Senior Business Development Director (f/m/d)
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Position Overview & Specifications
- Full-time; unlimited -
About the role:
Clariness helps patients access clinical trials faster through our ClinLife® platform, active in 50+ countries. In this role, you will turn expertise into real-world impact, connecting patients with studies and accelerating medical breakthroughs. Make your next role matter - help more patients join life-changing studies.
As a Senior Business Development Director, you would be responsible for:- Prospecting, developing, and closing new business opportunities within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and CRO sectors.
- Growing and managing strategic and existing customer accounts.
- Building strong relationships with clients, partners, distributors, and key opinion leaders.
- Representing the company at conferences, networking events, and client meetings.
- Maintaining an accurate sales pipeline and providing reliable sales forecasts.
- Supporting leadership in achieving commercial objectives and identifying opportunities to improve products, services, and processes.
- Acting as a trusted advisor by bringing market insights and challenging existing approaches to drive continuous improvement.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Life Sciences, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum 8 years of sales and business development experience with responsibility for achieving commercial targets.
- Proven experience working with large pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology, CROs, or the broader life sciences industry.
- Experience across key commercial and marketing disciplines, including communications, demand generation, and product marketing, in international markets.
- Experience supporting or leading large-scale patient recruitment campaigns.
- Demonstrated success in building strategic client relationships and driving business growth.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing high-performing commercial or marketing talent is an advantage.
- Self-driven, strategic, and customer-focused with the ability to build lasting partnerships.
- A varied and exciting job with a lot of personal responsibility in an international company, where you can develop and expand your skills.
- Professional and personal development opportunities - incl. personal development budget.
- Flexible working hours and mobile working.
- Regular team events and open feedback culture.
- A versatile field of activity and challenging projects.
- A supportive and open company culture, providing the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse and professional team.
- Impact healthcare by accelerating medical innovation through improved access to clinical trials, potentially bringing needed treatments to patients faster.
- Apply via link (CV only; no cover letter required).
- Introductory call (30 min) → Technical interview → Senior Leadership Interview → Demo Day → Decision.
- We aim to move promptly and keep you updated at every step.
At Clariness, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
For more information, feel free to reach out to .
Have we sparked your interest?
Would you like to become part of our dynamic, curious, and international culture with plenty of room for your ideas and creativity in an inspiring atmosphere? If so, we look forward to receiving your application with details of your desired salary and possible starting date, preferably via our application portal.
Clariness GmbH will treat the above information strictly confidential and will especially observe the applicable provisions of the applicable data protection laws. Further information about the use of the applicant data, you will find in the data protection declaration online at
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Business Development
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Senior Business Development Director (f/m/d) roles across Clariness GmbH's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Business Development.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £35,000 - £55,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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