Business Development Associate

As a Business Development Associate or Sr.  Business Development Associate, you will have the opportunity to perfect your sales skills and make a direct contribution to driving engagement with new clients and supporting a healthy pipeline of thoughtfully positioned opportunities aligned with Rho’s sales strategy and objectives. . You will need to be adept at client-specific research in order to provide active support in generating business leads. You will be able to have direct interaction with clients and support various initiatives for our fast-paced and strategic Business Development team.  This is a very exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with fantastic mentors, which can lead to a long-term rewarding career!

Our Sales and Business Development Teams will tell you, joining Rho has been one of their best career moves in terms of contentment, financial rewards and career growth, which is why we have such stability in the group!

Responsibilities

• Perform outreach (phone, mail, email) to potential leads to generate interest in Rho’s services
• Participate in lead generation activities (e.g., research perspective company pipelines and press releases)
• Create customized value propositions and storyboards that match Rho’s expertise to prospective client needs
• Schedule telephone, face-to-face, and web meeting appointments for Rho business development professionals and Rho’s subject matter experts
• Ensure a high level of communication and customer service
• Attend industry specific trade shows, conferences and business development meetings; participate in local and regional industry specific networking groups as needed
• Enter, update and maintain accurate data within Salesforce.com
• Support day-to-day sales and marketing activities
• Work with Rho business development professionals to develop and execute territory plans
• Assist with proposal activities; ensure timely responses and follow-up to both internal and external clients
• Implement marketing initiatives, including actively seeking new ways to further Rho’s brand

Requirements

Qualifications

Benefits

A few more things to know about us :

Benefits : Rho provides a comprehensive benefits package for all benefit-eligible employees, which includes medical, vision, dental, HSA, FSA, EAP, life & disability insurance and 401(k). All employees are eligible for paid time off, holidays, parental leave and bereavement leave.

Diversity and Inclusion : As a global, full-service CRO driven by our collective experiences, we view each of our backgrounds as a vital component in our formula for success and we strive towards building a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse environment for our employees every day. By valuing and tapping into each employee’s unique and different personal experiences, we are able to uplift employee dignity and belonging, foster more strategic creativity, and more quickly arrive at breakthrough solutions that help us heal the world.

Flexibility : We encourage a work-life balance that allows employees to bring their best selves to work while being passionate about their lives outside work.

As required by pay transparency laws in some states, Rho provides the range of starting compensation (annual salary or hourly rate) it reasonably expects to pay for a given role. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to role responsibilities and location as well as candidate skill set and level of experience. The range of starting pay for this role is $45,000 to $65,000 per year.

EOE. Veterans / Disabled