Senior Manager, Global Business Development in Manchester

• Senior Manager, Global Business Development
• Edinburgh - UK; London - UK; Manchester - UK; Munich

Real Chemistry is a global agency delivering healthcare communications and marketing with a focus on scientific expertise, human-centered creativity, and AI-driven insights.

We collaborate with clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries to drive health outcomes through strategic growth initiatives and integrated campaigns.

This hybrid role is based near one of our European hubs and is an integral member of the growth team, focusing on cultivating leads and strengthening business development processes across the agency.

• What you’ll do (Responsibilities)
• Support the development of proposals, pitch decks, and client presentations in partnership with cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, media, data, and medical.
• Manage and submit RFIs and RFPs, collaborating with agency experts to develop responses that address client needs and differentiate Real Chemistry’s capabilities.
• Manage business development opportunities through the full lifecycle within the Salesforce platform, ensuring accuracy, visibility, and timely updates.
• Partner with senior agency leadership to implement business development strategies and improve consistency and effectiveness across pursuits.
• Drive post-pitch debriefs and capture key learnings to strengthen future performance and win rates.
• Support tracking of win rates, pipeline health, and performance trends to inform leadership decision-making.
• Keep senior stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and resource needs throughout active pursuits.
• Connect teams across markets and disciplines to ensure alignment, clarity, and efficient execution.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing growth culture aligned with Real Chemistry’s values and commitment to excellence.

Qualifications and requirements

• This position is a great fit for you if you thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven agency environment and enjoy collaborating across teams to deliver strong outcomes.
• You are a strategic thinker who can also execute with precision and bring a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset to complex challenges.
• You are comfortable supporting senior leaders and navigating complex, matrixed organizations.
• You value continuous improvement and building scalable, repeatable approaches.
• You are process-oriented, detail-driven, and take pride in producing high-quality, client-ready work.
• 5–7+ years of experience in a medical communications agency environment (BD roles or client services with BD experience).
• Hands-on experience managing RFPs, proposals, and pitch processes end-to-end.
• Strong writing, storytelling, and presentation development skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally to align teams around shared goals and timelines.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and business development reporting or tracking tools.
• Highly organized, able to remain calm under pressure while managing multiple pursuits.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer.

We encourage applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require accommodations during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

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