Business Development Executive

Role Overview

Support Synexa's growth by proactively identifying, engaging and qualifying new business opportunities within target markets. Working closely with the Business Development, Scientific Strategies, and Marketing teams, you will execute targeted outbound prospecting campaigns, generate sales-qualified opportunities and help build a strong commercial pipeline for Synexa's scientific services.

This role acts as the first point of contact for many prospective clients, combining scientific understanding with commercial acumen to identify customer needs, qualify opportunities and transition them effectively to the Business Development team for further development. The role will also support the coordination of Requests for Information (RFIs), maintain accurate CRM records and contribute to the efficient operation of Synexa's commercial processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively generate new business opportunities through targeted outbound prospecting and market research.
• Identify, engage and qualify prospective clients across Synexa's target markets.
• Conduct discovery conversations to assess customer needs, project scope, timelines and budget.
• Convert qualified prospects into sales-qualified opportunities and hand over to the Business Development team.
• Respond to inbound enquiries and support lead qualification activities.
• Coordinate RFI responses and support proposal development with scientific and commercial teams.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, pipeline data and customer interactions.
• Work collaboratively with Business Development, Scientific Strategies, and Marketing teams to achieve pipeline generation objectives.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• BSc in Life Sciences or a related scientific discipline.
• 1-2 years' experience in a business development, lead generation, inside sales or B2B commercial environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Office-based work experience

Preferred:

• Experience working within the life sciences, CRO, biotechnology, pharmaceutical or healthcare sectors.
• Experience engaging with prospective customers by phone, email and other outreach channels.
• Experience maintaining CRM records and managing customer information.
• Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Familiarity with market intelligence, prospecting and business development tools.
• Experience coordinating RFIs, proposals or commercial documentation.

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