Head of Business Development, Europe & Rest of World
About Biosynth
Biosynth is a global leader in complex chemical manufacturing and CDMO services, supporting the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries with critical materials and innovative solutions. With world-class expertise across small molecules, peptides, enzymes, and bioconjugation, we deliver high-value projects from development through to commercial scale.
Role Summary
We are seeking a strategic and dynamic Head of Business Development, EU & ROW to lead and manage our regional Business Development team across Europe and Rest of World. This is a senior leadership position with full accountability for developing and executing the sales strategy across all service modalities. The role will focus on building, mentoring, and managing a high-performing team to drive new business, expand existing accounts, and support the long-term commercial growth of Biosynth’s CDMO services.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the EU/ROW Business Development team , setting targets, coaching team members to achieve revenues and new programs targets, and ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
- Develop and implement a regional growth strategy across Biosynth services modalities: small molecules, peptides, bioconjugation, and enzymes, through effective recruitment, coaching, mentoring and training of the business development team
- Oversee pipeline development and ensure the team meets annual revenue and customer acquisition targets
- Partner with strategic marketing across the different modalities to align customer needs with capabilities and capacity across Biosynth services sites (Berlin, Lelystad, Vienna, Compton and Staad)
- Collaborate with Marketing to lead regional marketing efforts and position Biosynth as partner of choice in strategic niche markets, including key industry events, and trade shows
- Support team members in high-value client engagements, contract negotiations and delivering positive customer experience.
- Build a culture of accountability, performance, and collaboration within the Business Development function.
- Provide business insights including market trends, pricing, competitive analysis based on market input
- Provide regular forecasting, reporting, and strategic input to the EVP, Life Sciences.
Candidate Profile
- Proven leadership experience in a commercial or business development role in the CDMO or pharmaceutical services sector.
- Strong track record in managing and developing high-performing sales or BD teams.
- In-depth understanding of one or more modalities: small molecules, peptides, bioconjugation, enzymes.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Results-driven with experience managing complex sales cycles and closing multimillion-euro contracts.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, or related field.
- Willingness to travel across Europe and key ROW markets as needed.
Why Join Us
- Competitive compensation with performance bonuses
- Leadership role in a fast-growing global company
- Opportunity to shape the future of high-value CDMO services
- Remote working flexibility and international collaboration
Head of Business Development, Europe & Rest of World
City
Remote
Country
Switzerland/United Kingdom/Germany/Austria/Netherlands/Slovakia