Business Development Manager Microbiology Pharma; mfd

We are seeking a highly proactive self‑driven Business Development Manager who will play a key role in driving the continued growth of our business. In this role you will identify new market opportunities, build strong customer relationships, and position qmFOins as a preferred partner for GMP‑compliant analytical testing services in the fields of Microbiology, Chemical/Physical Analytics, and Environmental & Utility Testing.

Responsibilities

• Identify target and acquire new customers within the Swiss (Bio)
  Pharma sector through proactive outreach and event‑driven lead generation.
• Drive sales growth by developing new business opportunities and closing deals aligned with strategic objectives.
• Implement targeted sales strategies to accelerate market penetration and strengthen regional presence.
• Plan and execute sales activities to achieve ambitious revenue goals.
• Manage existing accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction and identifying opportunities for upselling and cross‑selling.
• Represent the company at conferences, exhibitions, and industry events.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records in key IT systems, including CRM tools and customer databases.

Qualifications

• A scientific degree in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in customer interaction, ideally with initial exposure to business development.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Microbiology.
• Solid knowledge of GMP regulations, essential for performing the role effectively.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency in common IT applications, including MS Office and CRM systems.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 20 %.

Additional Information

If we have aroused your interest, we would be delighted if you could send us a personal cover letter, your CV, and references.

We look forward to receiving your application!

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100 % of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurof резко companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025 through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level and, in addition to their initiatives, we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us achieve this goal.

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Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time

Key Skills Business Development, Sales Experience, B2B Sales, Marketing, Cold Calling, Account Management, Territory Management, Salesforce, Affiliate Marketing, CRM Software, Negotiation, Lead Generation

Experience years

Vacancy 1