**Work Schedule**Standard (Mon-Fri)**Environmental Conditions**OfficeAt Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a integral scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on - now and in the future.**Summarized Purpose**:Evidera is seeking a Sr Account Director, Business Development with proven business development, client management, and stakeholder management skills to drive the success of the consulting practice areas.Evidera provides strategic support to executives at leading Biopharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Health IT companies. Our work leverages Scientific research, data analysis, and extensive experience to support critical commercial and development decisions for pharmaceutical product strategy and opportunity assessment, commercial, evidence generation strategies, competitive strategy, and product commercialization for market access.**Essential Functions**- Client Account & Relationship Management- Client Account Development to drive new business opportunities across our consulting practice areas- Drive Client Account strategy and development through strategic and tactical account planning in partnership with the scientific research delivery teams- Work in collaboration with sales operations, finance, legal and other internal support functions to drive and close business and achieve sales authorization targets**Qualifications**This role requires consultative, proactive sales activities directed at decision-makers and decision influencers at existing and new client contacts. Proactively find and qualify opportunities including defining the solutions and recommending pricing structures to meet strategic goals. Serve as the primary contact until project KO, then coordinates with the relevant business area(s) to ensure a successful implementation. Act as a liaison between Evidera business units and PPD CRG on all business development activities and requirements.**Qualifications**:Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.- **_ Years of experience refers to typical years of _**_related experience needed_**_ to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform _**_the essential functions_**_ of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining _**_factor in establishing the_**_ job class _**_or making employment_**_ selection decisions._****Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:- Direct sales experience of consultancy services in RWE space to biopharmaceutical and biotech accounts.- Proven track record of developing mid- and high- level business contacts.- Excellent interpersonal skills in order to manage and fully integrate with Operations, Finance, and Marketing, and follow-up to expand relationships and business opportunities.- Demonstrated experience in identifying and developing sales leads, making professional presentations, managing the sales process through close, and handling all aspects of contract negotiations.- Understanding of sales automation systems and Microsoft Office programs.**Management Role**No current management responsibility but could extend in the future**Working Conditions** and Environment**:- Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.- Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international- Travel up to 50%Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - **_Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement_** - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gende