Sales Development Representative - Pharmaceutical Industry
About Huzzle
At Huzzle, we connect exceptional talent with top opportunities at leading companies across the UK, US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Our clients include startups, digital agencies, and fast-growing commercial organizations across industries such as SaaS, MarTech, HealthTech, and Pharmaceuticals.
Unlike traditional outsourcing agencies, we place you directly with a client where you become an integrated, valued member of their team with long-term career growth opportunities.
Role Type: Full-time
Engagement: Independent Contractor
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Sales Development Representative (SDR) with proven exposure to the pharmaceutical industry or healthcare/life sciences sales environment.
This role focuses on outbound prospecting, lead generation, and appointment setting with decision-makers across pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and medical organizations.
This is a hard requirement role — candidates must have prior experience selling into or within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry.
The ideal candidate is confident, structured in their outreach, and comfortable engaging senior stakeholders in a highly regulated and professional industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct outbound prospecting to identify new business opportunities within the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
- Engage decision-makers such as procurement teams, medical directors, and commercial leaders.
- Generate qualified leads through cold calling, email campaigns, and LinkedIn outreach.
- Book high-quality meetings for senior sales executives.
- Research target accounts within pharma, biotech, and healthcare organizations.
- Maintain accurate CRM records and manage pipeline activity.
- Tailor outreach messaging to align with industry compliance and regulatory considerations.
- Consistently meet KPIs related to outreach volume, conversion rates, and meetings booked.
- Collaborate with internal teams to refine messaging and targeting strategies.
Requirements
- Proven experience in an SDR, BDR, or outbound sales role.
- Mandatory: Prior sales experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry.
- Strong understanding of B2B sales cycles in regulated industries.
- Experience in outbound prospecting (cold calling, email outreach, LinkedIn).
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Experience using CRM tools such as HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work within compliance-sensitive environments.
- Highly target-driven with a proven track record of hitting or exceeding KPIs.
Preferred Experience
- Experience selling SaaS solutions to healthcare or pharma companies.
- Familiarity with medical devices, clinical services, or pharmaceutical supply chains.
Benefits
💰 Competitive salary and incentives (based on experience and performance)
🌍 Fully remote role with global pharmaceutical market exposure
🚀 Work with a high-growth company in the healthcare and life sciences space
📈 Strong career progression into Account Executive or Industry Specialist roles
🎯 Performance-based incentives and KPI bonuses
🤝 Supportive, high-performance remote sales culture
🧠 Opportunity to build expertise in one of the most stable and high-value industries globally
Skills
As published by workable · 15 questions · 5 written answers
Basics
First name, Last name, Email, Phone, Address, Photo, Education, Experience, Resume, Cover letter
Short answers (5)
- What other language(s) are you business proficient in?
- How many years of Cold Calling experience do you have?
- What are your monthly salary expectations in USD?
- What were you making in your previous role as a monthly salary? Mention your base and any commissions separately (if applicable).
- If you have a LinkedIn profile, please provide the URL below (if you don't have a LinkedIn profile, put N/A)
Pick from a list (5)
- What is your level of proficiency in English?
- Which of the following timezones are you able to work in?
- Do you have prior sales experience working within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry?
- What type of company do you prefer to work for?
- How did you hear about this opportunity? (Please note, this has no impact on your application)
Written answers (5)
- Which country do you currently reside in?
- What were your call volumes like daily/weekly? (e.g., “80–100 calls/day”)
- Which other industries have you worked in your sales roles? Were these B2B or B2C? (e.g., Cybersecurity - B2B, Finance - B2C etc.)
- Can you list all of the sales tools, software and platforms that you have used in your previous roles? List CRM, dialers, prospecting, communication tools (e.g., HubSpot, Aircall, Apollo, Slack, etc.)
- Have you ever worked with clients or companies based outside of your home country (e.g., U.S., U.K., or other countries)? If yes, please specify the countries)?