Description : Business Development Manager Clinical Research (Europe). Company : SGS. Location : 2800 Mechelen

Company Description

As part of the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, you share the benefits of our stability and growth; secure employment in a financially stable, Swiss-based company; a proud heritage that has been making the world a better, safer place for over 140 years; and a global, multicultural, and multinational organization.

Grow in a company that is the home of global knowledge and expertise; that operates in a wide range of countries, services and sectors; and that offers you endless opportunities to learn, grow and fulfill you potential!

In the spirit of continued growth, we are currently looking for a Business Development Manager Clinical Research (Europe)

Job Description

As Business Development Manager you will be responsible for identifying and exploring strategic business development opportunities within the Clinical Research business to maximize organization growth.

Concretely this means:

• that with your extensive knowledge of current market evolutions and conditions you will be responsible for the growth of our Clinical research Business with both new and existing customers, with an emphasis on customer satisfaction and repeat business;
• that you will network actively to identify new opportunities in the (bio)pharmaceutical industry and establish key relationships;
• that you will negotiate and close business deals;
• that you will build strong relationships with the internal functional departments and maintain in depth knowledge of their services in order to support lateral business opportunities;
• that you will represent customer needs to internal functional departments and follow up on the proposal and contract development process;
• that you will further develop and maintain the CRM database.

Qualifications

What do you need to be successful?

• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business or equivalent educational background.
• You have experience within the fields of Clinical research and CRO business, or other associated, relevant businesses.
• You have a proven track record of minimum 5 years in sales and/or business development within the Life Sciences industry.
• The clinical drug development process has no secrets for you.
• You are fluent in English and German

Last but not least, you can recognize yourself in the following profile

• Professional: you bring quality, excellence, and ownership to everything you do
• Responsible and results-oriented: you have a sense of accountability for business results
• Committed: you bring your whole self to work with passion and focus
• Driven and eager: you are curious, flexible, and ambitious to learn from a global network
• Open to learning: from the range of different skills, backgrounds, and behaviors around you
• Capable of taking ownership and being independent
• Ambitious: you always challenge yourself to continuously improve and be the best you can be

Additional Information

What we can offer you:

• A truly rewarding career, working at the highest level of international standards for quality, safety and integrity
• The chance to share our growth and stability.
• Continuous learning from the best experts in the industry
• The chance to expand and enrich your career
• Professional and personal growth
• Experiences and opportunities across the global business

Do you want to be part of this?

Were you already considering a big switch in your career? Maybe this could be your next step. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Send us your story and your resume via the apply button and maybe you will soon join us for work and coffee breaks. Still have questions? Anneleen can give you more details about the job. Send her an e-mail at [email protected]