Business Development Manager, Europe TIDES

Overview The incumbent will uncover and cultivate business relationships and opportunities to generate revenue with prospective and existing customers for WuXi TIDES, a WuXi AppTec company. The candidate will work within the European business development team, focusing on growing the European customer base for oligonucleotide and peptide clinical-commercial stage manufacturing services. This position is remote/work from home ideally based in the UK, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, or Denmark. Responsibilities Hunting and Prospecting for oligo and peptide new drug development contacts and companies who would benefit from WuXi TIDES CDMO services. Attend conferences and meetings to present WuXi Tides services to prospective and existing clients via email, phone, and web-conferencing systems. Travel to local client meetings where possible. Participate in tradeshows to raise the profile of WuXi TIDES and generate leads Act upon, refer, and follow-up on leads from sales and marketing campaigns. Increase awareness of WuXi TIDES marketing initiatives including scheduling meetings at tradeshows and promoting registrations for webinars and seminars. Maintain knowledge of industry trends, funding, regulatory influence, mergers and acquisitions, in-out licensing of products/technologies, government/private grants and contacts, new drug development and approvals, related patent grants and notifications, market growth of small, med, and large cap companies. Develop a social network of industry-related contacts via LinkedIn and other social networking platforms. Propose new ideas to increase performance for WuXi TIDES goals. Document information in Client Relationship Management (CRM) including contacts, pre-screened/qualified leads, and new account information as required. Qualifications Job Requirements: BA/BS in Chemistry and certain professional training/experience in business (i.e. Marketing, Sales) is required. 3+ years relevant experience working in oligo or peptide new drug development or CRO/CMO industry. Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, highly flexible, with excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation skills). Must be organized and detail-oriented. Must have a proven track record of simultaneously managing several projects and timelines. Ability to perform within a professional environment and use judgment as dictated by the complexity of a situation. Experience with CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software (i.e. SalesForce) is preferred.