Senior Account Director, Business Development (BioAnalytical Labs) -US, West Coast

Job Opportunity

Work Schedule : Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions : Office

Job Description

Summarized Purpose : Secures and retains business for PPD through professional, consultative, proactive sales activities directed at decision-makers and decision influencers at existing and new clinical sponsors. Positions PPD as a primary or preferred provider for all clinical development work to be outsourced. Qualifies deals and develops proposals including defining the solutions and recommending pricing structures to meet strategic company goals. Serves as the primary contact until work is sold, then coordinates with the relevant clinical development area(s) to ensure a successful implementation. Acts as a liaison between sponsor and company on all business development activities and requirements. Gathers data on marketing trends and competitive products / services and pricing.

This role is supporting our West Coast Bioanalytical & Vaccine group. Candidate must be located on the West Coast.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information :

• Orchestrates RFP strategy calls, develops client proposals, prepares client presentations, and negotiates and closes contracts.
• Signs new business authorizations at or above assigned authorization goal.
• Makes cold calls and client visits; maintain sales database; maintain cold call and client visit activity reports.
• Ensures client satisfaction through periodic client contact; report and develop recommendations to address client dissatisfaction; respond to all client requests.
• Mentors and trains junior level staff

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Management Role : No management responsibility

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Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $129,600.00$216,000.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and / or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes :

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