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Our client are an international contract testing organization that provide specialized solutions for customers across multiple industries such as food, environmental, pharma, medical devices, forensics etc.

In this position you will be tasked with establishing our client’s footprint in the Medical Device sector across the Ireland territory. Working from your home-office you will be responsible for identifying leads and securing laboratory services in this sector. Due to the nature of the medical device market within our client’s portfolio you will work most independently in your geographical location but will have support from our clients’ labs in Waterford.

Your goal is to grow revenue, increasing business to expand our client’s medical device services portfolio.

This business is for you if you are confident in fulfilling the following responsibilities:

  • Securing new opportunities via a variety of avenues such as conferences, growing your network, identifying new groups with existing clients etc.

  • Responding to enquiries, rapidly promoting the different lab services available through your expert understanding of Biopharmaceutical drug development

  • Preparing and presenting proposals

  • Negotiating contracts – costings, delivery, timeframes

  • Coaching and mentoring commercial team members

  • Assisting the Business Development Director in strategic growth planning

    The ideal candidate will be an experienced Sales professional with a strong technical and commercial background in the medical device sector.

    You will be rewarded with a diverse and challenging role, offering an excellent remuneration package with commission structure, car allowance and benefits.

    Contact VRS now to learn more about this exciting new role!

    Key Words: Sales, business development, account, management, business, development, biopharmaceutical, medical devices, diagnostics, point-of-care, biopharma, antibody, preclinical, business development manager, monoclonal, protein drugs, clinical, GCP, GLP, LCMS, pharmaceutical, Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Carlow, Kilkenny, Clonmel, Limerick, Galway, VRS9114AH

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