About the job

Business Development Manager

Liquid Handling/Lab Automation

Remote, based in Europe (ideally Germany/UK/Benelux/Nordics)

Open to a permanent or consultant hire

This company are revolutionising QC for automated liquid handling. This is their FIRST commercial hire, and offers a truly unique chance to get in early doors and make a huge impact.

This isn't another large corporate territory manager position. This is an opportunity to join an innovator (and great team!) at a pivotal stage of growth and become a key part of their future success.

The Role:

• Become the first dedicated commercial hire in a growing scientific start-up
• Influence commercial strategy and help shape the future organisation
• Engage directly with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies
• Manage opportunities from initial engagement through to successful adoption
• Deliver demonstrations, customer evaluations and scientific presentations
• Gather customer feedback and translate market requirements back to the development team
• Represent the business at conferences, exhibitions and customer sites across Europe
• Potential future progression into senior commercial leadership as the company scales

What We're Looking For:

We're interested in speaking with individuals who combine scientific curiosity with commercial drive.

You may currently be working as a:

• Technical Sales Specialist
• Scientific Sales Specialist
• Account Manager
• Business Development Manager
• Commercial Lead
• Territory Manager within life science tools or laboratory automation

Experience in any of the following areas would be highly attractive:

• Drug discovery
• Laboratory automation
• Liquid handling
• Life science instrumentation
• Screening technologies
• Automation platforms

About You:

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Comfortable engaging with scientists, researchers and commercial stakeholders
• Passionate about technology and problem solving
• Happy travelling extensively across customer sites and events
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the desire to make a tangible impact
• Thrives in a fast-moving, collaborative environment

Package:

• Competitive base salary
• Very robust and uncapped commission opportunity
• Car allowance
• Long-term career progression within a rapidly growing business

If you're looking for an opportunity where your contribution will directly impact the success of an exciting scale-up company, we'd love to hear from you.

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