Senior Business Development Director – Regulatory, Medical Writing

Veristat

Senior Business Development Director at Veristat driving growth in regulatory science and medical writing services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Expanding business opportunities and enhancing market presence.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for driving growth of Veristat’s Regulatory Science and Medical Writing services across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences clients.
Focuses on developing new business opportunities and expanding existing accounts by positioning high-value solutions including regulatory strategy, submission support, regulatory operations, and scientific/medical writing.
Lead strategic sales efforts, identify client needs across the product development lifecycle, and partner cross-functionally to deliver tailored solutions that support regulatory approvals and clinical development success.
Serve as the primary liaison between the client and Veristat for all sales-related activities, enhancing the Company’s visibility, credibility, and market presence within regulatory and scientific services.
Collaborate closely with Regulatory, Medical Writing, Clinical, Project Management, and Finance teams to ensure alignment of client needs with service delivery and to drive long-term strategic partnerships.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in a business, science, or related field.
Minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience selling services in a CRO / pharmaceutical / biotechnology / life sciences industry, with expert knowledge of the clinical research process and requirements.
Demonstrated experience selling regulatory affairs, regulatory consulting, or medical writing services strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of the drug development lifecycle and global regulatory pathways (FDA, EMA, and other regulatory agencies).
Proven success in selling complex, consultative service offerings to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills to prepare and deliver high-quality capabilities and sales presentations.
Experience with proposal development, contract negotiation and closing a contract.
Ability to learn quickly and assimilate the detail of project requirements.
Strong computer skills, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
Prior Salesforce experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote working
Flexible time off
Paid holidays
Medical insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

regulatory strategysubmission supportregulatory operationsscientific writingmedical writingclinical research processdrug development lifecycleglobal regulatory pathwaysproposal developmentcontract negotiation

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillspresentation skillsability to learn quicklydetail-oriented