The Trade Desk
Senior Director, Business Development (Pharma)
$134K–$245K
Chicago +2 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Chicago
New York
New York
About the job
Leads strategic healthcare and pharmaceutical client relationships, revenue growth, and business development for The Trade Desk’s advertising platform.
What you'll do
- Own 1–2 strategic healthcare/pharmaceutical client relationships and manage a team of two Senior Account Executives.
- Build and grow client relationships, lead RFPs and commercial negotiations, and close strategic upselling opportunities.
- Collaborate with sales, client services, trading, product, marketing, and engineering teams on client goals and product roadmap discussions.
What they ask for
- Proven track record in online advertising outbound sales and/or marketing.
- Detailed understanding and proven experience in the healthcare/pharmaceutical category.
- Experience in an online advertising or marketing role, such as at a publisher, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, SEM platform, or DSP.
- Existing decision-maker relationships at major agencies and advertisers; strong quantitative, negotiation, and communication skills, including with C-level clients.
Nice to have
- Core belief in the power of omnichannel advertising to drive business results.
- Experience establishing longstanding, consultative client relationships.
Pay
$133,900 — $245,400 USD base salary
Tools
online advertising, Omnichannel, SEM platform, DSP
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