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Sr. Business Development Director - Biotech (West Coast))

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$160,000 – $180,000 a year
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Job Title: Sr. Business Development Director - Biotech (West Coast))

Job Location: Dallas

Job Location Type: Remote

Job Contract Type: Full-time

Job Seniority Level:

Job Overview:

In this role, you’ll drive revenue growth across strategic and complex accounts through proactive outreach, smart networking, and sharp commercial execution.

You’ll be the person who connects the dots—cultivating key decision-maker relationships, building account plans that actually move the needle, and spotting “next best” opportunities not just for your business unit, but across One Fortrea. You’ll manage the pipeline like a pro, lead standout client presentations, and help shape pricing, proposals, MSAs, and preferred provider agreements—all while keeping the customer experience front and center.

Summary of Responsibilities:

  • Achieves annual sales plan and sales targets for assigned accounts through proactive sales activity and networking with assigned potential and existing accounts.
  • Establishes nurtures and grows client relationships at the appropriate levels.
  • Develops account plans and partnerships with key accounts and strategic partners.
  • Provides weekly sales activity reports to management.
  • Develops client call cycle to achieve objectives and sales plan; Follows up on leads.
  • Provides comprehensive 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 presentations.
  • Identifies specific client needs that can be developed into new opportunities both within the business and for other Fortrea business units.
  • Acts as a coach and mentor to AE’s within sphere of influence.
  • Proactively shares best practices with broader sales teams and assists in Zone meeting training.
  • Analyzes industry sources to identify business opportunities and leverage Fortrea relationships for prospective clients.
  • Manages strategic accounts and complex sales.
  • Coaches staff on interpretation of a RFP/quote/protocol.
  • Performs quality control activities for peers and less experienced staff.
  • Develops and establishes long-term account plans.
  • Leads and negotiates business unit based MSA’s and preferred provider agreements.

Qualifications (Minimum Required):

  • Bachelor’s degree in life science or business field preferred.
  • Advanced industry knowledge.
  • Demonstrated client retention skills,
  • Ability to manage difficult client and/or financial situations.
  • Strong working relationship with internal Fortrea management and site leadership.
  • Ability to differentiate Fortrea from competitors.
  • Experience developing and executing strategic business plans.
  • Ability to manage and motivate client facing teams.
  • Negotiation skills: direct face to face negotiating experience with major clients.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in leading and presenting to executives and senior levels of the client organization.
  • Extensive global collaboration experience
  • Highly consultative
  • Strong customer orientation
  • Demonstrated ability to acquire, grow and retain clients.
  • Knowledge of the drug development process
  • Ability to influence disparate groups and individuals.
  • Strong financial acumen: delivering business results in a commercial environment; budgeting.

Experience (Minimum Required):

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in business development within the CRO or pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

  • Flexibility to participate in meetings across various time zones outside core working hours.
  • Occasionally working extended hours to adhere to client deliverable timelines or attend client meetings.
  • Client base to include domestic, regional, or transatlantic responsibilities.

Pay Range: $160,000-$180,000 (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.

Application deadline: July 20, 2026

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This job is curated by Lifelancer.

Lifelancer is a talent-hiring platform in Life Sciences, Pharma and IT. The platform connects talent with opportunities in pharma, biotech, health sciences, healthtech and IT domains.

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