Amsterdam-Duivendrecht
University
32 till 40 hours
Marktconform
Closing date: 26-09-2025
As Europe is prioritizing deep-tech innovations to secure technological leadership and strategic autonomy, funding bodies, policymakers, and investors are recognizing the potential of emerging technologies for societal impact and economic growth. We passionately support this new wave of deep-tech innovations for emerging future industries.
We are seeking a motivated and driven Associate Business Developer to further expand our business in the areas of Industrial & Digital Tech with a sustainability focus. In this new area you will play a crucial role in identifying new business opportunities, building your own client network, and supporting the growth of our company in the dynamic field of Industrial & Digital Deep Tech.
As an Associate Business Developer, you will build a robust network of contacts in exciting fields of technological innovation such as Chip/Semiconductor industries, Quantum Computing, Photonic Technologies, Robotics, Advanced Industrial Materials etc. You will be primarily responsible for generating leads and assist in maintaining existing relationships for our business development teams. We believe that success in this role demands a high tolerance for rejection and the ability to cultivate relationships that may not yield immediate results but will grow into meaningful partnerships over time.

WHO WE ARE

Catalyze is a consultancy company specialized in raising (non-dilutive and dilutive) funds for the most ambitious R&D and scale-up projects. Furthermore, we help our clients accelerate their innovations from lab to market with dedicated business acceleration services and project management. These services are provided to various types of innovative organizations such as start-ups, Small Medium Enterprises (SME), multinationals, universities, and research organizations.
With a rapidly growing number of funding and investment opportunities for engineering breakthroughs, we aim to leverage our innovation and technology expertise to provide strategic and tailored support to industrial innovators.
With our network around industrial hubs in Europe we have already been successfully accelerating innovations in emerging Chip/Semiconductor industries, Quantum Computing, Photonic Technologies, Robotics, Advanced Industrial Materials and Additive Manufacturing. On top of this we have also been slightly active in developing funding and innovation projects in digital sectors with sustainability focus covering Artificial Intelligence applications, Digitalisation of industries, Distributed and Decentralized Computing and Communication and Extended Reality Innovations.
Our teams aim to grow our support to inventors, applied researchers and engineers from leading technology universities and institutes, along with entrepreneurs and experts from established deep-tech companies in their quest to bring industrial and digital innovations to market.

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCES:

• Relevant MSc preferably with a business focus study degree.
• Basic technical understanding in both Industrial & Digital tech sectors such as Chip/Semiconductor industries, Quantum Computing, Photonic Technologies, Robotics, Advanced Industrial Materials, Additive Manufacturing and IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence), machine learning, automation, robotics, and data analytics
• Excellent communication skills.
• Dutch language skills are a plus.
• Networking abilities and the drive to continuously expand your professional circle.
• High level of resilience and ability to maintain motivation in the face of frequent rejection.
• Strategic thinking to identify and nurture high-potential leads for long-term success.
• Excellent communication skills to engage effectively with both technical experts and business leaders.
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently towards long-term goals.
• Candidates with an entrepreneurial mindset are particularly encouraged to apply.

OUR OFFER

• A competitive salary and secondary benefits package and performance based bonus structure.
• Permanent position after successful temporary (1-year) appointment.
• 8% holiday allowance.
• 27 vacation days per year
• Pension plan
• Monthly working from home allowance
• Laptop
• Lease bike plan
• Mobile phone
• Healthy lunch at the office
• A clear professional growth path in sales.
• Learning & Development opportunities.
• Guidance by experienced business developers.
• Deep knowledge of innovation, funding, startups and a rich network of innovation leaders
• Great colleagues and a pleasant and fun work environment and lots of social activities.
• A professional and dynamic working environment that values independence, entrepreneurship, and self-development.
  If you are excited about building professional relationships, work on your commercial skillset and ready to embrace the challenges of this role; we strongly encourage you to apply!
  We are not seeking assistance from recruitment agencies at this time. Unsolicited approaches will not be considered.
  Questions about this vacancy?
  Contact our recruiter Keerthi Sri.
  Catalyze
  Joop Geesinkweg 167 1114 AB Amsterdam-Duivendrecht

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Intensive network building with innovative companies and academic leaders in the field of Industrial & Digital tech.
• Developing a pipeline of strong leads that will convert into sales opportunities over time.
• Establishing yourself as a trusted advisor in the Lifesciences and health funding landscape

TASKS:

• First few months will be dedicated primarily to prospecting and relationship building.
• You will be expected to make a high volume of cold outreach to potential clients and industry experts.
• Build an in-depth understanding of Industrial & Digital tech industries.
• Immediate sales results are not the primary metric of success; instead, focus will be on building a quality network and pipeline and supporting our business development teams.