Senior Business Development Director (f/m/d)
This listing is for a Senior Business Development Director (f/m/d) role at Clariness, in London, England, United Kingdom. The listing describes it as a full-time, leadership position.
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This listing is for a Senior Business Development Director (f/m/d) role at Clariness, in London, England, United Kingdom. The listing describes it as a full-time, leadership position.
From the advert, the main requirements are 8+ years of experience.
The advert mentions stakeholder management, sales and negotiation among the skills and tools for this role.
The employer does not state a salary in this listing; DGJ Insight below shows an official pay benchmark for the place where one exists.
Benefits mentioned in the advert: flexible hours.
Visa sponsorship is not mentioned. Applicants from outside United Kingdom should check the official work permit route before applying.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Arbeitnow on Nov 6, 2026.
- Employer
- Clariness
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level (from the title)
- leadership
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Found
- Nov 6, 2026 on Arbeitnow
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About the role
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Clariness is looking for a Senior Business Development Director (f/md/) based in Germany, UK, Serbia, South Africa. - Full-time; unlimited -
01About 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.
02As 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.
03We would like you to have
- 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.
You may ask now, why should I work for you? Let us give you a few reasons, and you'll learn more during the process.
- 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.
04How to apply & what to expect
- 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.
05Have 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 https://www.clariness.com/privacy-policy/
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