Director of Sales, Sterile

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well‑being for patients around the world. The Impact You Will Make The Director of Sales for Kindeva Drug Delivery (KDD) will lead the development of Kindeva new business opportunity and growth. The role will be responsible for uncovering new sales opportunities for Kindeva’s entire enterprise suite of services and product offering, primarily injectable drug delivery, but also including nasal drug delivery, dermal drug delivery and analytical services. The Director of Sales is recognized as an influential leader, partnering with executive leadership team to provide cohesive direction towards business development goals for Sterile Injectables, uncovering, developing, and winning new sales demand in line with Kindeva’s growth objectives. This role requires building and maintaining strong client relationships at all levels, ensuring existing client needs are met, and driving ongoing business by identifying opportunities to upsell, cross‑sell, and renew contracts, essentially acting as a liaison between Kindeva and our clients to foster long‑term partnerships. Essential Job Functions: This role is accountable for results in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment to drive sales volume and profitable revenue across our enterprise services and product offering with emphasis on Sterile Injectables manufacturing. Responsibility for the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of sales strategy, vision and direction, delivering actionable key new business plans. This individual has the ability to generate business for clinical and late phase GMP manufacturing for the new state of the art Bridgeton sterile injectables site, as well as early analytical, formulation and process development for select platforms. Candidate should have demonstrated ability to uncover and grow customer relationships with virtual, small, mid‑large pharma, specialty and generic pharmaceutical companies. Works to identify effective market segments and drive creation of prospective client target lists supporting new business objectives. Lead communication, interacting with internal and external executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters relative to KDD offerings, services and value propositions, convincing potential customers to select KDD as their outsourced development and manufacturing partner of choice. Lead negotiations for the contracting of KDD development and manufacturing services with partners. Anticipates factors that could influence strategies and current and long‑term company position in the market. Reporting directly to KDDs VP and Head of Business Development, this role will act as the sales leader for growth strategy. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution 8+ years of sales, business development, or key account management experience in the pharmaceutical or CDMO industry, with a proven record of driving revenue growth. Demonstrated experience in enterprise‑level contract negotiations for clinical and commercial manufacturing supply agreements. In‑depth knowledge of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing processes, with a focus on injectable product development and GMP manufacturing. Proven ability to develop and lead high‑impact sales strategies that drive growth across diverse market segments. Strong leadership skills, with a history of managing cross‑functional teams and influencing key stakeholders at all levels. Expertise in using Salesforce.com or other CRM systems to track and manage sales pipelines effectively. Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship‑building skills, with a results‑oriented approach. Preferred Qualifications: Advanced degree in business, life sciences, or related fields The expected compensation range for this position represents a good faith estimate. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (Medical, Dental, & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and 401k Benefits, etc.). Kindeva does not accept unsolicited assistance from headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted to Kindeva employees—regardless of format—without a valid, signed agreement and an approved job order from an authorized signatory in Talent Acquisition will be considered the sole property of Kindeva. No fees will be paid in the event that a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited resume or referral. Equal Opportunity Employer: Kindeva Drug Delivery is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, Protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr