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Director - Business Development: Advanced Manufacturing & Healthcare TeamNEO Job Title: Director - Business Development: Advanced Manufacturing & Healthcare Classification: Exempt Reports to: Managing Director, Global Business Development Date: July 2024 Job Description Summary At Team NEO, we look for people who are passionate about the Northeast Ohio region, committed to helping our region grow, open to learning new skills, meeting performance metrics, and establishing meaningful collaborations. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic business development team, then this job might be the right one for you! Responsibilities Participate in a business development program with an emphasis on strategic, outcomes-focused outreach to targeted companies inside and outside the region. Initially focus on large employers and growing companies. Coordinate with local partners for joint calling, business visit preparation, outreach execution and follow-up activity. Develop connectivity to regional and statewide advanced manufacturing and biomedical and healthcare assets, talent, tools, and resources that can be leveraged for business growth in Northeast Ohio. Identify and share aggregated insights and trends from the business development activities within Team NEO and JobsOhio with regional partners and stakeholders. Align work with regional partners and influencers (e.g., Manufacturers, MAGNET, Healthcare institutions, JumpStart, universities, accelerators) on strategies to spur advanced manufacturing and healthcare company and industry growth. Represent Team NEO among local business development teams, external meetings and networking functions as requested. Maintain all customer and partner communications, activities, leads and projects within the CRM tool. Participate in status meetings with Team NEO and JobsOhio staff and partners as required. Competencies Valued Consultative: Understands clients and trends in a way that enables and generates unique ideas and solutions to meet client goals. Customer Focus: Establishes trusting relationships with clients and acts with the customer in mind. Drive for Results: Focuses on the bottom line and exceeding results. Functional Skills in target industries and segments: understanding advanced manufacturing and healthcare sector trends, regulatory and venture capital environments, and talent and workforce challenges/opportunities. Integrity and Trust in every aspect of the work: Is direct, truthful, can admit mistakes, and does the right thing. Passion for the Mission: Embodies Team NEO's mission of attracting industry and jobs to Northeast Ohio. Organizational Agility: Understands how organizations work and can influence and get things done through formal and informal networks. Organizing: Can orchestrate the resources (people, money, support) necessary to accomplish goals effectively and efficiently. Presentation Skills: Can effectively present information and facilitate discussions and can adjust both proactively and on the fly to the audience and their needs. Prioritizing: Concentrates efforts on what is most important and removes roadblocks to achieving goals. Problem Solving: Uses rigorous methods and analysis to identify effective solutions to challenging problems. Eligibility Qualifications Bachelor's degree required; business, engineering or science preferred. 3-5 years of manufacturing or healthcare sector experience—working at, representing, or closely affiliated with advanced manufacturers, medical device, pharma/biotech, and/or digital health companies. Experience in economic development in Northeast Ohio is a plus. Valid U.S. Passport and State of Ohio Driver's License. Developed skills in Microsoft Office Suite and other personal computing tool. Working knowledge of CRM system; Salesforce preferred. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Travel Frequent in-region travel with some out-of-region travel beyond the region for business attraction purposes will be required. Having access to a vehicle is required. EEO Statement Team NEO is firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or genetic information throughout the employment process, from selection through termination. Team NEO expects all employees, vendors, and associates to support the nondiscriminatory policies of Team NEO. #J-18808-Ljbffr United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia