Head of Business Development – United Kingdom Development and Manufacturing Services Organisation

Head of Business Development – UK

Location: United Kingdom (UK)

About The Job

The role will lead a business development team responsible for building strategic relationships and driving revenue growth across existing and prospective clients within a specialist development and manufacturing services organisation supporting complex therapeutic modalities, including nucleic acid and peptide-based programs. The position supports the continued growth of a rapidly expanding CRDMO business, with responsibility spanning early research through clinical development activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing business development team supporting advanced therapeutic and early development services.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with emerging and established biopharma organisations aligned to discovery and development capabilities, with exposure to peptide and nucleic acid-based modalities.
• Manage strategic accounts and support long-term customer partnerships from research through early clinical phases.
• Represent the organisation at conferences, industry events, customer meetings and digital engagements.
• Support lead generation activities arising from marketing campaigns, events, webinars and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor industry trends including funding activity, regulatory changes, partnerships, licensing, M&A activity and market developments.
• Build and maintain an external network of industry stakeholders and scientific contacts.
• Develop and execute business development plans and performance strategies.
• Maintain CRM records, pipeline activity and account intelligence.
• Monitor competitive activity and contribute to future service and portfolio development.
• Build strong internal relationships across technical, operational and commercial teams.
• Support strategic customer initiatives, business continuity activities and executive-level engagement when required.
• Facilitate customer visits and international collaborations across multiple regions.

Candidate Profile

• Significant experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, CDMO or related life sciences environments, including leadership responsibility.
• Strong scientific understanding of drug discovery and development processes, ideally with exposure to complex modalities such as peptides, oligonucleotides or related therapeutic platforms.
• Degree qualification in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading international commercial teams.
• Track record of driving business growth, developing strategic accounts and delivering commercial objectives.
• Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with CRM platforms and commercial reporting systems.
• Self-motivated, organised and able to operate effectively within fast-paced, complex environments.

Requirements Added By The Job Poster

10+ years of work experience with Drug Discovery

6+ years of work experience with Sales Leadership

10+ years of work experience with Business Development

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