Head of Korea Domestic Sales

Responsibilities:

Build and Grow Korea Domestic Sales

• Develop and execute a focused Korea commercial strategy targeting local biotech and mid-sized pharma
• Originate high-quality opportunities through deep client engagement and network activation
• Build a robust pipeline across clinical phases, with a focus on strategic, high-value programs

Establish Trusted Client Partnerships

• Become a key partner to decision-makers in Korea’s biotech ecosystem
• Convert opportunities into long-term, repeat business relationships
• Elevate Novotech’s reputation as a trusted, execution-driven CRO in Korea

Create and Lead a High-Performing Commercial Team

• Recruit and develop a top-tier local sales organization
• Define scalable processes across account management, pipeline discipline, and deal execution
• Build a performance-driven, accountable, and entrepreneurial culture

Leverage Delivery as a Competitive Advantage

• Partner closely with local operations to translate delivery excellence into commercial wins
• Ensure strong alignment between sales commitments and execution capability
• Position the organization as a trusted, high-quality execution partner in Korea

Represent and Elevate NVT Korea in the Market

• Act as a visible commercial leader within the Korea CRO and biotech community
• Build brand presence through industry engagement and strategic partnerships
• Bring market insight to shape broader Novotech strategy

What Success Looks Like

• Strong and sustainable growth in Korea-originated revenue
• Expansion of Novotech’s presence across local biotech and mid-sized pharma
• Recognition of NVT Korea as a trusted, high-quality CRO partner
• A scalable and high-performing local commercial organization
• Clear contribution to Novotech’s global growth through Korea

Experience & Background

• Proven track record in CRO, pharma services, or clinical development partnerships within Korea
• Strong ability to originate and close business in the local market
• Deep network across Korean biotech, pharma, and clinical stakeholders
• Experience building or scaling commercial teams
• Strong understanding of clinical development and outsourcing models

Leadership Profile

• Market builder: Relishes creating growth within a defined local market
• Commercial hunter: Proactive, externally oriented, and driven to originate deals
• Entrepreneurial: Comfortable building structure while delivering results
• Team creator: Passionate about hiring and developing strong local talent
• Execution-focused: Aligns closely with delivery to ensure credibility and repeat success

Compensation & Upside

• Competitive base salary aligned with senior market benchmarks
• High-performance variable structure tied directly to Korea revenue growth
• Clear linkage between business generation and personal earnings upside

This role is designed for a leader who wants to:

• Own a market
• Build and lead a team
• Translate growth directly into financial reward

Qualifications

• Proven track record in CRO, pharma services, or clinical development partnerships within Korea
• Strong ability to originate and close business in the local market
• Deep network across Korean biotech, pharma, and clinical stakeholders
• Experience building or scaling commercial teams
• Strong understanding of clinical development and outsourcing models

Novotech is proud to offer a great workplace. We are committed to being an employer of choice for gender equality and providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

Our team members are passionate about what we do, but we understand work is only one of the things that is important to them. We support our team members with flexible working options, paid parental leave for both parents, flexible leave entitlements, wellness programs and ongoing development programs.

We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every application. We look forward to talking to you about working at Novotech.