The Role:

Reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer, this is a senior individual contributor role with global scope. It’s a high-impact opportunity for a commercially driven professional who thrives in early-scale environments and wants to build something from the ground up within a mission-led biotech.

The successful candidate will act as a true commercial “hunter,” converting deep technical innovation into tangible revenue and long-term strategic partnerships.

Your responsibilities and impact as a Business Development Manager will include:

• Deliver annual sales targets and help establish the company’s first significant revenue streams, particularly in mRNA synthesis, sequencing, and molecular diagnostics.

• Build, manage, and convert a global sales pipeline across North America, Europe, and Asia.

• Provide pre-sales technical guidance, aligning enzyme and protein solutions with complex customer workflows in pharma, biotech, and academic research.

• Track competitor activity, customer feedback, and pricing trends to inform go-to-market strategy and R&D prioritization.

• Identify and develop relationships with OEM partners, distributors, and key strategic accounts.

Skills, qualifications, and interests needed to succeed in this role:

• Proven success selling molecular biology reagents, enzymes, or research consumables
• Strong understanding of PCR, NGS, DNA/RNA synthesis, and enzyme-based workflows
• 7+ years of experience in life sciences business development or sales
  (or 3–5 years in a high-intensity, quota-driven commercial role)
• Entrepreneurial mindset; proactive, resilient, and comfortable opening doors and closing deals in new markets
• Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and remains accountable through periods of growth and change
• Willingness to travel 30–40% internationally, including major industry events
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or Business Administration required
• Advanced degree (MSc, MBA, or PhD) strongly preferred

What’s in it for you?

• Remote role, based in Europe
• Competitive base salary and bonus package
• Strong potential to evolve into a commercial leadership role as the business scales

Your Future Company:

A fast-growing, well-capitalized biotechnology company on a mission to redefine protein and enzyme production. Leveraging a proprietary Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS) based on silkworm cocoon production, the company delivers high-quality enzymes and recombinant proteins to the global life sciences market.

With a newly commissioned 2,300 m² GMP-ready manufacturing facility now fully operational, the organization is entering a pivotal commercial phase, focused on driving demand, filling production capacity, and establishing meaningful revenue streams across Research Use Only (RUO) and mRNA synthesis applications.