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Business Development Lead roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in business, marketing, or a related field. Employers file a PERM labor certification with DOL before sponsoring you for permanent residency, making this a long-term career move rather than a temporary visa arrangement.
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Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
Role Description, Skills, Experience and Qualifications required: The successful candidate will drive new business growth, building strong customer relationships, delivering effective presentations and implementing strategic sales plans to achieve growth targets while articulating Kerry’s value proposition to customers for the bioprocessing portfolio. In this role, you'll prospect for new leads, qualify opportunities, and engage with potential clients to understand their needs and demonstrate our value proposition. You'll work closely with account management and other commercial team members to drive growth initiatives, coordinate customer communications, and manage the sales pipeline through our CRM system.
Key responsibilities
- Identify, research, and qualify new business opportunities, target accounts, and prospective clients.
- Conduct outbound prospecting through email, phone, LinkedIn, networking, and other business development channels.
- Engage prospects to understand their needs, challenges, and decision-making processes while clearly communicating the company’s value proposition.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with prospects, clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Partner with Account Management team to support growth initiatives, customer communications, and opportunity development.
- Assist in developing and executing territory sales plans to drive pipeline growth and support revenue targets.
- Prepare presentations, proposals, and supporting materials for prospective clients and business opportunities.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, including prospecting activity, client interactions, opportunity status, and pipeline updates.
- Coordinate customer meetings, deliverables, and inclusion of commercial sales team, as needed.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, marketing, product, and leadership teams to support business development priorities.
- Develop a deep understanding of customers’ objectives, technical processes, and strategic needs to drive value creation.
- Provide technical support to customers, leveraging internal subject matter experts and cross-functional teams on escalations, when needed.
- Ensure updated and accurate sales forecast to ensure on time in full delivery.
Qualifications and skills
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Science discipline, or related field, advanced degree preferred
- 5+ years experience in commercial sales, business development or technical sales
- 5+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology or related field
- Demonstrated ability to analyze market and competitor trends and translate insights into actionable strategies that deliver customer value.
- Highly competitive, self-directed and results-oriented with proven track record of success
- Previous experience in related fields: R&D, process manufacturing, operations, or quality, desirable.
- Technical and commercial acumen related to cell culture and microbial fermentation as well as upstream and downstream bioprocessing workflows
- Strong negotiation skills with a proven track record of closing complex agreements.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrix organization and influence without direct authority.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% to meet with customers, attend tradeshows or Kerry site visits.
- Geographically located in the Northeast United States (NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME), ideally located in Boston or other relevant biotech area with ease of travel to major metropolitan airport.
The pay range for this position is $102,400 - $168,250 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 9/1/26.
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
Role Description, Skills, Experience and Qualifications required: The successful candidate will drive new business growth, building strong customer relationships, delivering effective presentations and implementing strategic sales plans to achieve growth targets while articulating Kerry’s value proposition to customers for the bioprocessing portfolio. In this role, you'll prospect for new leads, qualify opportunities, and engage with potential clients to understand their needs and demonstrate our value proposition. You'll work closely with account management and other commercial team members to drive growth initiatives, coordinate customer communications, and manage the sales pipeline through our CRM system.
Key responsibilities
- Identify, research, and qualify new business opportunities, target accounts, and prospective clients.
- Conduct outbound prospecting through email, phone, LinkedIn, networking, and other business development channels.
- Engage prospects to understand their needs, challenges, and decision-making processes while clearly communicating the company’s value proposition.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with prospects, clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Partner with Account Management team to support growth initiatives, customer communications, and opportunity development.
- Assist in developing and executing territory sales plans to drive pipeline growth and support revenue targets.
- Prepare presentations, proposals, and supporting materials for prospective clients and business opportunities.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, including prospecting activity, client interactions, opportunity status, and pipeline updates.
- Coordinate customer meetings, deliverables, and inclusion of commercial sales team, as needed.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, marketing, product, and leadership teams to support business development priorities.
- Develop a deep understanding of customers’ objectives, technical processes, and strategic needs to drive value creation.
- Provide technical support to customers, leveraging internal subject matter experts and cross-functional teams on escalations, when needed.
- Ensure updated and accurate sales forecast to ensure on time in full delivery.
Qualifications and skills
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Science discipline, or related field, advanced degree preferred
- 5+ years experience in commercial sales, business development or technical sales
- 5+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology or related field
- Demonstrated ability to analyze market and competitor trends and translate insights into actionable strategies that deliver customer value.
- Highly competitive, self-directed and results-oriented with proven track record of success
- Previous experience in related fields: R&D, process manufacturing, operations, or quality, desirable.
- Technical and commercial acumen related to cell culture and microbial fermentation as well as upstream and downstream bioprocessing workflows
- Strong negotiation skills with a proven track record of closing complex agreements.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrix organization and influence without direct authority.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% to meet with customers, attend tradeshows or Kerry site visits.
- Geographically located in the Northeast United States (NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME), ideally located in Boston or other relevant biotech area with ease of travel to major metropolitan airport.
The pay range for this position is $102,400 - $168,250 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 9/1/26.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Business Development Lead
Document your degree's field alignment
PERM requires your degree to align with the specific Business Development Lead role. Gather transcripts showing coursework in business, marketing, or economics, and request a credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S.
Target employers with active PERM filings
Search OFLC disclosure data to identify companies that have filed PERM applications for business development and sales roles. Employers already running PERM processes for similar positions are far more likely to sponsor a new hire without internal education costs.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility early
If your role requires only a bachelor's degree, most employers will file under EB-3. If you hold a master's degree or can justify an advanced degree requirement for the position, EB-2 shortens your wait for applicants from most countries.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filter Business Development Lead roles by green card sponsorship history on Migrate Mate. You'll see which companies have a track record of PERM filings for this job category, cutting research time before you apply.
Negotiate green card sponsorship into your offer
Once you have a written offer, confirm in writing that the employer will initiate PERM within an agreed timeframe, typically your first year. Verbal assurances aren't binding, and USCIS processing timelines mean delays in filing directly extend your path to a green card.
Prepare for the prevailing wage determination step
Before filing PERM, your employer submits a prevailing wage request to DOL. Cross-check the expected wage for your metro area using the OFLC Wage Search and O*NET occupation data so you can flag any mismatch before it delays your case.
Green Card Business Development Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Development Lead role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
It depends on the degree requirement the employer writes into the job description. If the role requires a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field, EB-3 is the standard path. If the employer can justify that the position genuinely requires a master's degree or its equivalent, EB-2 becomes available. Your specific credentials and how the employer defines the role both affect which category applies.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
An H-1B visa is a temporary work visa, usually valid for three years with one extension, and subject to an annual lottery. PERM green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency with no cap concerns at the EB-3 level for most countries. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone takes several months, followed by I-140 adjudication, then adjustment of status or consular processing. You're building toward a permanent outcome rather than renewing temporary status.
What documents should I prepare before a Business Development Lead employer starts PERM?
Pull together your degree transcripts, any professional certifications relevant to business development, and an up-to-date resume showing progressive responsibility. If your degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation completed in advance. Your employer's immigration counsel will also need a detailed description of your job duties and the minimum requirements for the role, so having clear documentation of your qualifications speeds up that step.
Where can I find Business Development Lead jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Business Development Lead roles where the employer has a history of green card and PERM sponsorship. This filters out postings where sponsorship is theoretically possible but the company has no track record of following through, so you spend your time on employers who have already sponsored similar roles.
Can I switch employers after my PERM is filed but before I get my green card?
Once your I-140 has been approved and your priority date is current or close to becoming current, you may have portability rights under AC21 that allow you to change employers in the same or a similar occupational classification. Early in the process, before I-140 approval, leaving your sponsoring employer typically requires starting PERM over with a new employer. Confirm the specifics with an immigration attorney before making any job change.