Leidos has an exciting career opportunity for a Senior Business Development Manager focused on our Federal Behavioral Health and Human Performance business.
POSITION SUMMARY:
You will be expected to continue to build the Leidos reputation and business pipeline, executing the BD process, maintaining a high win probability, and growing business within the Health domain with a focus on Behavioral Health and Human Performance.
The selected individual will be held accountable for identification, qualification and capture of business development opportunities as well as the generation of qualified pipeline growth necessary to meet or exceed the Division’s and Business Area's forecast and plan. In addition, this individual will plan and recommend BD and marketing strategies to achieve maximum customer and market penetration and to drive tactical and strategic growth. **Telecommuting is available for this position.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Proactively identify new business opportunities.
Perform market research to qualify new business opportunities, including analysis of customer budgets, capabilities required, current customer preferences, competitive environment assessments, and incumbent strengths and weaknesses.
Coordinate and conduct meetings with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop market insight on requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, and contract vehicle choices.
Work with program and management team in call plan development and execution, and provide detailed reports on follow up activities after plan execution.
Serve as Capture Manager for selected opportunities, either all the way to award or in the early capture phase.
Participate as required in the Leidos business development process, including pipeline reviews, opportunity gate reviews, black hat sessions, and proposal reviews.
Collaborate with Leidos Account Managers, IDIQ PMs, other BD personnel and capture and line management to support cross enterprise objectives and customer engagement.
Support overall strategic planning and linking pursuits/capture activities which support the business development metrics for awards, submits, and pipeline.
Interact routinely with various levels of management, functional leads, other staff, and customers.
Brief business development status to senior management when material changes occur and as required by the Leidos business development process.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree, preferred in related professional field, and 12+ years in a Business Development position. (Additional education, training or experience may be considered in lieu of degree/experience)
Proven track record of successful business development at a variety of acquisition sizes.
Demonstrated access to key customers and industry partners.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
Leadership skills to develop, organize and execute significant BD activities, including building industry teams, assessing win probability, and executing customer call plans.
Prior experience supporting business development and capture efforts for Health agencies.
Candidates must be US Citizens and be eligible to obtain a security clearance.
Local to the National Capital Region
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A professional degree (Master’s/Doctorate) is highly desired.
Strong, respected relationships within the Federal Behavioral Health, Human Performance, and/or Personnel Readiness community
Ability to gain internal support, operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, and establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, division managers, and peers in the Group and across Leidos.
Self-starter and ability to manage time independently without direct supervision.
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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.