Group Director, Business Development

About the role

Real Chemistry is seeking a Group Director, Business Development to join our U.S.-based Growth team. This is a U.S. hybrid role, based in or near one of our U.S. hubs. This role is ideal for a seasoned business development leader who excels at leading highimpact pitches, supporting organic growth opportunities, and strengthening how teams come together to win new work. Reporting to the Global Head of Business Development, the Group Director plays a key role in shaping and delivering compelling, integrated new business efforts across our healthcare portfolio in partnership with corporate and capability teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support priority new business pitches from RFI/RFP through final presentation, partnering closely with Client Leads, Growth Leaders, and crossfunctional teams
• Translate client briefs into clear strategic frameworks and compelling pitch narratives aligned to Real Chemistry capabilities
• Coordinate teams across disciplines and markets to ensure cohesive, differentiated responses
• Manage pitch timelines, workflows, and deliverables across multiple concurrent efforts
• Support the development of pitch materials, including proposals, decks, and presentations
• Keep senior stakeholders informed on progress, risks, and resource needs
• Drive postpitch debriefs and help capture learnings to improve future performance
• Contribute to tracking win rates, pitch outcomes, and performance trends
• Support hybrid team management and development-including mentoring, capability uplift, performance support, and crossfunctional team alignment.
• This Role Is a Good Fit If You
• Thrive in a fastpaced, deadlinedriven agency environment
• Enjoy collaborating across teams and disciplines to deliver strong outcomes
• You adapt quickly as priorities shift and enjoy working in a dynamic environment.
• Are a strategic thinker who can also execute with precision
• Bring a proactive, solutionsoriented mindset to complex challenges
• You can manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced, deadlinedriven environment.
• Are comfortable leading through influence rather than authority
• Value continuous improvement and building scalable, repeatable approaches
• What You Should Have
• 10-12+ years of experience in an advertising, communications, or integrated marketing agency environment, ideally within healthcare
• Ability to navigate across complex hybrid organizations and markets to centralize and coordinate business development efforts.
• Proven experience leading or supporting successful new business pitches
• Strong storytelling, writing, and presentation skills
• Solid understanding of integrated marketing, communications, medical, and activation disciplines
• Healthcare industry experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, or related sectors
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working across disciplines.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfort working in hybrid teams across l

Benefits

Additional Information

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn't just an aspiration-it's our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people-we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. Group Director, Business Development Boston - Massachusetts; Carmel - Indiana; Chicago - Illinois; Lambertville - New Jersey; North Carolina At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn't just an aspiration-it's our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centered creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people-we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.

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