Business Development Executive, Micronization

<p><b>Business Development Executive, Micronization, Pharma Product Delivery</b></p><p></p><p><b>Position Summary </b></p><p><b>UK Based, Remote</b></p><p><b>Ability to travel</b></p><p></p><p>Catalent Pharma Product Delivery is a fast-growing business within Catalent Pharma Solutions focused on providing innovative technologies and solutions to help patients and consumers receive better treatments and products.  The business includes Clinical Supplies and Specialty Drug Delivery (Inhalation - Pulmonary and Nasal Delivery- and Micronization.</p><p></p><p>As a Business development Executive, you will join our dynamic Business Development Team and your primary role is to evaluate and assess contract development and manufacturing opportunities with customers with micronization business.</p><p>The Business Development function is responsible for identifying, negotiating, and securing new development, tech transfer, and commercial supply business for particle size engineering or micronization products with new customers, and for managing business relationships and growing business with existing customers. </p><p></p><p>Reporting to the Vice President of Specialty / Business Development, Inhalation and Micronization, this role is responsible for identifying, negotiating, and closing development and commercial business for our miconization business in the southern E.U.</p><p>The role has day-to-day interactions with the Inhalation and Micronization leadership team, Corporate Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Commercial and Site Operations teams.   </p><p></p><p><b><u>The Role:</u></b></p><ul><li>Identify, qualify, and pursue particle size engineering or micronization business opportunities within the assigned portfolio of accounts (current customers and prospects).</li><li>Identify key account decision-makers and <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">influencers.  </span></li><li>Prepare well for calls/visits, anticipating and addressing <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">barriers.  </span></li><li>Document and validate customer needs before presenting <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">solutions.  </span></li><li>In cooperation with R&D and Contract Management, prepare and present quotations for project development work to <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">customers.  </span></li><li>Cooperate with management, commercial operations, legal and finance teams in the preparation and negotiation of any development agreements and all commercial supply agreements.   </li><li>Manage the business relationships with assigned customers. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, pricing, contract <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">extensions/amendments,</span> forecasting, periodic business review meetings, and support of other customer service-related issues.  </li><li>Other tasks as assigned.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>The Candidate:</u></b></p><ul><li>BA/BS degree in a scientific discipline, business, or related field (MS, MBA, or Ph.D. is <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">preferred).  </span></li><li>A minimum of 3 years of combined business development/sales and scientific/technical experience in the pharmaceutical contract service sales (CDMO), pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industries. </li><li><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">Experience/understanding</span> of the proposal development process, business quotes, budgeting, and managing to defined timelines. </li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiating skills are required.   </li></ul><p></p><p><b>Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!</b>  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. </p><p></p><p>personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.</p><p>Visit <span><a href="https://careers.catalent.com/us/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Catalent Careers</a></span> to explore career opportunities.</p><p></p><p>Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.</p><p></p><p>If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to <a href="mailto:DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com</span></a>. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.</p><p><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">    </span></p><p>Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.</p><p></p>

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