Business Development Director, Core Biologics DACH
Position Summary:
Remote, Field Base
Based in Switzerland
Ability to travel up to 60% of the time to meet with clients, attend industry events and visit Catalent sites.
Catalent are currently recruiting for an Business Development Director. The Business Development Director’s primary role is to evaluate and assess contract manufacturing opportunities with biopharma customers to align internal capabilities and services with the customers’ outsourcing needs for Drug Substance and Drug Product fill/finish services including development and manufacturing.
This new account director position will be responsible for developing new business opportunities in the DACH region of Europe.
The Role
Proactively develop business opportunities for contract manufacturing by prospecting for and calling on pharmaceutical and biotech companies for clinical and commercial needs.
Partner with internal sales/marketing and technical support teams to quickly assess and qualify drug target pursuits.
Respond to incoming Biopharmaceutical leads and inquiries from multi-sources, and qualify through business analysis, customer evaluations and strategic fit.
Engage in the preliminary selling stage of the sales cycle—prepare baseline price proposals and scope of work as part of the initial qualification process.
Present the value proposition for Catalent’s capabilities and services to customers and facilitate on-site capabilities presentations and tours.
Increase the financial return of each project by maximizing each lead and educating the client on all of the solutions available through Catalent.
Ensure a successful transition to Project Management when appropriate, while maintaining strong client relationships leading to future business development opportunities.
The Candidate
Degree in a Scientific subject or equivalent work experien