Director, Business Development - Medical Communications

at  Avalere Health

ABOUT AVALERE HEALTH

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.
Our 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.
Avalere Health partners with its clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We act with integrity. We value difference. We play for the team. We enjoy the journey. At Avalere Health, we imagine a healthier world and create the connections to make it happen.
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Salary: $Competitive + excellent benefits
Location: US or Canada (Ontario province), UK also considered. Remote/hybrid.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Director, Business Development, you will develop a deep understanding of Avalere Health’s Medical Communications proposition to effectively generate and qualify new business leads in alignment with our strategic growth plans. You will manage the entire sales process for new prospects, from lead generation to capabilities presentations, and coordinate subsequent steps. Your role will involve leading and facilitating engaging capability meetings with tailored client content, collaborating closely with key team members (including across other global capabilities within Avalere Health to drive cross-functional collaboration) to ensure successful client engagements, and delivering timely reports/analytics on progress and achievements toward executing our growth strategy. This is a new position, and the ideal candidate will have proven expertise in a similar role, including within a Medical/Healthcare Communications agency environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop a comprehensive understanding and fluency in our Medical Communications capability, alongside the broader expertise of Avalere Health (e.g., Marketing, Consulting, Market Access).
• Generate and qualify appropriate new business leads (new clients) in accordance with the Medical strategic growth plan.
• Manage the sales process for new prospects, from lead generation to capabilities/pitch presentation and mapping of next steps with VP, Global Growth.
• Lead, participate and facilitate capabilities meetings and preparation with customized content to build compelling engagements.
• Collaborate with key team members to prepare for new client engagement.
• Timely reporting to discuss progress and accomplishments towards plan execution.