Business Development Manager

Company: Almac Group
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Location: Craigavon
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Almac Group is a global leader in advancing human health. We provide a range of expert services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting them in finding treatments for patients.

Description

Business Development Manager

Who we are

Almac Group is a global leader in advancing human health. We provide a range of expert services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting them in finding treatments for patients.

Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland (office based)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Business Unit: Clinical Services

Open To: Internal & External Candidates

Ref No.: HRJOB11963

The Opportunity

As a Business Development Manager within Almac Clinical Services, you will play a key role in growing trusted partnerships with an allocated portfolio of clients. Working as part of our field-based sales team, you will build strong relationships through regular face-to-face visits, identify opportunities to support each client’s evolving needs and oversee the development of tailored project proposals. Your commercial focus and customer-led approach will help deliver revenue targets while contributing to solutions that advance human health.

Joining Almac means becoming part of a fast‑paced, growing organisation within a highly regulated industry. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with excellent opportunities for learning, development and long‑term career progression across the Almac Group.

Our approach is simple – we support, develop and reward our people, build fulfilling careers and together we advance human health. More information can be found here; Life at Almac – Almac

What you need to be successful

To be successful in this position, you must either be eligible to work in the UK without restrictions or hold a valid work permit enabling you to undertake full-time employment in the UK.

Additionally, you will need a Bachelor’s degree in a life science or a business related discipline (an equivalent qualification may be considered where relevant commercial experience can be demonstrated).

Candidates must also have previous experience within a business development, sales or account management role which must include the following:

  • Responsibility for delivering commercial growth through the generation and conversion of business opportunities.
  • Experience in sales prospecting, territory planning, account management and pipeline management within a target-driven environment.
  • Developing and growing strategic customer relationships to support long-term business objectives.
  • Preparing, presenting and negotiating proposals, contracts and commercial agreements.
  • Presenting commercial solutions and influencing stakeholders and decision-makers across multiple levels of an organisation.

Skills and attributes

  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify customer needs and develop value-driven solutions.
  • Proven negotiation, influencing and relationship management skills.
  • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to make sound commercial decisions based on analysis and business insight
  • Microsoft Office Packages (to include Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Further information

Please note this role is not a remote position you will be required to work full time in the office for the first six months and there after a successful probationary you can avail of hybrid working (T&C’s apply).

This role requires international travel (Approximately 35%) and coverage beyond normal working hours as required. It is a condition of your employment that you are able to fulfil this requirement of the role.

Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on 25th October 2026.

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Posted: October 17th, 2026