Junior Business Development Associate

Company: Statistics & Data Corporation (SDC)
Location: Tempe
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionStatistics & Data Corporation (SDC), A global contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in Arizona, providing clinical trial solutions for pharmaceutical, biologic, and medical device/diagnostic companies since 2005. Our core expertise is strategic scientific consulting and clinical data services which include biostatistics, data management/EDC, and IRT/IWRS.Junior Business Development Associate Junior Business Development Associate responsibilities include working with Business Development, Accounting, Quality Assurance, Data Management, Biostatistics, and clients/sponsors on a variety of activities in the support of the overall business development efforts of the organization. Coordinate the status of this work internally and with the external client/sponsor as appropriate. This work needs to be accomplished in a responsive, professional manner with great attention to detail.Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Business Development (BD) and other members of the organization to support a variety of company initiatives as requested
• Support day-to-day BO activities including but not limited to:
  • Forecasting
    • Proposals
      • New and existing business pipeline management
        • Contracts (CDAs, MSAs, Work Orders, Amendments, etc.)
          • Internal project kick-off meetings
            • Communication of budgets for new and ongoing projects with internal teams
              • Coordination with Accounting regarding invoicing milestones
                • Updating and maintaining CRM tool (Salesforce.com)
                  • Updating and maintaining all other internal tools as requested
                    • New lead generation
                      • Internal department communication/interaction
                        • Customer satisfaction program (related to both direct clients and/or partners as appropriate)
                          • Marketing initiatives (trade shows, website, social media, publications, etc.)
                          • Evaluate opportunities to improve efficiency within existing BO processes/procedures
                          • Communicate with support staff in a positive, proactive style to ensure project objectives are met
                          • Coordinate with Director, Business Development to discern when to involve executive management to help reconcile problems/issues with internal staff members and/or clients/sponsors
                          • Ensure the quality of all supporting services and support efforts to quality check all business development deliverables to clients prior to sending
                          • Support continuous improvement initiatives spearheaded by executive management and/or department heads
                          • Comply with SDC's data integrity & business ethics requirements
                          • Able to travel up to 25% of the time as needed for meetings, industry conferences, etc.
                          • Perform other duties as assigned
                          • Adherence to all essential systems and processes that are required at SDC to maintain compliance to business and regulatory requirementsRequirements
                            • Exceptional communication skills both internally and externally
                            • Understanding of contractual documents and ability to manage these documents
                              • Situational awareness both internally and externally
                                • Independent, critical thinking ability
                                  • Willingness to gain familiarity with industry guidelines (i.e., ICH Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice and Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations)
                                    • Analytical and problem-solving skills include ability to identify and resolve problems early
                                      • Ability to gain an understanding of clinical data management and biostatistics analysis processes
                                        • Professional level verbal and written communication skills
                                          • Professional level computer skillsEducation or Equivalent Experience:
                                            • A bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering, applied or life sciences or business is required. Two years of experience in business development, account management, contracts management, or purchasing in the clinical trial industry is preferred.

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