San Francisco, California, USA
80 days ago
Business Development Director

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

·Solid understanding of commercialization and the principles of drug discovery and development.

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

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

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA’s ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates IQVIA and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status.https://jobs.iqvia.com/covid-19-vaccine-status

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $107,900.00 - $200,300.00. 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.
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