TFS HealthScience is a leading global mid-size Contract Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout their entire clinical development journey. Our expertise includes full service-capabilities, resourcing and Functional Service (FSP) solutions.

Join Our Team as a Director, Business Development

About this role

As part of our Business Development team you will working alongside passionate and innovative professionals to ensure our customers achieve their goals.

The Director, Business Development  is responsible for the business development strategy and client retention in an allocated sales territory or with specified accounts.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Initiates, coordinates and develops strategic plans and sales strategies within a specified territory or accounts
• Meet annual sales goals and objectives
• Identify new business sales opportunities for TFS and to work with the internal TFS team to respond appropriately to any enquiry, For example a Request for Information (RFI) or a Request for Proposal (RFP)
• Facilitate the preparedness of the TFS team in attending any client meetings. For example Capabilities meetings or Bid Defense Meetings (BDM)
• Coordinate and monitor any budget or contract negotiations, post award of any work to TFS within a specified territory or accounts
• Establish and maintain regular contact and an excellent rapport with future and current clients
• Prepare and organize sponsor presentations
• Collect critical information for proposal preparation
• Understand the RFI/RFP process and to provide detailed input and leadership of the proposal process for each opportunity initiated

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or highly relevant industry experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical research and/or sales experience
  
• Considerable sales experience of more than 3 years with strong negotiation and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills and team leadership capabilities consistent with influencing and driving multiple stakeholders towards meeting the customer’s needs
• Excellent organisational, planning and multitasking skills, as well as a predisposition to entrepreneurship, results and customer focus

What We Offer

We provide a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth in a rewarding environment. You’ll be joining a team that values collaboration, innovation, and making a difference in the lives of patients

A Bit More About Us

Our journey began over 27 years ago in Sweden, in the city of Lund. As a full-service, global Contract Research Organization (CRO), we build solution-driven teams working towards a healthier future. Bringing together over 800 professionals, TFS delivers tailored clinical research services in more than 40 countries with flexible clinical development and strategic resourcing solutions across key therapeutic areas including Dermatology, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Ophthalmology.

Our core values of Trust, Quality, Passion, Flexibility, and Sustainability are our guiding light serving as the framework for decision-making at all levels of the organization. They assist us in attracting and retaining valuable talent who share our sentiments, resulting in high employee engagement and satisfaction. By aligning on these fundamental values, we cultivate a unified force, geared towards innovation and excellence. This collective effort propels us towards our shared goal and fosters a culture of mutual respect and collaboration. Together we make a difference.