Business Development Manger

Are you passionate about biotechnology and business development?

Do you enjoy building strategic partnerships, identifying new commercial opportunities and helping innovative technologies gain traction within the biotech and cell therapy market?

We are looking for a Business Development Manager to support the commercial growth of an innovative life sciences scale-up. This is a unique opportunity to combine scientific understanding, relationship management and commercial ownership in a role with direct impact on the future of advanced cell therapy manufacturing.

How you make the difference:
As Business Development Manager, you will play a key role in expanding the company's commercial footprint within the biotech, biopharma and advanced therapy sectors. You will identify and engage high-potential customers, develop strategic partnerships and help accelerate the adoption of innovative cell expansion technology. Working closely with commercial, marketing, product development and operations teams, you will act as the voice of the customer while contributing directly to business growth and long-term market positioning.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify and engage new customers within biotech, biopharma and academic GMP environments

Generate and qualify new business opportunities through outreach, networking and industry events

Develop strategic partnerships with key opinion leaders, CROs and technology partners

Build and execute territory and account development plans

Lead commercial discussions, scientific presentations and proposal development

Manage and forecast sales pipelines to achieve ambitious growth targets

Gather customer feedback and translate market needs into product improvement opportunities

Collaborate closely with marketing on conferences, campaigns and market visibility initiatives

Represent the company at international conferences, customer meetings and industry events

What you bring:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences or a related scientific discipline

Approximately 3 years of experience in Business Development, Sales, Account Management or a similar commercial role

Proven ability to generate opportunities and build long-term customer relationships

Strong scientific understanding and the ability to discuss cell culture processes, GMP environments and bioprocess technologies

Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills

Experience working with CRM systems and commercial sales processes

Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive and results-driven approach

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced scale-up environment

Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills

Fluent in English, spoken & written in Dutch is a plus

Willingness to travel ~40% (conferences, customer sites, internal offsites)

What's in it for you:

The opportunity to make a direct impact on the growth of an innovative life sciences scale-up

A highly visible role with significant ownership and autonomy

Exposure to cutting-edge technologies within the cell and regenerative therapy markt

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across commercial, technical and operational functions

An entrepreneurial environment where innovation and initiative are highly valued

International exposure through customer visits, partnerships and industry conferences

Competitive salary and benefits package

The opportunity to help shape both the commercial strategy and future growth of the organization

If you are interested in this, or similar, opportunities, please feel free to reach out to me directly.

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