Core Facilities Sales Officer - Part-Time

Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG); Oost-Vlaanderen; In loco; EUR 36.000 - 47.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

36 days holiday leave

Bicycle allowance

Eco vouchers

Training and education opportunities

Equal opportunities policy

Descrizione del lavoro

Ghent University is seeking a Sales Officer to act as the single commercial contact across three Core Facilities (DPD, NMC, HighTru). You will build CRM visibility, identify market needs, and drive outreach to pharma/biotech partners in Belgium and beyond.

You will craft proposals, negotiate terms, and coordinate with scientists to close deals, while mapping services and advising on pricing and strategy. Fluency in English and knowledge of regulations support success.

Competenze

• MSc in pharmaceutical sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, biomedical sciences, or related discipline.
• PhD is an asset but not required.
• Knowledge of nanomedicines, formulation science, or synthetic chemistry is a strong advantage.
• Basic understanding of technologies to communicate effectively with potential clients.
• Commercial experience in business development, account management, CRO/CDMO sales, or BD pipeline building is an advantage.
• Ability to structure proposals, negotiate, and close deals.
• Maintain industry connections (part-time industry employment welcome).
• Excellent scientific communication to translate capabilities to value propositions.
• Relationship management with long sales cycles.
• Regulatory awareness: basic familiarity with IND, GMP, ICH Q guidelines.
• Language: fluent in English; Dutch is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of universities and industrial actors; existing network is a plus.
• Strong communication and teamwork; proactive attitude.

Mansioni

• Act as central contact for all industrial inquiries across DPD, NMC, and HighTru.
• Create a central CRM overview of ongoing and potential industrial interactions.
• Identify market needs and generate qualified leads through networking and conferences.
• Prepare tailored proposals, negotiate terms, and coordinate with scientific teams to contracts.
• Map existing uses and introduce adjacent services across the platform.
• Consolidate pricing intel and regulatory trends into recommendations for managers.
• Coordinate quotations, reporting templates, and marketing materials with Business Developers.

Conoscenze

CRM management

Lead generation

Relationship management

Proposal writing

Market intelligence

Negotiation

Communication

Team collaboration

Strategic thinking

Formazione

MSc in pharmaceutical sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, biomedical sciences, or related discipline

PhD degree (asset)

Strumenti

CRM software

Descrizione del lavoro

Ghent University is seeking a Sales Officer to act as the single commercial contact across three Core Facilities (DPD, NMC, HighTru). You will build CRM visibility, identify market needs, and drive outreach to pharma/biotech partners in Belgium and beyond.

You will craft proposals, negotiate terms, and coordinate with scientists to close deals, while mapping services and advising on pricing and strategy. Fluency in English and knowledge of regulations support success.