
Sales Business Development Manager
- Canada
- $76,000-129,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform extensive prospecting by utilizing various lead generation tools to identify new business opportunities, and then initiating action to secure new business
- Respond to inbound leads, proactively follow up with sample testers, establish connections with a range of buyer personas, and gain access to key decision makers within organizations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders across Regulatory, Product Management, R&D, Operations, Legal and Marketing teams to gather market intelligence and support preparation of processes and best practices for optimal commercial and sales performance
- Prepare professional proposals, action plans, and formal presentations to effectively communicate value propositions, complex solutions, and drive product and services adoption
- Responsible for meeting or exceeding sales target along with achieving business objectives as outlined in the performance plan
- Identify and engage with underperforming market segments to find new leads, address areas of improvements, or pivot sales strategies in these markets
- Responsible for maturing prospects to the point of sales, then supporting a successful transition of the account relationship to an Account Manager for ongoing support
- Participate in pre-commercial and go-to-market strategies through voice of the customer initiatives, coordinating prototype orders, and collecting feedback for product improvement and sales prioritization
- Travel (20-30%) to meet with clients or attend conferences for increased business growth
- Other duties deemed appropriate for Sales Business Development Manager, as outlined by Sales Leaders
- 5+ years direct sales experience, preferably with strong track record in new customer acquisition and business growth
- Demonstrated high level of organization and record keeping. Experienced in using Salesforce (or other client relationship management tool), and experience with meeting apps (Teams/Zoom)
- Capable of navigating new and unchartered business development areas including new product introductions and expansion in new geographies
- Strong solution-based selling and relationship building skills for enterprise sales
- Comfortable selling and pitching to a range of stakeholders including C-suite/senior level executives
- Strong presentation skills required
- Established connection with KOLs in relevant markets and strong networking ability
- Demonstrated ability to close a high number of net new sales through use of various methods including cold calls, LinkedIn, Teams/Zoom, email and others
- Demonstrated ability to independently identify and drive resolution of issues; resourceful and able to work directly with SMEs
- Minimum Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent combination of relevant job experience and training
- Excellent technical and industry knowledge of Life Sciences and of biotechnology trends