Business Development Associate, Data Science

Company Description

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us!

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   We are EVERSANA. 

Job Description

THE POSITION:

The Business Development (BD) Associate, reporting to the Engagement Manager (EM) or Associate Principal (AP), will join a team that uses cutting-edge technology to solve challenges for both the front-end and back-end architecture and deliver exceptional experiences for clients and users. We’re seeking a highly motivated BD Associate ready to support the efficient management of business development workflow, finances, and resources to address incoming opportunities, and align with the BD lead and EM/AP on the overall scope and timeline to support proposal development. The ideal candidate is a goal-oriented and organized management expert who has experience in supporting sales, developing proposal responses (RFPs) in healthcare or pharmaceutical industry, managing projects, tracks, documents, and monitors tasks.

This remote role prefers candidates based in the Eastern Time Zone, particularly the Philadelphia or New York metro areas.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:

Essential Functions:

• Align with business, clinical, and technology stakeholders on analytics strategies and partner with strategic leaders to identify initiatives which can drive significant business value.
• Assist the EM/AP to develop contracts, statement of work (SOW), targeted proposals, solutions to complex analytical problems, and detailed responses to RFPs (request for proposals) in accordance with the applicable program and project governance guidelines, policies, and practices.
• Manage the intake of such initiatives & client requests and assist the EM/AP to develop proposals with detailed timeline and budget for internal and external clients. Facilitate the subsequent scoring, prioritizing and conversion of such proposals to projects.
• Provide information and data analytics for and report to the EM or research leader, following their directions for project tasks and goals.
• Work with Senior Vice President (SVP), Business Development to assist with sales calls, reaching out to prospective clients, and preparing for BD outreach at medical and industry conferences
• Prepare and coordinate the necessary materials for each client meeting, including presentation slides, reports, handouts, worksheets,
• Conduct research on each new opportunity and develop material to help prepare the business leaders for initial meetings with new clients.
• Assist the business development leadership and the EM/AP in translating strategic goals and priorities into tactical plans and objectives for the department.
• Develop, coordinate, and organize business and meeting schedules for BD team members, executives, clients and other stakeholders.
• Schedule and plan for video conferences, speaking engagements, programs, meetings, conferences, professional development workshops and other important project events.
• Provide draft inputs to written products like literature reviews, progress reports, research reports, briefings, and other key documents.
• Develop and manage project documents, such as the project business case, charter, RACI matrix, work breakdown structure, and risks and issues log.
• Drive adoption of agile principles to enable teams to deliver exceptional analytic solutions to meet client’s business and rese