prepare the presentation, and guide the team on customer needs
- Track account plans and progress, log sales activity in CRM, and send activity updates to sales management
- Stay in touch with customers about satisfaction, advance contract paperwork, and connect clients with technical and operations teams
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in business management, or an equivalent mix of education, training, and experience
- Ten years of related experience, including three years in CRO or pharmaceutical work, sales, or both
- A record of working with mid- and senior-level customer contacts and the ability to influence people inside and outside the organization
- Strong planning, analytical, communication, and detail skills, plus working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Who this fits
This role suits a consultative seller who can manage target accounts independently while coordinating with internal teams. Expect travel of roughly thirty to forty percent, depending on location. You must live in the country where the position is based.
From the employer
To be eligible for this position, you must reside in the same country where the job is located.
Job Overview
Secure and retain business through professional, consultative, proactive sales activities directed at decision-makers and decision influencers at existing and new clinical sponsors.
Essential Functions
Actively prospect and leverage potential new business opportunities within specified customer account(s).
Cultivate strong, long-term relationships with key decision-makers within Account and develop in-depth knowledge of the customer organization.
Maintain general knowledge of all IQVIA services for appropriate cross-sell opportunities.
Aggressively pursue awareness of competitive activities, positioning and pricing, which includes specific reasons for awards and non-awards.
Identify and respond to customer needs in order to define potential opportunities. Propose appropriate strategy/solution to customer.
Coordinate with contracts/proposals to develop proposal.
Work with operations and functional managers to identify sales team and prepares and leads the sales presentation. Educate team participants in customer culture, operational needs/methods and sales techniques needed to close the sale.
Handle follow-up related to the sale and drive completion of contractual documents.
Adapt successful strategies and tactics to meet market demands and financial targets.
Maintain high visibility within customer organization. Monitor customer satisfaction by communicating regularly with customer.
Establish and execute a comprehensive sales plan for each target account. Ensure appropriate strategy/solution is proposed to customer. Monitor actions and results against plans.
Analyze potential opportunities and develop sales plans for each target account. Ensure appropriate strategy/solution is proposed to customer.
Monitor actions and results against plans.
Record all customer sales related activities in CRM system.
Prepare sales activity report for Sales Management as required.
Serve as a liaison between the customer and technical and operational groups at IQVIA, Inc.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management Req
10 years related experience, including 3 years of relevant industry (CRO/Pharmaceutical) and/or sales experience Req Or
Equivalent combination of education, training and experience Req
Proven track record at mid-level and high-level contacts
Strong organizational, planning, project management skills
A developing record of customer contacts at the outsourcing, procurement and mid - management level
Excellent Business/Industry awareness and a thorough understanding of industry trends and impact on the business
Excellent analytical skills in assessing and interpreting customer business data
Ability to maintain demanding timelines
Ability to influence others internally and externally
Adaptability and flexibility to changing priorities
Demonstrated ability to work creatively in a fast-paced environment
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on multiple priorities
Ability to work independently and as a team player
Excellent skills using Microsoft Office Suite: MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS Excel
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients
30-40% travel is required (based on location).
To be eligible for this position, you must reside in the same country where the job is located.
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com
IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe
IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.
The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $89,900.00 - $250,400.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.Not this one either?
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