Business Development Commercial

About the role

MRIGlobal is an independent scientific research organization dedicated to solving challenging problems through science, engineering, and program management. We are seeking a Business Development Manager to join our Commercial Business Development team. This role is customer-facing and involves building relationships, identifying new opportunities, and translating customer needs into solutions that lead to funded work.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a qualified pipeline of commercial opportunities within the pharmaceutical market.
• Develop and grow relationships with customers, partners, and key stakeholders to support new business capture and long-term account growth.
• Lead or support opportunity development activities from qualification through proposal submission and award, working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor and share market trends, customer priorities, competitor activity, and partnership developments to inform strategy and positioning.
• Collaborate with technical, operations, contracts, finance, marketing, and proposal teams to develop customer-focused solutions and compelling submissions.
• Represent MRIGlobal at conferences, partnering events, and customer meetings to strengthen visibility and generate new opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, life sciences, or a related field.
• 5+ years of business development experience in the pharmaceuticals industry.
• Demonstrated success identifying, developing, and winning new business in commercial markets.
• Strong understanding of life sciences market dynamics, customer priorities, procurement processes, budgets, and partner ecosystems.
• Ability to analyze market drivers, customer requirements, and competitive landscapes to inform account strategy and pursuit decisions.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and collaboration skills, with experience working across internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Experience with CRM platforms and Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Pay

The salary range is $97,700 - $111,000, with a comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, disability coverage, gym reimbursement, mental health support, paid holidays, and PTO. MRIGlobal also offers a tuition reimbursement option for higher education and a variety of employee development programs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Gym reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Paid holidays and PTO.
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education.
• Employee development programs.

Schedule

Not specified.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Gym reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Paid holidays and PTO.
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education.
• Employee development programs.