Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a high-impact Sr. Business Development Executive to join their Biotech Solutions East Sales team covering the New England South region. This role is designed for a proven hunter with deep Biotech and CDMO services experience who excels at identifying whitespace, opening new accounts, and converting early-stage scientific engagement into partnerships.
Responsibilities:
- Own new business acquisition within assigned territory, with a primary focus on hunting, prospecting, and converting Biotech opportunities
- Develop and execute targeted account entry strategies to penetrate early and mid-stage Biotech companies
- Identify customer pain points and proactively create demand for integrated CDMO solutions across drug substance and drug product
- Drive the full sales cycle from initial outreach through deal negotiation and contract execution
- Lead complex, multi-site and multi-service deal structuring, pricing discussions, and negotiations
- Build strong executive-level relationships with scientific, technical, and business decision makers
- Partner cross-functionally with subject matter experts, operations, finance, legal, and program teams to deliver competitive, differentiated proposals
- Maintain a robust and actionable pipeline with disciplined forecasting and CRM hygiene
- Stay ahead of market dynamics, competitor activity, and emerging Biotech trends to inform pursuit strategy
- Represent Thermo Fisher in senior-level customer meetings, industry events, and site visits across the global network
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of quota-carrying field sales or business development experience focused on CDMO services, including drug substance or drug product
- Demonstrated success as a hunter with consistent new logo wins and sustained pipeline generation
- Proven ability to manage long sales cycles, complex buying committees, and multi-year contracts
- Strong commercial acumen with experience shaping solutions and influencing deal outcomes
- Confident communicator with executive presence and strong negotiation skills
- Highly competitive, self-directed, and results-driven mindset
- Comfortable operating with urgency, ambiguity, and limited structure
- Willingness to travel up to 50 percent to meet customers and showcase Thermo Fisher sites
- Bachelor's degree in a Life Sciences field required
- MBA or postgraduate scientific degree