Business Development Manager

remote
Remote, USA, USA .
full-time . January 21, 2026

Description

Company Bio

Medexus Pharma is a leading specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on the therapeutic areas of rheumatology, auto-immune disease, specialty oncology, allergy, and pediatric diseases. We provide market-leading prescription and over-the-counter brands to patients and healthcare professionals, which we believe greatly enhances quality of life and promotes a healthy lifestyle. We have a strong North American commercial platform, and we currently operate through two unique segments: Medexus Pharma Canada and Medexus Pharma USA. Innovation is a driving force for our company. As a result, we are continuously licensing and/or acquiring new products and solutions aimed at addressing the essential needs of consumers, patients, and healthcare partners.

Role Overview

The Business Development Manager will support Medexus Pharma’s strategic growth priorities by supporting a disciplined business development function which supports overall strategic and business initiatives. This external facing role will help in identifying and evaluating a variety of opportunities for licensing, partnering, alliances and transactions, supporting opportunity evaluation, diligence coordination, and early integration planning as needed. This position partners cross-functionally with Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Operations, IT, and HR.

Key Responsibilities

Build and advance a healthy outbound opportunity pipeline through targeted prospecting, structured outreach, and ongoing partner engagement.
Develop and maintain relationships with current and prospective partners to generate and progress partnership opportunities.
Actively manage inbound business development opportunities, ensuring timely follow up, qualification, internal alignment, and accurate tracking within CRM or BD systems.
Maintain strong awareness of market dynamics, competitive landscapes, and emerging partnership opportunities to inform targeting and outreach efforts.
Lead opportunity screening activities, including high level assessments, internal summaries, recommendations, and pipeline reporting.
Support diligence and transaction activities as appropriate, including coordination of information requests and preparation of internal materials.
Represent Medexus at conferences and partnering meetings, conducting in person meetings and networking to build relationships and uncover new opportunities.
Use AI tools such as ChatGPT to enhance research, screening, and drafting efficiency in accordance with Medexus policies and compliance standards.
Contribute to the ongoing improvement of business development processes, tools, and templates.

Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, Economics, or a related field.
5+ years of relevant experience in corporate business development, commercial or sales roles with a strong track record of relationship-building, preferably within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry
Demonstrated experience driving outbound business development efforts, including prospecting, partner engagement, and opportunity advancement.
Strong negotiation, influence, and relationship building skills with the ability to engage external partners and align internal stakeholders.
Sound commercial judgment with the ability to assess strategic and portfolio fit at a high level.
Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with CRM systems or BD databases is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) to accelerate research, screening, and drafting while following confidentiality, data security, and compliance requirements.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort engaging external stakeholders.
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-confidentiality environment.
Self-motivated and proactive, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks and learn new concepts quickly.

Additional Information:

Compensation range: $140,000 – $170,000 USD
Travel or other requirements: Remote position; up to 10% travel. International travel and working hours intermittently required.

We recognize that experience comes in many forms. Even if your background or compensation expectations don’t exactly align with all the qualifications or compensation range listed, we encourage you to apply. Your unique skills and experience may be a great fit for this role or other opportunities at Medexus.

Medexus Pharma is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with Medexus Pharma depends solely on your qualifications.

Compensation

$140,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

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