Director, Business Development - Life Sciences

Arcadia is dedicated to happier, healthier days for all. We believe that there is a better healthcare world – one powered by data. Our platform transforms complex, diverse data into a unified foundation for health, helping organizations deliver better care, boost revenue, and lower costs. We're a team of fiercely driven individuals committed to making healthcare more sustainable—and we're looking for passionate people to help us get there. For more information, visit arcadia.io . Why this role is important to Arcadia Arcadia is building a direct-to–Life Sciences commercial function as a strategic growth pillar of the company. The Director, Business Development - Life Sciences is an individual contributor seller responsible for building and closing enterprise relationships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies within an assigned account territory. This is a true end-to-end selling role . You will prospect and develop new opportunities, lead discovery conversations with scientific and commercial stakeholders, scope and price solutions, negotiate contracts, and partner closely with internal teams to ensure successful delivery and long-term client satisfaction. This role is designed for a life sciences seller with fluency in real-world data, analytics, and evidence-based solutions—someone who understands how pharma organizations buy across the development lifecycle and who wants to build a durable book of business inside Arcadia's growing direct Life Sciences sales organization. What Success Looks Like In 3 months Build a deep understanding of Arcadia's Life Sciences data, solutions, operating model, and delivery capabilities Establish credibility and working rhythm with Product, Data, Ops, Delivery, Legal, and Finance Build a qualified pipeline within your assigned account territory, leveraging existing relationships and Arcadia's differentiated data assets Complete onboarding on Arcadia's Life Sciences value narrative, competitive positioning, and pricing framework In 6 months Advance a meaningful, qualified pipeline aligned to pharma planning and budgeting cycles Close at least one deal or be in late-stage contracting on priority opportunities Demonstrate strong deal scoping discipline with smooth handoffs into delivery Maintain accurate CRM hygiene and deliver a reliable forecast to your manager In 12 months Consistently attain quota with a 3-5x quota, well-qualified pipeline across your territory Close multiple deals with clear expansion potential, including at least one multi-year or enterprise agreement Build strong relationships with scientific, commercial, and procurement stakeholders where Arcadia is viewed as a trusted partner Provide market feedback that influences packaging, pricing, or roadmap prioritization What You'll Be Doing PROSPECT AND BUILD A QUALIFIED LIFE SCIENCES PIPELINE Proactively build pipeline in a green-field or assigned Life Sciences territory using conference presence, publication monitoring, thought leadership networks, hunting via warm and cold outreach, leveraging of BDR Team, and CRO or consultancy partnerships Identify and prioritize high-probability targets using a defined ideal customer profile: company size, therapeutic area focus, pipeline stage, and recent approvals Map multi-threaded stakeholder ecosystems across R&D, HEOR, medical, market access, and commercial teams at target accounts Maintain rigorous pipeline hygiene using a defined qualification methodology (e.g., MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, or BANT) to advance or deprioritize opportunities LEAD SOLUTION SELLING ACROSS THE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE Lead discovery conversations across early research, clinical development, HEOR/RWE, market access, and commercial analytics Translate complex client needs into well-scoped solutions that balance data, analytics, services, and delivery realities Guide clients toward use cases where Arcadia can deliver outsized value, not lowest-friction data transactions Align solutions to client budgeti