Job Description

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Location: Belfast, hybrid working

Ref: BF-22026

We are looking for a highly motivated Business Development Executive to join our global sales team within a fast-growing life sciences consultancy. This is a client-facing, commercial role focused on generating new business opportunities, setting high-quality appointments across the UK and Europe, and supporting the full sales lifecycle for both new and existing clients. You'll thrive in G&L's fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoy building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, including delivery, resourcing, marketing, and senior technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Generation & Prospecting

Proactively engage medium and large life sciences organisations via phone, LinkedIn, and email to identify and qualify new business opportunities

Monitor industry activity (e.g. mergers & acquisitions, divestments, redundancies, offshoring) to identify emerging sales opportunities and market demand

Appointment Setting & Client Engagement

Deliver high volumes of targeted outbound outreach to generate qualified technical consultations and client meetings for senior technical colleagues

Work closely with Account Ownership teams to grow and expand our client exposure

Act as a professional first point of contact, representing the business and its expertise

Meet and work towards individual & team monthly KPI targets in line with business objectives

Sales Support

Provide end-to-end sales support including qualification, objection handling, follow-up, negotiation, and closing activities

Support opportunities across the full client lifecycle

CRM & Market Insights

Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in Salesforce across the full sales process

Use LinkedIn and industry databases to research prospects, build target lists, and track competitor and market trends

Contribute to achieving annual revenue and activity targets

Marketing & Brand Collaboration

Work closely with the marketing team to ensure business development activity aligns with ongoing campaigns

Share client feedback to support thought leadership, content development, and brand positioning

Skills & Experience

Strong communication and relationship-building skills at all levels of a client organisation

Proven ability to conduct proactive outreach and generate qualified meetings

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Comfortable making outbound calls and engaging professionally via email and LinkedIn

Highly organised with strong time management and follow-up discipline

Analytical, detail-oriented, and commercially minded

Able to work effectively within a global, cross-functional team

Personal Attributes

1-2 years experience in an outbound sales environment, ideally in the life sciences sector.

Proactive self-starter with a results-driven mindset

Confident engaging with scientific, technical, and commercial stakeholders

Curious, adaptable, and motivated by the evolving life sciences industry

Professional, credible communicator with strong attention to detail

Fluent in English; additional languages (Spanish or German) are a plus

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, Business Analytics, or Business Management

Why Join G&L?

This is an exciting opportunity to join an agile and dynamic international life sciences consultancy, working with leading organisations across the UK and Europe. This role provides an opportunity to collaborate with senior technical experts and top-10 biopharma customers, and have immediate impact on a fast-growing business.

Send CVs to BelfastApplications@gandlscientific.com quoting reference Ref: BF-22026

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,000.00-28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Life insurance Private medical insurance Sabbatical
Work Location: In person