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Director Business Development (f/m/d)

LEUKOCARE AG
London
3 days ago
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We at Leukocare are looking for you to join our Business Development team in Munich/Martinsried
Exciting and varied tasks await you in a highly professional, collegial, and interdisciplinary team. Independence and initiative are expressly desired and encouraged. We offer flat hierarchies, a flexible working time model, an open corporate culture, and a company pension scheme. We value long-term cooperation and provide development prospects within the company. We promote your individual skills through tailored development opportunities such as training, coaching, and workshops.
Your profile Degree in Life Sciences; an advanced degree or MBA is a plus
8+ years in Business Development or strategic sales in biotech/pharma/CDMO
Proven commercial success and a relevant network (in Switzerland, Nordics, UK, and/or US)
Strong CMC and Drug Product expertise, either on the service provider or client side, with solid proposal and deal-making skills
Fluent in Business and Technical English; persuasive communicator at senior levels
Ambitious, proactive, and results-driven
Natural at building senior relationships and influencing with insight
Strategic and hands-on team player
Your Tasks and Responsibilities Drive strategic revenue growth by closing new business with biotech and pharma clients, particularly in Switzerland, Nordics, UK, and US
Build trusted relationships with C-level stakeholders of international clients through expertise, empathy, and strategic guidance
Own the full Business Development cycle - from lead generation and pipeline development to negotiation and project handover
Craft tailored proposals based on clients' RFPs and collaborate closely with R&D and Project Management in proposal management
Represent Leukocare in boardrooms, online meetings, and at key conferences
Act as a strategic advisor to clients and internal teams
Increase visibility through partnering events and scientific networking
About us Leukocare AG, based in Martinsried, Germany, is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of biopharmaceutical formulations. Operating at the interface of drug and product development, Leukocare combines in-depth knowledge of formulation development with bioinformatics and artificial intelligence. Leukocare's innovative, best-in-class drug product formulations can be used for a wide range of modalities: biologics & biosimilars, vaccines & viral vectors, and biofunctionalized devices. Currently, Leukocare employs 53 people.

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