A PSA to all consultants applying for business development jobs: please figure out what business development means before applying. Hint: it refers to a specific function, and is not, in fact, a catch-all term for all business activities in pharma/biotech.

Sincerely,
An exhausted hiring manager

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I’m in (actual) BD work. What company are you hiring for?

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What does actual BD work entail in this context?

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Can you tell us what it means please? :)

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A lot of firms and consultants do not do that type of work. So I’m not surprised the pool is small, also not surprised more people with less relevant experience are trying to spin their experience to break in. It’s a shame you have to deal with this. Candidates should be applying for roles more relevant to their typical work.

D1 said it perfectly

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Is it related to um er uhh… developing the business?

Are most consultants trying to spin market research experience as prior BD work?

I think they genuinely don't know what BD means, so are trying to spin anything business oriented like market research or commercial strategy as BD experience. Honestly if they knew what it was and focused on translatable skills like forecasting, landscape analysis etc I'd feel much better about them.

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