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Premier Research International

Contract research organization for clinical development

Vice President

Business Development & PartnershipsPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or its international equivalent from an accredited institution in health, life sciences, business, or a related field.
  • Fifteen years of experience developing customer relationships, strategic partnerships, and business opportunities in a global environment.
  • Ten years of experience within the CRO, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or related life sciences industry.
  • Fluency in Mandarin is essential.
  • Strong understanding of clinical research, regional market dynamics, and the regulatory environment within APAC.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and managing strategic partnerships, alliances, or commercial relationships across multiple countries and cultures.
  • Experience supporting business development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement, and solution development.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 25–35%, including international travel across APAC and other global locations as required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership, strategic direction, and oversight for regional development activities across APAC.
  • Develop and execute the APAC regional strategy in alignment with global business objectives, commercial priorities, and operational capabilities.
  • Lead the development, governance, and evolution of strategic partnerships that strengthen market access, delivery capabilities, and client solutions across APAC.
  • Oversee key regional alliance relationships and ensure effective collaboration, governance, escalation management, and executive stakeholder engagement.
  • Develop partnerships in Japan that enhance local presence, capabilities, and access to the Japanese market.
  • Support APAC business development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement, solution development, and progression of qualified opportunities.
  • Build and maintain senior-level relationships with customers, partners, industry stakeholders, providers, and regional organisations to advance strategic and commercial objectives.
  • Partner with Business Unit Heads, Commercial leaders, and Functional leaders to develop regionally appropriate solutions and growth strategies.
  • Act as the company's senior representative within the APAC clinical research community and at relevant client, partner, and industry forums.

About the Company

Premier Research International

Contract research organization for clinical development

Premier Research provides specialized clinical development services for biotech and specialty pharma, focusing on the therapeutic areas where leading scientists work. It supports end-to-end clinical trials including design, site management, data management, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, and medical writing across 20+ countries with about 1,500 employees. It differentiates itself with deep expertise in select therapeutic areas, strong execution, global reach, close collaboration, patient impact, and flexible working conditions. Its goal is to help biotech and pharma teams bring safe, effective therapies to patients faster through high-quality development and regulatory support.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$79.2M
Headquarters
Morrisville, NC
Founded
1989

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