Business Development Liaison (Biotech) - US - East Coast
Thermo Fisher
Summary
Join our sales team as a Business Development Liaison, where you'll contribute to growth and foster client relationships in the life sciences industry. This position connects inside sales with our outside sales team, offering professionals opportunities for career advancement.
Job description
You'll collaborate with business developers and subject matter experts to support business development activities, create compelling content, and manage prospective selling initiatives.
Working with cross-functional teams, you'll prepare client-ready materials for meetings, develop solutions for key accounts, and provide valuable market intelligence and analysis. This role offers the opportunity to build expertise in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors while developing the skills needed for advancement into field-based sales positions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in business development, sales, or related field
- Preferred Fields of Study: Business, Science, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutics, or related field
- Experience in lead generation and territory management strategy development
- Demonstrated success in professional client interactions and relationship building
- Advanced proficiency in sales automation systems, CRM (particularly Salesforce), and Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining high quality standards
- Experience in life sciences industry preferred, particularly in pharmaceutical or CRO sectors
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with sensitive business information
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Capability to work independently
- Available for travel (20-50% depending on role requirements)
- Additional language skills beneficial (particularly French, German, or Italian)
- Proficiency in developing and maintaining client-facing materials and proposals
- Candidates must be East Coast based
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Incentive Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Family Support Programs
- Commuter Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Accident Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Variable Annual Bonus
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software, and services for research, analysis, discovery, and diagnostics. Their mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer by accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, and increasing laboratory productivity. Thermo Fisher serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, and government agencies worldwide. The company operates through four business segments: Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics, and Laboratory Products and Services.