Business Development Director, II
Location
United States
Posted
14 hours ago
Salary
$115K - $135K / year
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Job Overview:
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Achieves annual sales plan and sales targets for assigned accounts.
- Establishes, nurtures and grows client relationships at the appropriate levels.
- Develops account plans and partnerships with key accounts.
- Provides weekly sales activity reports to management.
- Develops client call cycle to achieve objectives and sales plan; Follows up on leads.
- Provides general intelligence on key competitors.
- Sells the business unit’s capabilities and differentiation frameworks.
- Recognizes and communicates sales opportunities for other business units.
- Sets and manages customer expectations.
- Collaborates with companywide resources to achieve superior customer satisfaction.
- Organizes and hosts client visits.
- Evaluates quotations for territory and provides inputs to ensure client and company requirements are met.
- Uses SFDC to manage internal communication and document territory and client information as required for the business unit.
- Responsible for Opportunity Management and accurate pipeline forecasting.
- Collaborates effectively with sales executives from other Fortrea units to bring potential opportunities to their attention and to identify and win multi-unit projects.
- Assists in determining margins and pricing with Client Services.
- Participates in proposal scope development as appropriate.
- Maintains frequent personal contact with clients.
- Participates in corporate teams to build relationships with key accounts.
- Leads client presentation.
- Client based to include domestic, regional or transatlantic responsibilities.
- Leads client presentations.
- Supports an established client base where appropriate.
Qualifications (Minimum Required):
- Bachelors degree in life science or business field preferred.
- Advanced industry knowledge.
- Demonstrated client retention skills.
- Ability to manage difficult client and/or financial situations.
- Ability to differentiate Fortrea from competitors.
- Strong working relationship with internal Fortrea management and site leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to acquire and grow client base.
- “Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience and successful project outcomes in lieu of educational requirements.”
Experience (Minimum Required):
- 4+ years sales (or relevant) experience selling services directly to the pharmaceutical and biotech section with direct interaction with mid-level and executive level decision makers.
- Speaking: English Required
- Writing/Reading: English Required
Pay Range: $115,000-$135,000 (The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity)
Benefits: All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), ESPP, Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), and Company bonus where applicable. For more detailed information, please click here.
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
Work Environment:
- Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestically.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
Varied hours may be required.
Application deadline: March 15, 2026
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