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VP, Strategic Business Partner - Business Development

Precision AQ · Boston, MA · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteSales$203k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate like EEO, scam warning, privacy policy, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to parse the posting. Key content: - Intro paragraph: "The VP, Strategic Business Partner (SBP), a role that requires a balance of business acumen and interpersonal acuity, is accountable for developing new Precision AQ revenue opportunities within a limited set of existing larger Precision customer accounts by building strong client/stakeholder relationships, identifying high-value opportunities, promoting all Precision AQ capabilities, and monitoring competitive/pipeline developments. The VP, Strategic Business Partner reports to the SVP of Strategic Business Development, and will at times include matrix management opportunities across the organization." - Then "This Position Is Accountable For" list: bullet points (some repeated). We need to extract responsibilities. Let's extract unique responsibilities: From first paragraph: developing new Precision AQ revenue opportunities within limited set of existing larger Precision customer accounts by building strong client/stakeholder relationships, identifying high-value opportunities, promoting all Precision AQ capabilities, monitoring competitive/pipeline developments. Reports to SVP of Strategic Business Development; matrix management opportunities. Then list under "This Position Is Accountable For" (capitalized). Items: - Developing and executing annual strategic business plan to drive new revenue and sales growth of all Precision AQ products & services as measured by sales bookings—and directly accountable for large, market-leading life sciences companies - Building and maintaining relationships with clients (especially at the senior executive level), and leveraging these relationships to generate new business opportunities and drive revenue growth - Managing client opportunities from prospecting, solution development, SOW finalization, and successful transition to Precision service lines for implementation - Collaborating with Precision service line leads and account management staff to coordinate account information/relationships and advance cross-selling opportunities to expand market share within targeted accounts - Promoting Precision AQ capabilities and solutions through lead generation activities (e.g., conferences, trade shows, webinars) - Informing/directing market research and analysis to identify trends, competitive landscape, and potential opportunities Then "Essential Business Development functions of the job include but are not limited to:" list: - Developing and executing annual strategic business plan to drive new revenue and sales for all Precision AQ products & services, as measured by sales bookings - Create ongoing client-specific development strategies and related tactical plans to achieve annual business development and sales targets by client, product and customer segment within the client’s organization - Collaborate with Precision AQ service lines to inform budgets, forecasts, and metrics - Building and maintaining relationships with clients (especially at the senior executive level), and leveraging these relationships to generate new business opportunities and drive revenue growth - Engage life science clients—either individually or in group presentations—to create and cultivate new relationships that lead to additional revenue opportunities - Managing client opportunities from prospecting, solution development, SOW finalization, and successful transition to service lines implementation - Actively manage the client sales cycle including prospecting, stakeholder meetings, proposal development, proposal delivery, pipeline management, and transition to implementation - Anticipate client needs and prepare executive summaries and presentations that cultivate opportunities and demonstrate the value of Precision AQ solutions - Negotiate client deliverables and development/maintenance value-based pricing - Maintain and update client records in Salesforce - Collaborating with Precision AQ service lines to coordinate and advance cross-selling opportunities and expand market share within targeted accounts - Communicate client needs, feedback, and recommendations with service lines - Initiate company-wide communications and collaboration to further the Precision AQ value and foothold within the client - Coordinate with Marketing and Sales Operations to inform strategic marketing and lead generation activities - Promoting Precision AQ capabilities and solutions through involvement in lead generation activities (e.g., conferences, trade shows, webinars) - Represent existing engagement resources and innovation by presenting at conferences and trade shows - Expertly manage subsequent relationships as part of the selling process - Directing analysis to identify trends, competitive landscape, and potential opportunities - Contribute to pricing and competitive positioning for Precision AQ solutions - Be a student of the life science marketing industry knowledgeable of new products, platforms, and services - Spearhead competitive assessment by tracking competitors and their initiatives and analyzing competitive threats from within and outside the market - Travel up to 50% Then "Team Leadership & Development" section: - Inspire a culture based on teamwork, accountability, and intellectual curiosity and lead as a role model for excellence, integrity, and respect for others - Matrix manage and partnership with extended team members, by applying Situational Leadership techniques - Serve as a role model within the Business Development team and broader Precision AQ organization as a key strategic and operational leader, showcasing collaboration success and provide development mentoring on consultative selling and cross-team matrix client management Qualifications: - BS in business and/or marketing, or similar - 20+ years of experience, optimally in life sciences company sales and marketing positions, or professional services firms selling products and/or consultancy to life science companies - Successful track record in driving revenue growth and achieving business results in multi-year continuous roles with proven consistent growth and expansion; - Expertise in consultative, insight-focused, account-based selling approach - Comprehensive understanding of life science customer experience and engagement strategies and tactics - Demonstrated broad influence leading cross-functionally in organizations - Experience in managing and developing teams - Computer applications: MS Office applications Preferred: - MBA/MS in business and/or marketing, or similar - Computer applications: Salesforce Skills: - Communication: Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas and solutions in a clear and compelling manner - Project Management & Collaboration: Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to work effectively with cross-functional teams - Sales: Proven ability to identify, qualify, and negotiate effectively with clients to close business deals. Consistent experience with consultative, insight-focused, account-based selling approach - Analysis: Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data and metrics to drive decision-making and measure the success of business development efforts. Competencies (list): - Strategic Thinking: Ability to think creatively and strategically to identify and pursue new business opportunities, develop effective business plans, and achieve organizational goals - Relationship-building: Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients (especially at the senior executive level), and to leverage these relationships to generate new business opportunities and drive revenue growth - Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the consulting services and life sciences industries, including market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities - Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing market conditions, client needs, and business priorities, and to pivot strategies and tactics as needed to achieve business goals - Leadership: Ability to lead and mentor junior team members, to inspire and motivate colleagues and partners, and to drive a culture of excellence and accountability - Results-orientation: Track record of success in driving revenue growth, achieving business targets, and delivering results Compensation: Reasonable estimate of the current range: $203,000 USD - $304,000 USD. Also mention discretionary annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, and paid time off for sick leave and vacation, among other benefits. Travel up to 50% (already in responsibilities). We need sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (maybe qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe education/experience?), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not create sections with placeholder/filler. So we need to decide which sections have real content. We have: - About the role: intro paragraph (makes sense) - Responsibilities: we have many duty items. - Requirements: maybe the "Qualifications Required" and "Preferred" could be considered Requirements? But we also have separate Qualifications section. The instruction says use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content accordingly. We could treat: - Requirements: mandatory qualifications (BS, 20+ years experience, track record, expertise, comprehensive understanding, demonstrated broad influence, experience managing teams, MS Office). Could also include "Preferred" as optional but maybe still under Qualifications? But we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings; we need to decide what goes where. Usually Requirements are mandatory, Qualifications are preferred or additional. But we can split: Requirements = mandatory qualifications; Qualifications = preferred qualifications (MBA/MS, Salesforce). Or we could put all under Qualifications and leave Requirements empty (but we must not create empty sections). So we need to fill both with substantive content. Thus: - Requirements: BS in business and/or marketing, or similar; 20+ years of experience, optimally in life sciences company sales and marketing positions, or professional services firms selling products and/or consultancy to life science companies; Successful track record in driving revenue growth and achieving business results in multi-year continuous roles with proven consistent growth and expansion; Expertise in consultative, insight-focused, account-based selling approach; Comprehensive understanding of life science customer experience and engagement strategies and tactics; Demonstrated broad influence leading cross-functionally in organizations; Experience in managing and developing teams; Computer applications: MS Office applications. - Qualifications (preferred): MBA/MS in business and/or marketing, or similar; Computer applications: Salesforce. - Skills: list communication, project management & collaboration, sales, analysis. - Benefits: discretionary annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, paid time off for sick leave and vacation, among other benefits. - Pay: $203,000 USD - $304,000 USD (reasonable estimate). Also mention that it's not typical to be hired at top, discretionary annual bonus etc but bonus already in benefits. Pay section just the range. - Schedule: Travel up to 50% (maybe also mention matrix management? but schedule is about work schedule/travel). So we can put Travel up to 50% as schedule. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, scam warning, privacy policy, etc. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown. We need to use

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    Similarly for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's craft concise but preserve all substantive information. Must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details, but we can combine similar items to avoid repetition but must not lose detail. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot omit any detail. That is tricky: if we combine similar bullet points we might lose some nuance but maybe still preserve the substance? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we cannot omit any detail; we must keep each piece of information. However we can combine if it's exactly same? But there are many repeated items; we need to keep them? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we can deduplicate identical lines. So we should remove duplicate responsibilities that appear multiple times. That is allowed: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we can deduplicate. Thus we need to list each unique responsibility once. Let's extract unique responsibilities from the text, removing duplicates. I'll list them: 1. Developing and executing annual strategic business plan to drive new revenue and sales growth of all Precision AQ products & services as measured by sales bookings (and directly accountable for large, market-leading life sciences companies) – note phrase "and directly accountable for large, market-leading life sciences companies" appears only in first bullet? Actually first bullet

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