SyndicatedFractional Head of SalesStone, England, United Kingdom
Full-time Head of Sales, Catalent
FULL-TIME SALES JOB · PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING SECTOR · STONE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Catalent (large pharma CDMO, 10k+ staff) seeks a full-time, on-site Regional Sales Director to lead a 6-person team selling Clinical Services across EMEA. Reports to VP Business Development, owns revenue targets, customer relationships and team development; 50% travel required. This is a traditional permanent leadership role, not fractional or interim work.
Full-time Head of Sales — the balanced verdict
Why this role stands out
- Established pharma/CDMO employer with scale and stability
- Clear leadership scope — P&L, team of 6, direct VP reporting line
- Strategic account management + team enablement blend suits experienced sales leader
Worth checking before you apply
- 50% international travel is substantial; not suited to those needing schedule flexibility
- On-site role based in Stone, England (Catalent UK hub); relocation or commute expected
- Team leadership + individual contribution mixed; heavy customer-facing load
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Full-time Head of Sales — the posting in full
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What the posting asks · quoted from the listing
- Years
Minimum of 6 years of sales and/or sales management experience in a business to business company.
- Certification
BS/BA in a scientific discipline or related field. MBA preferred. Minimum of 6 years of sales and/or sales management experience in a business to business company. Distinct knowle…
Position Summary
The Regional Sales Director Clinical Specialty and Supply leads a team of 6 Account Managers/Directors collectively responsible for selling all of Clinical Services within the CSS Segment in EMEA.
The Regional Sales Director is accountable for achieving Revenue, Sales, Quotes and Funnel goals for the region and for ensuring the staffing, engagement, and development of the individuals within the team. The Regional Sales Director is the primary point-of-contact for customers of Clinical Services within this territory.
The Regional Sales Director CSS, reports directly to the Vice President of Business Development.
The Regional Sales Director role is critical to our patients. As this person is the primary person to interact with our clients who we support to deliver critical therapies with patient safety in mind, executing with efficiency always. Quality, safety and on-time delivery is a must to be successful in this role!
The Role
- Promote the technology within the territory and support relevant Global Account Director/Global Account Leader accounts
- Manage and enable contract negotiations in a timely, effective manner
- Lead Account Managers/Directors to achieve revenue, sales, quote & funnel goals and individual growth & development goals
- Achieve individual technology quote, sales, revenue & funnel goals, and individual growth goals
- Define the sales strategy/product priorities for the CSS Segment
Engage with senior customer management to provide sales leverage, Catalent perspective and a channel for major opportunities and issues on behalf of direct reports
Establish and develop long-term company-to-company relationships with customer’s decision-makers
Ensure customer is up to date with any new products within the technology
Collaborate with Account Directors/ Account Leaders in the construction and execution of their strategic account plan(s)
Other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
BS/BA in a scientific discipline or related field. MBA preferred. Minimum of 6 years of sales and/or sales management experience in a business to business company. Distinct knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and drug development.
In-depth knowledge of Catalent’s Clinical Supply Services product lines and capabilities.
Fluent in English; proficiency in German or French is an advantage
Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 50% of the time
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.
Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
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- Minimum of 6 years of sales and/or sales management experience in a business to business company.
- BS/BA in a scientific discipline or related field. MBA preferred. Minimum of 6 years of sales and/or sales management experience in a business to business company. Distinct knowle…
- Sales Leadership
- Sales Strategy
- Business Development
- Revenue Growth
- Sales Forecasting
- Funnel Management
- Quote Management
- Team Development
- Contract Negotiation
- Pharmaceutical Industry Knowledge
- Drug Development
- Clinical Supply Services
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