Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vector Talent is seeking a Vice President of Business Development to lead the early-phase small molecule business development for a specialist CDMO. The role involves personally prospecting new programmes, managing key accounts, and leading a team of business development professionals.
Responsibilities
- Personally prospect, qualify and win new early-phase small molecule programmes across drug substance and drug product
- Own and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts, deepening relationships from first enquiry through repeat business
- Lead, coach and develop a team of four to five, setting targets, pipeline discipline and BD strategy while selling from the front
- Translate a development-led CDMO proposition to biotech and pharma R&D and CMC buyers, and work alongside the scientific teams to scope complex formulation challenges
Skills
- A proven CDMO business development record, ideally with team leadership or player-coach experience
- Real technical fluency in small molecule CDMO development-stage work: formulation development, bioavailability enhancement, HPAPI, oral solid and injectable formulation, and the early-phase clinical journey
- The ability to sell science and partnership rather than capacity, and to lead a team while still hunting personally
- Comfort prospecting and closing with early-stage biotech and pharma sponsors
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