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Experience #LifeatRealChem.</p></div><p>Real Chemistry is seeking a highly experienced, growth-oriented <strong>SVP, Business Development</strong> to lead and scale our U.S. and global <strong>Medical Communications</strong> business. This role requires a tenured industry leader with deep expertise in medical communications across promotional medical education and medical affairs, and a proven track record of building client relationships that translate into meaningful, sustained revenue growth.</p> <p>As our Medical capability continues to expand globally, this leader will play a critical role in shaping and executing our growth strategy, identifying new market opportunities, and elevating our presence across pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences clients. This is a highly visible leadership role with direct impact on revenue, market positioning, and long-term business performance.</p> <p>This role is ideal for a commercially minded Med Comms leader who combines scientific fluency with strong business acumen, and who excels at building trusted executive-level relationships, leading complex pursuits, and converting opportunities into long-term partnerships.</p> <p>This is a hybrid role, based in any of our U.S. offices including New York, Boston, Chicago, Lambertville, Carmel, or San Francisco, or remotely within the U.S., depending on business needs.</p> <h3>What You’ll Do:</h3> <ul> <li>Own and drive business development for Medical Communications across the U.S. and global markets, with accountability for top-line revenue growth</li> <li>Identify, shape, and convert high-value opportunities across PME, medical affairs, publications, and integrated scientific communications</li> <li>Build and execute scalable growth strategies, including expansion into new geographies, therapy areas, and client segments</li> <li>Lead and influence complex, high-value RFPs and strategic pursuits, ensuring compelling, differentiated positioning</li> <li>Leverage deep industry expertise and network to proactively originate opportunities and build senior-level client relationships</li> <li>Translate pipeline intelligence and market insights into actionable growth strategies, including analysis of drug pipelines and launch activity</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally across client services, scientific strategy, marketing, and executive leadership to drive integrated solutions and cross-sell opportunities</li> <li>Represent Real Chemistry externally, elevating our Medical Communications presence through industry engagement, thought leadership, and executive client interactions</li> <li>Mentor and influence internal teams to align around growth priorities and deliver against revenue targets</li> </ul> <h3>This Role is a Strong Fit for You If:</h3> <ul> <li>You are a senior Med Comms leader with a strong reputation for driving growth and building lasting client partnerships</li> <li>You combine scientific credibility with commercial instincts and can confidently engage senior stakeholders across medical, commercial, and procurement functions</li> <li>You thrive in a high-growth, evolving environment and are energized by building and scaling capabilities</li> <li>You are both strategic and hands-on, able to lead vision while actively driving execution</li> </ul> <h3>What You Should Bring:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>15+ years of experience</strong>, with the majority within <strong>Medical Communications agencies</strong>, including meaningful exposure to PME and medical affairs</li> <li>Demonstrated success driving <strong>new business and revenue growth</strong> within Med Comms, including originating opportunities and closing large, complex engagements</li> <li>Deep understanding of the <strong>global Med Comms landscape</strong>, including evolving client needs, competitive dynamics, and regulatory considerations</li> <li>Strong, established relationships within pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences organizations</li> <li>Proven ability to lead <strong>multi-million dollar pursuits</strong>, influence senior stakeholders, and navigate complex decision-making environments</li> <li>Executive presence and exceptional communication skills, with the ability to position value at the C-suite level</li> <li>Experience working across integrated offerings, including alignment with advertising, digital, media, and data capabilities</li> <li>A collaborative and agile leadership style, with experience operating effectively in matrixed, global organizations</li> </ul> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><stron