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Business Development

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Summary:

Seek an experienced professional who brings a mix of strategic and tactical thinking in pre-sales work.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Given a customer business problem statement, framing the solution vision and components
  • Creating presentations, writing proposals, and other activities that help seal the deal.
  • Analyzing the market and identifying unmet needs
  • Providing knowledge support to the entire sales team
  • Collaborating with the sales team, practice teams, and other service lines to create proposals and presentations that effectively communicate the capabilities. solution and value of products and services
  • Create material for spreading awareness of capabilities, supporting proactive sales pitches.
  • Represent the solution and fitment in client presentations and/or within a matrix organization setting.

Qualification:

  1. 10+ years of work experience in Life Sciences in two or more of the following areas
    1. Sales Operations & Analytics
    2. Marketing Operations & Analytics
    3. Managed Markets
  2. Excellent grasp on English grammar
  3. Hands on experience with common tools like MS Office and newer tools like to create presentations and other collaterals.
  4. Flexibility to operate in an environment of changing priorities
  5. Ability and willingness to overlap with different time zones like US, EU, APAC

About us

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.

What we offer

  • The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
  • Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
  • The opportunity to thrive on a high-caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
  • A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
  • Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
  • True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.  

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or apply, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.

Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview.

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