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Director Business Development

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Extensive demonstratable business development or sales experience within a CRO environment
  • Proven success securing clinical research opportunities
  • Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills
  • Experience managing complex, high-value sales cycles

Responsibilities

  • Win new business and grow strategic client partnerships
  • Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting through contract award
  • Deliver capability presentations, proposals, and bid defenses
  • Collaborate with Operations, Proposals, and Executive Leadership teams

About the company

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Linical

Contract Research Organizations (CRO)

Linical is a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) for full-service drug development, with a proven record of helping biopharmaceutical companies successfully navigate the clinical development journey. Linical is headquartered in Japan with a significant presence across all major markets including North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Linical provides a full spectrum of drug development services from early stage to large-scale, multinational studies. Our areas of focus include Phase I-IV studies in oncology, neurology & psychiatry, immunology & vaccine, and endocrinology & metabolic diseases. Combining strong business perspective with clinical and medical expertise, our team goes beyond operational excellence providing flexibility, guidance, and key strategies to successfully overcome drug development and regulatory challenges. We strive to offer professional, high-quality services with the personal attention needed in a constantly evolving pharmaceutical and biotech market. Rather than be all things to the market, this intentional design allows us to provide our clients the right size, right reach, and right team.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryContract Research Organizations (CRO)
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

Director, Business Development

Boston, MA - Remote

We are a global CRO partnering with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to advance innovative therapies and bring them to patients worldwide.

Our commitment is simple: Passionate about patients, proven in delivery.

We're looking for an experienced Director, Business Development to lead strategic growth across the East Coast US region.

Reporting directly to the President & Chief Commercial Officer, you'll be responsible for developing new business opportunities, building key client relationships, and driving revenue growth across Phase I-IV clinical research services.

What You'll Do

  • Win new business and grow strategic client partnerships

  • Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting through contract award

  • Deliver capability presentations, proposals, and bid defenses

  • Collaborate with Operations, Proposals, and Executive Leadership teams

  • Represent Linical at industry conferences and networking events

  • Achieve ambitious sales targets while supporting long-term business growth

What We're Looking For

  • Extensive demonstratable business development or sales experience within a CRO environment

  • Proven success securing clinical research opportunities

  • Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills

  • Experience managing complex, high-value sales cycles

  • Ability to travel as required

Why Linical?

  • Global CRO with an excellent industry reputation

  • High-visibility role reporting into executive leadership

  • Collaborative, supportive, and entrepreneurial culture

  • Opportunity to work with innovative biotech and pharma clients

  • $120,000–$200,000 base salary, plus commission plan and comprehensive benefits.

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