VP Client Partnership and Growth Strategy - Promo Med Ed/Peer-to-Peer

In your role as VP Client Growth and Business Development, you will play a central role in driving the growth of key clients within the MS&C practice, enabling and supporting client leads and the practice in growing revenue and contribution from priority practice-level and OpCo-level clients.

Another central part of your role will be powering efficient and effective new business development for the practice - securing, leading and driving RFPs from start to finish. You will liaise heavily with other members of the growth strategy team, the practice client facing leaders, Operations and Finance teams and the central Commercial (marketing and business development) team.

In addition to your global practice focus, you will be actively engaged in identifying and delivering collaborative opportunities which involve capabilities right across Lumanity.  

You will report to the SVP, Growth Strategy and be part of the MS&C practice. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Key client revenue and contribution growth – partner with MS&C client leaders, supporting the development of the practice growth mindset and establishing capabilities, processes, training and tools to achieve the strategic revenue and contribution targets of the practice’s key clients.  

• Business development – working closing with other members of the growth strategy team and with the practice leaders to drive efficient and effective business development including, but not limited to;  

• Developing and maintaining NBD processes, tools and assets  

• Leading and/or facilitating training 

• Targeted networking 

• Leading and supporting RFIs and RFPs, in particular those for the key MS&C clients, from start to finish  

• Building relationships with and engaging biopharmaceutical procurement teams on behalf of MS&C, to support our inclusion in upcoming, relevant RFIs and RFPs 

• Consultative selling – engage directly with key Lumanity clients and client prospects to identify and securing revenue growth (organic and new new business) in conjunction with Lumanity senior client partners.  

• Business transformation – partner with members of the growth strategy team to lead and support initiatives that enable the long-term, sustained growth of the practice. This may include horizon scanning of market and competitor trends, the development of new offerings and capabilities (such as by partnering with other practices as well as external partners 

About You 

You will be an agile, highly motivated, and team-focused individual with proven experience in strategically leading complex client facing selling scenarios. You will be enthused and at-home in working within a fast-paced consultancy environment. For this senior role, you will need personal energy, confidence, and excellent influencing skills. You need to be a level-headed thinker with honed leadership skills, able to collaborate and drive change at an organisational and team level.

Above all, you need to be an excellent communicator and a team player, with tenacity and a passion for driving the business forward and delivering high-quality services and solutions.  

Essential Skills & Experience:  

• 15+ years of experience with relevant expertise and successful track record in client leadership, marketing, and medical strategy and communications in professional services or in-house for the biopharmaceutical industry.  

• Demonstrated experience and success in a professional services environment, and in creating, applying, and disseminating new processes and procedures in a rapidly growing entrepreneurial organization.  

• Experience working with top tier pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.  

• Ability to lead others, influence and collaborate in a matrix environment.  

• Develop and nurture relationships with senior client executives to understand their strategic issues and key priorities.  

• Facilitating difficult conversations with senior level employees and customers.  

• Excellent English oral and written communication skills with a view to liaising with technical and non-technical clients (both internally and externally).  

• Strong interpersonal skills; interact effectively with individuals from varying levels both. internally and externally; ability to quickly form relationships, drive a common vision, and break through barriers.  

• Exceptional management skills with excellent executive level verbal and written communication.  

• Prior track record of managing in a high growth professional services organization.  

• Broad and deep understanding of the pharmaceutical, healthcare or life sciences industry.  

• Experienced in the use of Microsoft office, including Excel and PowerPoint. Expertise in using CRM, marketing/sales analytics and/or financial analytics tools strongly preferred. 

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience) plus bonus scheme 

• Pension scheme 

• Healthcare and wellbeing benefits 

Lumanity is committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of merit, and in accordance with legislative requirements.