Senior Director, Business Development

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centered creativity, and AI‑driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact‑obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. Senior Director, Business Development Real Chemistry is seeking a Senior Director, Business Development to join our U.S.-based Growth team. The Role This is a U.S. hybrid role, based in or near one of our U.S. hubs. This role partners closely with executive leadership, client leads, and cross‑functional capability teams to lead high‑impact pitches, expand strategic accounts, and strengthen Real Chemistry’s overall business development approach. Reporting into senior growth leadership, this role serves as a connector across markets, capabilities, and teams—bringing structure, strategic rigor, and storytelling excellence to the pursuit process while ensuring opportunities are positioned in a differentiated, client‑centric way. What You’ll Do Lead and support priority new business pitches from RFI/RFP through final presentation, partnering closely with Client Leads, Growth Leaders, and cross‑functional teams Partner with executive leaders and client teams to identify, prioritize, and shape high‑value growth opportunities Translate client briefs into clear strategic frameworks and compelling pitch narratives aligned to Real Chemistry capabilities Coordinate teams across disciplines and markets to ensure cohesive, differentiated responses Manage pitch timelines, workflows, and deliverables across multiple concurrent efforts Support the development of pitch materials, including proposals, decks, and presentations Keep senior stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and resource needs throughout pursuits Drive post‑pitch debriefs and help capture learnings to improve future performance Contribute to tracking win rates, pitch outcomes, and performance trends Champion consistency, best practices, and continuous improvement across the organization Foster collaboration, accountability, and high performance across diverse teams and geographies This Role Is a Good Fit If You Thrive in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven agency environment Enjoy collaborating across teams and disciplines to deliver strong outcomes Adapt quickly as priorities shift and work well in a dynamic environment Are a strategic thinker who can also execute with precision Bring a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset to complex challenges Can manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment Are comfortable leading through influence rather than authority Value continuous improvement and building scalable, repeatable approaches What You Should Have 8–10+ years of experience in an advertising, communications, or integrated marketing agency environment Healthcare industry experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, or related sectors Proven experience leading or supporting successful new business pitches Strong strategic thinking and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex client needs into compelling narratives Solid understanding of integrated marketing, communications, medical, and activation disciplines Experience partnering with executive leadership to advance enterprise growth initiatives Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working across disciplines Highly organized, adaptable, and calm under pressure while managing multiple high‑stakes priorities Comfort working in hybrid teams across locations and functions Familiarity with new‑business tracking, reporting, or performance tools Pay Range: $130,000–$145,000 This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job‑related, non‑discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vision plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people tell us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in‑office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on‑site learning, and connecting with client partners is critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people. Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here. Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know. #J-18808-Ljbffr