Steven Gaffney

About Steven Gaffney

I\'m a Senior Business Development Manager with over 25 years of experience driving profitability for national and global brands. My career is defined by a proven ability to convert complex sales prospects into long-term business partners through a relentless focus on client satisfaction and strategic relationship building.Throughout my career, I have specialized in:• Life Sciences Expertise: Extensive experience providing services and systems to cell/gene therapy, biotech, pharmaceutical, and CMO/CDMO/CRO organizations.• Strategic Growth: A track record of establishing books of business from the ground up, executing successful contract negotiations, and identifying margin expansion opportunities.• Brand & Project Management: Over a decade of experience in marketing-based project management and brand awareness, ensuring visual quality and consistency for world-class brands like Bose and Anheuser-Busch.I\'m a collaborative leader and mentor who balances high-level industry research with a hands-on approach to problem-solving. Whether it is navigating life science product development or refining a global marketing strategy, I aim to exceed expectations while staying within budget.Core Competencies: Strategic Selling | Contract Negotiation | Lead Generation | Relationship Development | Life Sciences Operations | Project Management | Marketing & Design.

Experience

1. Client Engagement Director

   Perigord Life Science Solutions

   Mar 2026 — Present · US

   Perigord Life Science Solutions is a global leader in providing comprehensive packaging supply chain solutions for the Life Science industry. We assist Life Science companies in designing, managing, and delivering packaging artwork, marketing communications, and digital assets.We cover six core disciplines with one shared vision: Packaging Artwork & Labelling Services, Strategic Consultancy, Creative & Digital, Strategic Outsourcing (BPS), Managed Services, and Software Solutions. Each of our teams offers expertise and experience across creative, marketing, packaging artwork & labelling, and software – but it’s when they join forces that we’re at our very best. Whether you are using one, two or all of our solutions, you’ll find that our shared knowledge and insight shapes what we deliver, and how.With Global Centres of Excellence in Europe, Asia and North America, we are committed to helping our clients bring their products to market in the most compliant and creative way possible while at the same time putting patient safety at the heart of everything do. We deliver our service offering both globally and regionally to best suit our clients market or expansion needs.

Education

• Quinsigamond Community College

  Studied Applied Arts and Graphic Design

• Worcester State University

  Studied Fine Arts

Skills

• Graphic Design
• Sales
• Helping Clients Succeed
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Brand Development
• Advertising
• Creative Direction
• Marketing Communications
• Client Development
• New Business Development
• Integrated Marketing