Business Development Manager, EU

The Business Development Manager at WuXi Biology is responsible for driving sales growth and fostering key customer relationships, primarily through face-to-face interactions. This remote role involves identifying decision-makers, prospecting for new leads, and achieving assigned sales goals. The manager will provide project management support to enhance client relationships and ensure effective communication. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, alongside at least three years of relevant experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM tools is essential. WuXi Biology is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming diverse applicants without discrimination.

The Business Development Manager drives sales growth in close coordination with WuXi Biology leadership. The Business Development Manager will have an additional focus on penetrating certain assigned customers with significant growth opportunities, as assigned by management. The BD Manager’s most important means of interacting with customers and prospects is through face-to-face meetings, and is responsible for achieving an assigned sales goal. The role may involve providing project management support to key clients to develop a stronger business relationship and broaden the scope of interactions with the client.

This job is remote / work from home in Europe.

• Create new opportunities and develop new relationships to expand and grow our customer base
• Identify key decision makers relative to WuXi Biology business for potential contact
• Daily prospecting to get new leads
• Qualify leads and present opportunities to their manager and WuXi Biology technical team
• Facilitate business meetings with WuXi AppTec with proper agenda, attendees, focus on opportunity and follow-up, meeting summary, and action items
• Project a professional image of WuXi Biology as a solutions provider with clearly articulated messages
• Point of contact for WuXi Biology and customers; ensure communication channels; proactively identify areas of growth opportunity; ensure stable relationship with customers and potential customers
• Identify issues that could jeopardize the partnership; propose solutions
• Maintain excellent relationships with internal business partners at WuXi
• Facilitate customer travel to China
• Effectively and professionally communicates with both internal and external stakeholders
• Facilitates and supports teamwork to achieve common goals across WuXi Biology unit and be open to mentoring in effective techniques and sales strategies

• Achieve sales quotas
• Achieve assigned new client onboarding goals
• Completes required training and development objectives within the assigned time frame

Experience / Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in life sciences (preferably in biology or chemistry), with 3+ years industrial experience and at least 3 years of project management or business development experience preferred
• Prior track record of achievement in positions with significant accountability
• This position will require frequent travel
• PC proficiency and software, including but not limited to: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and CRM tool

Technical Skills / Knowledge:

• Demonstrates a broad understanding of discovery biology, leading to candidate selection and preclinical development
• Demonstrated abilities in the area of listening, negotiations, teamwork, and persuasiveness
• Coordinates with other BDs or scientific counterparts to provide appropriate solutions to clients

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

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position.  Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by Management.