Director of Business Development

Director / Vice President, Business Development – Pharmaceutical Educational Grants (CKM)

Independent Medical Education (IME) | CME/CE | Medical Affairs | Strategic Partnerships

Company: eMedEd

Location: Remote – United States

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 12+ Years

Industry: Pharmaceutical Education | Independent Medical Education | Healthcare

About eMedEd

eMedEd is a continuing medical education organization specializing in accredited CME/CE programs, independent medical education (IME), national medical conferences, live webinars, virtual learning, and on-demand educational activities for healthcare professionals (HCPs).

We collaborate with healthcare experts and medical education professionals to develop and deliver high-quality, evidence-based educational programs that address clinical knowledge gaps, improve healthcare professional competence, and support better patient care.

We are expanding our pharmaceutical educational grants and strategic partnerships business and seeking an experienced leader to drive growth in Cardiovascular, Kidney & Metabolic(CKM) Health.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced, results-driven Director / Vice President of Business Development – CKM to lead pharmaceutical educational grant acquisition, develop strategic funding partnerships, and expand our portfolio of accredited CME/CE and independent medical education programs.

The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of securing substantial pharmaceutical and biotechnology educational grants and an established network of decision-makers within Medical Affairs, Independent Medical Education (IME), and Educational Grants teams.

This senior, revenue-generating role focuses on securing educational funding that enables eMedEd to develop, produce, and deliver independent, accredited educational activities to healthcare professionals through national conferences, live webinars, virtual programs, and on-demand CME/CE education.

The successful candidate will also leverage measurable educational outcomes, learner engagement, and program impact to strengthen funding relationships and identify opportunities for new and repeat educational grants.

Key Responsibilities

● Pharmaceutical Educational Grant Acquisition: Identify, pursue, and secure independent educational grants from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to support accredited CME/CE programs.

● Medical Affairs & IME Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, IME, and Educational Grants decision-makers.

● Business Development & Funding Strategy: Develop and execute strategic grant acquisition plans, manage a high-value funding pipeline, and achieve annual educational funding targets.

● Educational Program Development: Collaborate with scientific, educational planning, and accreditation teams to develop grant proposals supporting independently identified clinical educational gaps and learner needs.

● Educational Delivery & Learner Reach: Work with internal teams to understand educational formats, target healthcare professional audiences, learner engagement, and distribution strategies that strengthen grant proposals.

● Educational Outcomes & Repeat Funding: Communicate educational outcomes, learner participation, knowledge improvement, and program impact to funding supporters, and identify opportunities for future independent educational grants.

● CKM Therapeutic Area Growth: Drive funding opportunities across cardiovascular disease, heart failure, hypertension, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic health.

● Strategic Partnerships: Develop long-term funding relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology organizations, medical societies, and healthcare associations.

● Industry Engagement: Represent eMedEd at pharmaceutical industry meetings, medical conferences, and educational partnership discussions.

● Pipeline Management & Forecasting: Track grant opportunities, submissions, funding awards, revenue forecasts, and business development performance.

● ACCME Compliance: Ensure all funding relationships maintain the integrity and independence of accredited medical education in accordance with ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence.

Required Qualifications

● 12+ years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical business development, independent medical education (IME), CME/CE, medical communications, educational grants, or related healthcare business development.

● Minimum 5 years of direct experience securing pharmaceutical educational grants or developing IME/CME funding partnerships.

● Proven track record of securing substantial pharmaceutical or biotechnology educational funding, including managing high-value or multimillion-dollar grant pipelines.

● Established professional relationships with pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, IME, and Educational Grants decision-makers.

● Strong understanding of cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic therapeutic areas.

● Demonstrated success in pharmaceutical grant acquisition, strategic partnership development, and long-term funding relationship management.

● Experience communicating educational outcomes, demonstrating program impact, and pursuing new and repeat educational funding opportunities.

● Strong business development, strategic planning, negotiation, and executive-level communication skills.

● Working knowledge of ACCME accreditation standards and independent medical education requirements.

● Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in healthcare, life sciences, or business preferred.

Preferred Experience

● Senior business development experience within an independent medical education provider, CME/CE organization, or medical communications agency.

● Previous experience working with pharmaceutical or biotechnology Medical Affairs, IME, or Educational Grants teams.

● Experience developing therapeutic-area-specific educational grant strategies and national HCP education initiatives.

● Demonstrated success growing pharmaceutical educational funding portfolios and building long-term supporter relationships.

Key Performance Expectations

● Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified pharmaceutical educational grant opportunities.

● Achieve agreed-upon annual educational funding and business development targets.

● Expand eMedEd's network of pharmaceutical and biotechnology funding stakeholders.

● Secure new educational grants and develop opportunities for repeat funding.

● Leverage measurable educational outcomes and independently identified educational needs to support future grant proposals.

● Provide regular funding forecasts, pipeline updates, and business development performance reports.

What We Offer

● Opportunity to lead and expand eMedEd's CKM educational grants portfolio.

● Established CME/CE accreditation and medical education operations infrastructure.

● Collaboration with experienced scientific, educational planning, and outcomes teams.

● Opportunity to develop national healthcare professional education initiatives and pharmaceutical funding partnerships.

● Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives, commensurate with experience.

● Remote work opportunity within the United States.

Travel

Domestic travel as needed for pharmaceutical industry meetings, medical conferences, and strategic partnership development.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a well-connected pharmaceutical educational grants business development leader who can independently identify funding opportunities, secure substantial educational support, and build sustainable funding relationships.

The ideal candidate understands the pharmaceutical Medical Affairs and IME funding landscape, maintains direct relationships with educational grant decision-makers, and has a proven ability to secure funding that supports the development and delivery of high-quality educational activities to healthcare professionals.

The candidate should also be skilled at communicating educational outcomes and using documented program impact and remaining educational gaps to support future grant proposals.

This position focuses on pharmaceutical educational grant acquisition and strategic funding partnerships—not traditional pharmaceutical product sales.

Apply Now

If you have a strong pharmaceutical funding network, a proven track record of securing educational grants, and the experience to grow a high-value CKM educational portfolio, we'd love to hear from you.

Send your resume to: [email protected]

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Director / VP – Business Development (CKM)

Equal Employment Opportunity

eMedEd is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote