Manager/Director, Discovery Business Development – West Coast

Level is dependent upon experience

Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The Manager/Director, Business Development; Biologics Discovery Services is an integral part of the Curia team, contributing to our success by identifying, quantifying and capturing new business opportunities for our R&D services to pharma markets to grow our existing business. This position reports into the Senior Director of Business Development, Discovery and Development.

Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.

We proudly offer
•    Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
•    Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
•    Career advancement opportunities 
•    Education reimbursement
•    401k program
•    Learning platform
•    And more!

Responsibilities

•    Proactive, hands-on approach to business development to ensure that revenue/EBTDA targets and key performance indicators are constantly over-achieved with incremental revenue and margin growth from identifying and penetrating in new accounts
•    After the firm's strategic objectives have been identified, selecting target customers and the desired positioning for the company, product portfolio determined, focusing on how to best implement the chosen marketing and sales strategy for the business development activities in your geographical region
•    Working to proactively develop strategies for prioritizing and implementing sales and marketing plans
•    Working closely with the Inside Sales Teams to assess new enquiries and new customer targets
•    Develop new business opportunities with the respective accounts and use internal resources efficiently to convert these opportunities into successful projects and improve financial performance
•    Develop and maintain a current understanding of Curia’s capabilities and capacity as well as an understanding of the external marketplace (e.g. Conditions, trends and competitors)
•    Identify, qualify and contact potential customers to generate inquiries for Curia’s discovery and development capabilities and services
•    Prepare and deliver new quotations in collaboration with Curia’s respective technical teams on inquiries from customers
•    Negotiate agreements of sale or purchase orders with customers
•    Prepare and plan customer visits in line with company policies
•    Prepare visit reports, and input data to maintain prospective databases/CRM
•    Contribute to the implementation of marketing initiatives, including providing market 
information, distributing materials, and attending tradeshows

Qualifications

•    A Bachelor’s Degree in Science; a PhD would be an advantage
•    3+ years of experience within a similar field and with experience in business development
•    Significant pharmaceutical industry knowledge and Business Development experience, preferably related to discovery services, chemical development services across all clinical phases and experience of working with multiple customers and projects of all sizes
•    The ability to travel, including a valid driver’s license
•    50% travel requirement

Pay Range: $85,000-$187,000/year

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer