Business Development Associate
Company & Role Description
Founded in 2002, Tanner Pharma Group is a specialty service provider in the biopharmaceutical industry focused on improving patient access to medicines on a global basis. Tanner Pharma offers its biopharmaceutical partners a portfolio of four distinct service offerings that span the product lifecycle from clinical development to commercialization.With its global headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, and offices in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Ireland, Tanner Pharma is in a phase of rapid growth.
As a Business Develop Associate, you will work within the Business Development team of TPG’s fast-growing Managed Access Program division (Tanner MAP). There, you will play a key role in the full range of typical BD activities: Search strategy, company/disease/product research, financial/bid analysis, prospecting, outreach, pitching, contracting, and ultimately the smooth handover of awarded business to the Program Management Team.The typical week is a mix of internal planning and external engagement, with those external interactions being typically with Medical Affairs Leads, Clinical Trial Leads, Tech Ops Leads, CMOs, CCO, COOs, CEOs and BD leads from some of the smallest emerging biotechnology companies in the world to some of the largest global pharmaceutical companies.
The position reports to Tanner MAP’s EVP of Business Development.Managed Access Programs are a key component of the process of bringing innovative drugs to patients and health systems, and this is amazing job for anyone who wants to learn about both Business Development and the global biopharmaceutical industry.
Role AccountabilitiesExpected Responsibilities for the Business Development Associate are:
Analyzing the global landscape of biopharma companies and their products, with the goal of identifying opportunities for managed access programs.
Developing clever ways (through process improvement, analytical techniques, your intuition, etc.) to continually optimize and fine-tune our search strategy.
Educating yourself (with the help of your supervisor and your colleagues) on clinical trial strategy, disease areas, health care systems, regulatory frameworks, compliance requirements, drug packaging (and 1,000 other things) so that you can conduct and communicate insight-rich research in advance of pitch calls, and then handle ongoing support through the evaluation and negotiation processes.
Developing your selling skills, and then scheduling (and participating in) pitches and follow-ups. (The amount you pitch – and the autonomy you have – is limited only by how knowledgeable you become and how good you become at pitching!)Continually improving pitch presentations and proposals
Attending meetings, conferences, and events to identify prospects and to touch base with existing clients.
Desired Candidate Profile & CapabilitiesRequired:
- You are self-motivated with a passion for learning and ability to recognize when something needs to be done and without needing to be told what to do.
- You are easy to work with, and you get stuff done.
- You have high attention to detail and a high standard for quality work products.
- You have the ability to work on multiple tasks and activities at once, and you have the flexibility to re-prioritize when necessary.
- You can work solo for seven hours straight, and then jump straight onto an important pitch call with a bunch of strangers, and you are comfortable and motivated in both environments.
- You have people skills and street smarts: You instinctively try to understand people’s unspoken motivations. You can hear “the question behind the question.”
- You have either a relevant degree (biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, etc.) or you have a few years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and preferably both.
- You should have outstanding strength in Power Point and Excel, or you should be prepared to put in the work to develop this strength very quickly.
- Overall, you are fascinated by the business of bringing important drugs to patients, and you are confident enough to want to have some impact on that business.
- Within one hour’s commute of London (England).
Soft skills:
- Detail-Oriented: Ability to accomplish/complete tasks while demonstrating a thorough concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small.
- Multi-tasking: The ability to manage multiple responsibilities at once by focusing on one task while keeping track of others; the ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively.
- Communication: Able to communicate in a clear, appropriate, effective and efficient manner in various situations.
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Pension scheme
- Private health insurance
- Attractive performance incentive plan
- Vacation, Volunteer and paid sick leave
- Wellbeing support
Check out http://www.tannerpharma.com to view our core values and learn more about our company.
Candidates may be required to organize reference calls upon request. Confidentiality will be respected. Additionally, Pre-employment drug and background screening will be required.
Tanner Pharma Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
- Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Paid volunteer time
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Location:
- London (required)
Work Location: Remote