Mantell Associates
Mantell Associates is partnered with a leading global CRO, who is seeking a commercially driven Business Development Manager to support continued expansion across the UK and European markets.
This role will focus on building strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotech clients, identifying new business opportunities, and driving revenue growth across the organization’s clinical development services portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing global CRO and play a key role in expanding its commercial presence across Europe while supporting the development of innovative therapies.
Business Development Manager – Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute regional business development strategies to expand the company’s CRO service offerings across the UK and European markets
- Identify, prospect, and secure new business opportunities with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and emerging biotech companies
- Manage complex sales cycles from initial engagement through proposal development, negotiation, and contract execution
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across clinical development, outsourcing, and procurement functions
- Collaborate with internal clinical, regulatory, and project delivery teams to align proposals with client needs and operational capabilities
- Represent the company at industry conferences, partnering events, and client meetings to strengthen market visibility and generate new leads
- Maintain accurate pipeline forecasting and CRM reporting to support commercial planning and performance tracking
- Monitor industry trends and competitor activity within the global clinical research services sector
- Developing and executing sales strategies, managing pipelines, and building client relationships are core expectations in commercial roles supporting healthcare and life-science services
Business Development Manager – Requirements:
- Proven experience in business development, strategic sales, or account management within the CRO or clinical research services sector
- Demonstrated success generating new business and managing complex service agreements with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients
- Strong understanding of clinical development processes and outsourced clinical research services
- Established network within pharmaceutical and biotech organizations across the UK and European markets
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage long sales cycles and coordinate cross-functional proposal development
- Fluent English required; additional European language skills are advantageous
- Candidates should be based in France with the ability to travel across the UK and Europe as required
Mantell Associates is a specialist Pharmaceutical and Life Science headhunting firm. For more information on this opportunity, contact us at +44 (0)20 3854 7700.