
VP of Business Development - Mid Market
Required skills
- B2B SaaS sales
- business development
- life sciences
- mid-market
- emerging pharma
- biotech
- BD teams
- player-coach
- multi-year SaaS deals
- complex solutions
Nice to have
- account-based marketing
- outbound programme design
- enterprise onboarding
- change management
- SaaS context
Role summary
CluePoints is seeking a VP of Business Development for its Mid-Market segment to lead the build-out of the function and own the full sales cycle. This role involves setting strategy, developing and implementing acquisition and retention strategies for emerging and specialty pharma and biotech accounts, and partnering cross-functionally. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of B2B SaaS sales or business development experience in life sciences, a proven track record in mid-market accounts, and experience leading high-performing BD teams. Strong CRM discipline, forecasting, pipeline management, and negotiation skills are essential. Experience with RBQM or RBM is a plus.
We’re proud to be an ambitious, fast-growing technology scale-up with a dynamic and diverse international team representing more than 20 nationalities. Collaboration, flexibility, and continuous learning are part of our DNA.
At CluePoints, you’ll find a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and have fun along the way. Guided by our values of Care, Passion, and Smart Disruption, we’re united by a shared mission: to create smarter ways to run efficient clinical trials and deliver AI-powered insights that improve human outcomes worldwide.
The Role
We’re looking for a VP of Business Development, Mid-Market to join our Commercial team, reporting directly to our Chief Commercial Officer. You’ll lead the build-out of our mid-market BD function - owning the full sales cycle from prospecting to close across emerging and specialty pharma and biotech accounts. What You’ll Be Doing
- Build and lead a high-performing BD team focused onacquiringmid-market pharma and biotech accounts-setting strategy, team structure, and coverage model from the ground up.
- Own the mid-market deal cycle end to end territory planning, prospecting, negotiation, close.
- Develop and implement strategies toacquireandretainsmall to mid-sized pharma and biotech accountsand new logos, with a clear value proposition aroundCluePoints’ AI-powered RBQM platform.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product Marketing,Strategy, and Commercial Operations to align GTM execution, messaging, and customer transitions.
- Contribute to shared commercial frameworks alongside theCommercialLeadership— territory segmentation, pipeline generation, and coverage models.
- RepresentCluePointsat industry events and conferences, building relationships with clinical trial sponsors across the mid-market segment.
- 8+ years of proven success in B2B SaaS sales or business development in life sciences, with a strongtrack recordin mid-market or emerging pharma and biotech accounts.
- Experience leading and developing high-performing BD teams-a player, captain, and coach who builds culture as well as pipeline.
- A proven ability to close multi-year SaaS deals and evangelize complex solutions; RBQM or RBM experience is a strong plus.
- Strong CRM discipline and analytical mindset, with experience in forecasting and pipeline management (Salesforce preferred).
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, comfortable operating across an international stakeholder environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience designing or scaling a mid-market BD function from scratch.
- Familiarity with account-based marketing and outbound programme design.
- Exposure to enterprise onboarding or change management in a SaaS context.
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