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Director/ Sr Director, Business Development

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JOB OVERVIEW

Our Client is a rapidly expanding, small molecule CDMO founded by experienced process and manufacturing scientists from leading global pharma companies. The mission in to create a world leading development and manufacturing. The company works with biotech, large pharma and speciality chemical companies across multiple regions including the US, EU, and Asia. Product focus includes small molecule intermediates, registered starting materials, and APIs.

Chemical process development lies at the heart of the organisation and includes specialised expertise in large scale organometallic chemistry and development of catalytic processes for the preparation of difficult chiral molecules, and utilisation of new manufacturing technologies.

The company started operations in south China, in Guangdong province, close to Hong Kong and currently employs 410 staff located mostly over 2 sites, with a business office in Shanghai, and 3 full time BD Executives located in the US and Europe.

In 2021 Our Client completed construction of a new $50M cGMP manufacturing facility, with a broad range of capabilities and processing capacity.

The company seeks a Director or Senior Director, Business Development. Possible VP position for the right candidate.

The key objective is securing new contracts for the development and the manufacturing of pharma small molecule key raw materials, intermediates, registered starting materials and APIs.

This is an additive position, not an accounts management role. You are expected to bring new clients and opportunities to the business.

The role is focused on new client engagement, the Intl-BD team has its own dedicated project communications and administrative functions which are available for support.

 

 

Location:
Candidates based on the US East will be considered.
Candidates in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK will be considered.

Skills Required

  • Post-graduate degree in chemistry or chemical engineering
  • Experience within innovative pharma, or a major pharma contractor working with small molecules
  • Experience i chemical process development, scale-up and manufacturing
  • A strong recent relevant and active network of contracts within the pharma industry is essential. Especially i outsourcing, external manufacturing, CMC departments.
  • Good understanding of small molecule manufacturing cost components across a range of manufacturing scales.
  • Good communications skills
  • Good critical thinking/analytical skills.
  • Familiar with working under confidential agreements.

Benefit

Depending on performance, the successful candidate for this Director role may have an opportunity to lead a larger US or EU commercial team in the future.

Key skills and experience

  • Develop new leads, secure new contracts.
  • Secure agreements such ad CDA and MS.
  • Attract RFP/RFQs for relevant opportunities.
  • Contribute to high quality presentations for external use such as industry conferences.
  • Make site visits and attend key industry events.
  • Provide market feedback and contribute to business strategy.

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