(Director/Manager) Business Development

The Business Development role is critical to driving Sapient's growth by identifying, developing, and closing new business opportunities across pharma and biotech partners.

Requirements

• Extensive drug development commercial experience
• Deep customer relationships within pharma, biotech, and emerging biopharma markets
• Demonstrated success in sales within the desired pharma markets in life science services or products
• Excellent listening, presentation, and networking abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective internal and external collaboration
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach and proven track record of outperformance
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time
• Proven experience in marketing, sales support, or related field
• Proven knowledge of AI systems and agent training for outreach success
• Strong technical acumen with Mass Spectrometry, 'omics, or both with specific experience in metabolomics
• Strong prospecting skills and capacity to cultivate client relationships
• Strong understanding of market dynamics and competitive landscape
• Ability to clearly present strategies, data, reports, etc. and influence stakeholders effectively
• Familiarity with CRM software (Salesforce)
• Exceptional analytical skills with a keen attention to detail