Business Development Consultant

Cardinal Health Sonexus™ Access and Patient Support helps specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers remove barriers to care so that patients can access, afford and remain on the therapy they need for a better quality of life. Our diverse expertise in pharma, payer and hub services allows us to deliver best-in-class solutions—driving brand and patient markers of success. We’re continuously integrating advanced and emerging technologies to streamline patient onboarding, qualification, and adherence. Our non-commercial specialty pharmacy is centralized at our custom-designed facility outside of Dallas, Texas, empowering manufacturers to rethink the reach and impact of their products.

Together, we can get life-changing therapies to patients who need them—faster.

Our Sales Administration/Operations Management function plays a critical role in enabling the success of the commercial organization by driving operational excellence, supporting business development, and ensuring seamless execution of sales processes.

The Business Development Consultant role serves as a key support partner to the Business Development team, curating and enhancing RFP assets, delivering insights that strengthen proposals, and elevating the quality and impact of customer-facing deliverables as outlined by the Business Development Director. This role also collaborates closely with Sales Enablement to support execution and effectiveness, identify opportunities for sales tool and process improvements, and track RFP-related metrics. The Consultant reports to the Sr. Manager, Business Development Enablement.
 

Responsibilities:

• Supports Business Development team to help coordinate the process of responding to RFIs / RFPs. Under the guidance of the Senior Business Development Enablement Manager and Business Development directors. Manage the response timelines, coordinate information flow, collate content in the database, enhance content where necessary in alignment with marketing standards, assist in developing new content, and support the build of the response.
• Analyzes RFIs/RFPs to identify key strengths applicable to the organization. Advises on best approach to address RFIs/RFPs based on industry insight and market knowledge.
• Contributes to Business Development Opportunity presentations – helping with the storyboard, identifying and retrieving library/database content aligned to the opportunity. Prepare draft PPT presentations for internal review

• Conducts high level market research regarding emerging industry trends, pharmaceutical manufacturers and their products, and competitors.

• Supports internal reporting on opportunity status, pipeline health, etc,
• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects

• Works to understand complex functional situations by paying attention to the details of the tasks at hand and by breaking them down into smaller pieces.
• Applies hypotheses and an understanding of cause and effect when analyzing a complex process, situation or issue or discerning data patterns
• Identifies advanced implications/conclusions from the logical analysis of a complex situation or issue
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Completes work independently; receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objective
  
   

Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience (~4 years), preferred
• 2+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry or former business analyst roles preferred
• Strategic understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, patient services, sales & marketing; with the ability to understand and analyze drivers, trends, issues & opportunities
• Strong customer service, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Demonstrates ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong affinity for finance, marketing acumen, and/or technology strongly preferred
• Resilient and adaptable, with a proactive mindset and strong follow-through
• Experience with CRM systems; Salesforce experience preferred
• Advanced computer skills, with a strong command of Microsoft Office—especially PowerPoint and Excel
• Strong communication skills (verbal & written)
• Ability to work independently while being skilled at collaborating on team projects
• Highly detail-oriented with a creative approach to problem-solving and content development

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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