Associate Director Business Development EMEA

TL;DR

Associate Director Business Development EMEA (Life Sciences/CDMO): Developing and securing strategic business opportunities for integrated biologics, mammalian and drug product services, and ADC solutions across a dedicated EMEA territory with an accent on consultative selling, customer partnerships, and complex opportunity development. Focus on shaping territory growth strategies, influencing drug development and manufacturing decisions, and leading negotiations from initial engagement through deal closure.

Location: Fully remote within the UK, based in or near Slough; up to 50% travel required.

Company

hirify.global is a global life sciences and CDMO organization supporting the development and manufacture of medicines across more than 30 sites worldwide.

What you will do

• Develop and secure new business opportunities across the EMEA territory by building strategic customer relationships.
• Create and execute territory growth plans, qualifying leads and progressing opportunities through deal closure.
• Engage technical stakeholders and senior executives through meetings, presentations, conferences, and partnering events.
• Promote integrated biologics, mammalian, drug product, and ADC service capabilities.
• Lead commercial discussions and negotiations while supporting contract development.
• Collaborate with Technical, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Proposal Management teams to close opportunities and grow market share.

Requirements

• Degree in Life Sciences, such as Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Extensive commercial and business development experience in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or the CDMO industry.
• Strong understanding of the drug development lifecycle, including pre-clinical, clinical, manufacturing, and commercialization stages.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing sales pipelines and customer engagement activities in CRM platforms, ideally Salesforce.
• Fluent written and spoken English required.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote working pattern with up to 50% business travel.
• Agile, dynamic, inclusive, and ethical working culture.
• Performance-based compensation programs.
• Benefits vary according to role and location.
• Values-driven environment focused on collaboration, accountability, excellence, passion, integrity, and diversity.