Sales Development Representative - Pharmaceutical Industry

About the role

Huzzle connects talent with leading companies across the UK, US, Canada, Europe and Australia; its clients include startups, digital agencies and fast-growing organisations in SaaS, MarTech, HealthTech and Pharmaceuticals. This is a full-time, independent contractor position for an experienced SDR with proven exposure to the pharmaceutical industry or healthcare/life sciences sales environment. The role focuses on outbound prospecting, lead generation and appointment setting with decision-makers at pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers and medical organisations. It is a hard requirement role: prior experience selling into or within the pharmaceutical, healthcare or life sciences industry is mandatory.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct outbound prospecting to identify new business opportunities in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, engaging decision-makers such as procurement teams, medical directors and commercial leaders.
• Generate qualified leads through cold calling, email campaigns and LinkedIn outreach, and book meetings for senior sales executives.
• Research target accounts within pharma, biotech and healthcare organisations.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and manage pipeline activity.
• Tailor outreach messaging to comply with industry compliance and regulatory considerations.
• Meet KPIs on outreach volume, conversion rates and meetings booked, and collaborate with internal teams on messaging and targeting.

Required profile

• 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.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and comfort engaging senior stakeholders in a highly regulated environment.
• Highly target-driven, with a track record of meeting or exceeding KPIs.

Required skills

• Outbound prospecting: cold calling, email outreach, LinkedIn.
• CRM tools such as HubSpot, Salesforce or similar.
• Preferred: experience selling SaaS solutions to healthcare or pharma companies, and familiarity with medical devices, clinical services or pharmaceutical supply chains.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and incentives based on experience and performance, including performance-based incentives and KPI bonuses.
• Fully remote role with global pharmaceutical market exposure.
• Career progression into Account Executive or Industry Specialist roles.
• A supportive, high-performance remote sales culture.