Business Development

**Who are we?**

We’re Avance Clinical a Contract Research Organisation. We offer specialised services supporting drug development for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. We have a rich history in this area with our founding roots dating back to the 1980’s. If you already work in this industry you’ll know that we are experts in our field.

**Why should you join Avance Clinical?**

We appreciate that our most important asset is our people. We offer a fun, friendly work environment and a culture that values honesty and respect. We have a strong sense of team. We genuinely appreciate each individual but recognise the collective when achieving success.

We are committed to creating a flexible work environment for our people by supporting them to balance their work commitments and personal needs, both now and into the future.

**Broad Purpose**

The primary role for this position is to support the Business Development and Marketing team by assisting with tasks that drive the company’s business development activities. This will include coordinating the schedules for the Business Development Team for client meetings and conferences and coordinating the documentation within the Business Development department.

**Core Responsibilities**
- Proactively manage the client meeting schedule for the Business Development Team to include distributing meeting invites for Business Development Team and potential clients.
- Support the coordination between business development, contracts and potential clients for Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA) review and sign-off processes.
- Proactively manage the entry and management of the business development team budget information into the customer relationship management (CRM) platform, ensuring the data captured is accurate.
- Provide administrative support to the Business Development team.
- Adhere to Avance Clinical’s marketing & business development budgets, policies and SOPs.
- Update spreadsheets, databases and inventories with statistical, financial and non-financial information.
- Support the marketing team with various events, administration, conferences etc.

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**
- Ideally a years (or more) experience in an entry level Business Development or marketing assistant role.
- Highly organized and proactive with the ability to see the bigger picture and work toward the end goal.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to prepare reports, presentations, policies and procedures.
- Proven ability to deliver tasks on time and with a high degree of accuracy.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative in problem solving and in exercising judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously and cooperatively with other people and to work independently without supervision.
- Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office suite.
- Experience using a CRM (e.g.: Salesforce) is highly desirable.
- Experience in or exposure to the CRO, Pharmaceutical or Biotech industries would be beneficial.

**What we offer**
- Stimulating work
- Project diversity
- An intellectual challenge
- An agile & flexible workplace
- Opportunity to progress
- Stability
- Sense of community
- A leadership team that are working together on a common goal
- Flexible work options
- Great tools / tech to do your job
- A competitive salary & an extra days holiday for your birthday

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**What next?**

As a growing business we’re looking for likeminded people to join us - we hope that’s you.
- To join our team please submit your CV & cover letter as one Microsoft Word document
- You must have full Australian working rights to be considered
- At Avance difference is encouraged, its celebrated and it's something we strive for. We empower cultural, disability, LGBTI+, and gender equality._

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