Director Business Development (Medical Affairs)

TL;DR

Director Business Development (Medical Affairs): Driving revenue growth by positioning and selling strategic medical affairs advisory and communications solutions to pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Focus on building long-term partnerships, managing complex multi-stakeholder pursuits, and collaborating with internal scientific teams to deliver high-impact client solutions.

Location: Remote (UK-based)

Company

hirify.global is a premier provider of strategic learning, scientific advisory, and medical communications solutions for the life sciences industry.

What you will do

• Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities within large pharma and biotech organizations.
• Grow existing accounts through expansion into new business units and product launches.
• Collaborate with internal scientific and strategy teams to design integrated, high-impact proposals.
• Lead pricing, scoping, and contract negotiations to ensure profitable engagements.
• Maintain disciplined pipeline management and accurate forecasting in Salesforce.
• Coordinate multi-capability pursuits across internal creative, innovation, and delivery teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in business development within medical communications or medical affairs advisory services.
• Proven track record of achieving or exceeding annual revenue targets of $3–4M+.
• Deep expertise in engaging pharma stakeholders responsible for hiring advisory service providers.
• Demonstrated success in winning complex, multi-stakeholder pursuits.
• Experience operating effectively within a matrixed scientific and operational environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Life Sciences or Business preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful work focused on advancing knowledge to improve lives.
• Internationally recognized as a “Great Place to Work”.
• Collaborative and community-focused environment.
• Opportunities for innovation and professional growth within a global team of nearly 1000 employees.