Business Development Executive

Job Description

This is a full time, permanent position working 39 hours per week flexibly. This role is homebased with an operational base in Cork, Ireland. This role will require significant travel across the UK & Ireland.

As Business Development Exec for PSS UK/IRE, reporting to the Managing Director of PSS UK/IRE, you will be responsible for driving the region’s business development of PSS, ensuring consistent, rapid and sustainable growth in sales across Ireland and United Kingdom. You will be working in collaboration with an experienced team of PSS operations leaders to achieve these objectives.

Job Responsibilities that you be covering:

• You will drive the business development strategy and growth efforts for PSS across the UK and Ireland.
• You will work closely with PSS Leadership to understand priorities and set ambitious yet achievable annual targets.
• You will identify, pursue, and win new PSS opportunities, developing key accounts through analysing client organisations and uncovering their service requirements.
• You will assess client needs and help design tailored service solutions, collaborating with PSS Leadership to create proposals, present to clients, and deliver outcomes that meet revenue and profitability goals.
• You will collaborate with global colleagues on multi‑regional projects, manage contracting processes for new business, maintain accurate CRM reporting, and support marketing initiatives to promote the Eurofins brand.
• You will monitor customer satisfaction for existing clients and undertake additional duties as required to support successful service delivery.

Qualifications

What skills, qualifications and experiences you will hold as an Business Development Executive:

• As a Business Development Executive, you will hold a degree (or equivalent experience) in a life sciences discipline, or demonstrate relevant vocational training and business expertise.
• You will have proven business development success at senior levels within the target industry, ideally with experience in Pharma Insourcing.
• As a Business Development Executive, you will operate confidently within GxP environments and ensure all activities meet regulatory expectations.
• You will use expert knowledge of product commercialisation, manufacturing, supply chain processes, and associated testing and service needs within your clients’ markets.
• You will manage key commercial and contractual processes—such as CDAs, MSAs, and pricing agreements—while supporting negotiations and resolving commercial issues with senior oversight.
• As a Business Development Executive, you will act as a strong communicator, presenter, and team player, building effective networks and maintaining a customer‑focused, service‑led approach at all times.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• We offer exceptional opportunities for career growth, within a friendly and supportive team. As well as a competitive salary, pension and associated benefits you will enjoy an unrivalled working environment.
• Fantastic developmental opportunities and career progression pathways such as leadership, training, compliance and Subject Media Expert.
• Full Benefits Package including:-
  • Pension
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Income protection and life assurance
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Birthday Holiday entitlement
• Exciting Eurofins Incentives: Employee Activity Committee (EAC), Equality Driving Excellence (EDE), significant Reward and Recognition programme Opportunity to benefit from Eurofins Operational Development training platform, plus potential support for part-time training (relevant to the position)
• Additional annual leave days with continued service

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

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