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Director Business Development

LANXESS · Pittsburgh, PA · 3 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: headings using

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job posting. Job Highlights: bullet points about responsibilities. Those are responsibilities. Then "Experience / Skills" list: degree, professional experience, etc. Those are qualifications/skills. Then "Location Pittsburgh Employee Type Regular" - location and employee type. Could be part of About the role? Or maybe we can include a short

for metadata. Then "Who We Are" description of LANXESS - could be About the company, but not required headings. We could include as About the role? Actually "About the role" is for role description; "Who We Are" is company description. Could be placed under a heading like "About LANXESS" but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are limited to those listed; we should not create other headings. So we should embed company description maybe in a

without heading, or under "About the role"? The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying those are examples; we can use those headings. Probably we should stick to those. So we can have sections: Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits, maybe About the role? The "Job Highlights" are responsibilities. The "Experience / Skills" are qualifications/skills. The "What We Offer" includes compensation, benefits, work-life flexibility, training & development, diversity. So we can have Benefits section covering those. Pay: they mention "competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program." That's specific enough for Pay? It says "competitive compensation packages" but not specific numbers. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. They do state compensation, so we can include Pay section. Benefits: they list comprehensive benefits, work-life flexibility, training & development, diversity. So we can include Benefits section. Schedule: not mentioned. So omit. We need to avoid boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract: Job Highlights (Responsibilities): - Shape and drive the regional business development agenda for North America, with a primary focus on Big Pharma and high-potential biotech accounts. - Build trusted executive- and senior-level relationships with strategic pharma and biotech customers. - Translate regional market intelligence, customer insights and target account priorities into a focused business development strategy aligned with Business headquarters. - Identify, qualify and advance attractive custom manufacturing opportunities, working closely with internal technical, commercial and operational experts as well as customer stakeholders. - Provide functional guidance to Junior Sales Manager(s) and align with regional commercial resources to ensure coordinated market coverage, effective lead development and a consistent high-quality customer approach. - Represent SALTIGO as a senior commercial ambassador at customer meetings, industry conferences, trade shows and executive networking events, strengthening brand visibility and generating new business leads. Experience / Skills (Qualifications/Skills): - Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Life Sciences, Business or a related field; an advanced degree in sciences is strongly preferred. - Professional experience in related fields 15+ years - Senior business development or commercial leader with extensive experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CDMO/CMO, fine chemicals or custom manufacturing markets. - Ability to opened doors, developed strategic accounts, secured high-value opportunities and built partnerships with pharma and biotech customers in North America. (Note grammar: "Ability to opened doors" likely typo; we keep as is.) - Experience in pharmaceutical outsourcing, process development, contract manufacturing and scale-up requirements. - Establish senior-level network and the credibility to engage decision-makers across pharmaceutical and biotech organizations in North America. - Willingness to travel regularly across North America and internationally as required. Location Pittsburgh Employee Type Regular: we can include a short paragraph: "Location: Pittsburgh. Employee Type: Regular." Who We Are: LANXESS description. Could be included as a paragraph without heading, or maybe under "About the role"? But we have no heading for company. We could just include a

with that info. What We Offer: - Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program. - Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care. - Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate. - Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning. - Diversity: LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer ... (but we need to remove EEO boilerplate? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So we should remove the EEO statement. However the diversity paragraph includes EEO statement; we might need to strip that part. The paragraph: "LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs. LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors. We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available! Join the LANXESS team!" We need to remove EEO boilerplate. So we should keep the rest: "LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors. We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available! Join the LANXESS team!" We should also remove duplicated lines? Not seeing duplicates. Now produce HTML. Structure:

Responsibilities

  • ...
  • ...

Qualifications

(or Requirements). Use Qualifications heading.

Skills

maybe combine? But we have both qualifications and skills overlapping. Could use Qualifications for degree/experience, Skills for abilities. But we can just have one section Qualifications covering all. However instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine Qualifications and Skills into one section called Qualifications (or Requirements). Let's decide: Use

Qualifications

and list all bullet points from Experience / Skills. Then Benefits: combine compensation, benefits, work-life, training, diversity (after cleaning). Use

Benefits

. Also include a short paragraph for location/employee type maybe as

before sections. Also include a paragraph for Who We Are (company description) maybe as

before sections. We must not repeat job title as heading. Let's craft. HTML fragment:

Location: Pittsburgh. Employee Type: Regular.

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.

Responsibilities

  • Shape and drive the regional business development agenda for North America, with a primary focus on Big Pharma and high-potential biotech accounts.
  • Build trusted executive- and senior-level relationships with strategic pharma and biotech customers.
  • Translate regional market intelligence, customer insights and target account priorities into a focused business development strategy aligned with Business headquarters.
  • Identify, qualify and advance attractive custom manufacturing opportunities, working closely with internal technical, commercial and operational experts as well as customer stakeholders.
  • Provide functional guidance to Junior Sales Manager(s) and align with regional commercial resources to ensure coordinated market coverage, effective lead development and a consistent high-quality customer approach.
  • Represent SALTIGO as a senior commercial ambassador at customer meetings, industry conferences, trade shows and executive networking events, strengthening brand visibility and generating new business leads.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Life Sciences, Business or a related field; an advanced degree in sciences is strongly preferred.
  • Professional experience in related fields 15+ years
  • Senior business development or commercial leader with extensive experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CDMO/CMO, fine chemicals or custom manufacturing markets.
  • Ability to opened doors, developed strategic accounts, secured high-value opportunities and built partnerships with pharma and biotech customers in North America.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical outsourcing, process development, contract manufacturing and scale-up requirements.
  • Establish senior-level network and the credibility to engage decision-makers across pharmaceutical and biotech organizations in North America.
  • Willingness to travel regularly across North America and internationally as required.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program.
  • Comprehensive benefits to support financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
  • Work‑life balance support via the global “Xwork” program offering flexible working arrangements in all countries of operation.
  • Commitment to professional and personal development through formal and informal learning and training opportunities.
  • Value‑based performance culture seeking diverse talent; encouragement to apply even if experience does not align perfectly with every qualification, with assessment against competencies and values for best organizational fit.
We removed EEO line. Also removed duplicated lines. Check for any boilerplate: removed "We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team." That's okay. The line "Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available! Join the LANXESS team!" We kept a summarized version? Actually we kept a short sentence: "Value‑based performance culture seeking diverse talent; encouragement to apply even if experience does not align perfectly with every qualification, with assessment against competencies and values for best organizational fit." That captures the essence

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