Objective: Support sales, marketing, and growth initiatives through data analysis, market research, prospecting, and other key activities.
About Us: Delfina provides a leading pregnancy care data platform to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
About You: You are a motivated and detail-oriented individual excited to kickstart your career in business development. This role is perfect for someone eager to build foundational skills in customer research, sales strategy, and market analysis. You’re comfortable working across teams to build prospect lists, analyze trends, and support outreach campaigns. You bring strong problem-solving and communication skills, and you thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment where initiative and curiosity are valued.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct research to refine and prioritize potential clinical sites and provider partnership opportunities
- Collaborate closely with the Provider Partnership and Marketing teams to support outreach efforts, including marketing campaigns, cold-calling, and follow-up coordination
- Improve and manage sales enablement tools (e.g., CRM) to capture insights, maintain lead data, and track business development progress
Qualifications:
- Associate or bachelor’s degree (recent graduates encouraged to apply)
- Strong communication, analytical, and research skills
- Comfortable working with Google spreadsheets, CRMs, and online tools
- Eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
- Organized, self-motivated, and proactive
- Commitment of at least 10 hours per week for a minimum of 2 months and up to 30 hours per week
- Bonus: Experience in sales, business development, cold outreach, or lead generation
We value that everyone at Delfina brings a unique background and perspective. Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet 100% of the listed qualifications and are encouraged to use their resume and other application materials to demonstrate how their skills meet, or are equivalent to, the listed qualifications.
Compensation: $15 - $20 USD per hour
The compensation range for this contract position represents a wide variety of factors, including location, skills, experience, education, and training. Candidates who meet most of the qualifications above should expect to earn near the middle of the posted compensation range.
Time Commitment: 10-30 hours per week
Application Deadline for Best Consideration: August 9, 2025
Delfina provides equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or family status, national origin, age, veteran or disability status.
Note that Delfina does not currently sponsor or facilitate any U.S. work authorization for this position. All applicants must have unrestricted and independent authorization to work at Delfina.
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