Senior Business Development Executive (San Francisco / Bay Area)
Posted Jul 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about the largest outsourcing deal you've closed. How did you win it?
What they are checking: Whether they have real experience selling complex services to pharma or biotech.
How do you get the most out of a trade show or clinical seminar?
What they are checking: Whether they plan meetings and follow-up rather than just standing at a booth.
Tell me about a deal you lost. What did you learn?
What they are checking: Whether they reflect honestly and adjust their approach.
How do you keep your knowledge of PCI's services current enough to answer technical customer questions?
What they are checking: Whether they invest in learning the service lines they sell.
How do you manage your time across many accounts in a large territory?
What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize accounts by potential and keep a steady visit rhythm.
What would you do
How would you build a pipeline of biopharma accounts in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southwest territory in your first six months?
What they are checking: Whether they have a concrete plan and existing network to grow a territory quickly.
A customer is happy with the service but a competitor is offering a lower price. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can defend value and strengthen relationships instead of just cutting price.
How do you work with operations and project management to make sure what you sell can be delivered?
What they are checking: Whether they avoid overselling and protect the company's reputation with customers.
About the work
How do you explain the value of a CDMO like PCI to a small biotech that has never outsourced packaging?
What they are checking: Whether they can translate services into outcomes that matter to a startup sponsor.
How do you use Salesforce day to day, and what makes an opportunity record actually useful?
What they are checking: Whether they keep the CRM accurate, which the posting says to update daily.
Walk me through how you would write an annual sales plan for this territory.
What they are checking: Whether they can set targets by account and opportunity type rather than just a total number.
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