Business Development Manager

Centre for Genomic Regulation; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A prominent biomedical research institute in Barcelona is seeking a Business Development Manager to bridge internal and external stakeholders, manage the patent portfolio, and drive innovations in bioinformatics and synthetic biology. An ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience in intellectual property management and a strong background in life sciences. This role offers an open-ended contract with competitive salary and excellent working conditions, promoting a diverse and inclusive environment.

Servicios

Flexible working hours

Extended vacation period

Professional career development opportunities

Formación

• At least 4 years experience in managing intellectual property protection through patents.
• At least 4 years of postdoctoral experience in life sciences.
• Experience in bioinformatics, genomics, Nanopore sequencing, or Machine Learning.
• Ability to analyze extensive technical documents.

Responsabilidades

• Manage CRG's patent portfolio and relationships with patent agents.
• Contribute to monitoring latest research and technology developments.
• Engage key experts, partners, and investors.
• Seek funding for innovation projects and support grant proposals.

Conocimientos

Management of intellectual property protection

Bioinformatics

Technical document analysis

Communication skills

Analytic thinking

Organizational skills

Educación

PhD in Biological, Chemical, Bioinformatics, Computational Sciences

Herramientas

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

The Business Development Manager will act as the interface between internal and external stakeholders to transform CRG’s scientific results into viable innovations and business opportunities, particularly in the areas of bioinformatics/computational biology/software and systems/synthetic biology. The manager will explore the opportunities, and support the development of solutions that align to the interest of the relevant stakeholders.

The successful candidate will:

• Manage the patent portfolio of CRG and the relations with the TBDO manager, the inventors and patent agents during patent drafting and prosecution.
• Pro-actively contribute to (i) monitor the latest lab news, research, and technology developments, (ii) assess and prioritize CRG’s innovations, and (iii) design their critical path to maturation and value creation, particularly in the areas of bioinformatics/computational biology/software and systems/synthetic biology.
• Actively prospect and engage key experts, partners, industry and investors to progress projects towards licensing or spin-off launch.
• Pro-actively seek funding for innovation projects and support CRG research in the preparation of grant proposals, particularly in Proof of Concept and public-private partnerships.
• Actively contribute to the different goals and initiatives of the TBDO, including generating financial resources for CRG’s innovation activities, and fostering entrepreneurship culture.

About the team

The Technology and Business Development Office (TBDO) engages with CRG`s scientists having the ambition to transform scientific results into solutions solving innovation challenges for market applications. Our aim is to ensure a positive impact on society out of the knowledge and technology developed at CRG. We strive for an inclusive environment of scientific and entrepreneurial excellence, offering CRG`s scientist business-oriented training and connections with innovation, investors and industry experts. TBDO strategically evaluates, protects and transfers knowledge and technologies to the development and commercialization partners through licensing and launching of spin off companies.

Whom would we like to hire?

Professional experience

Must Have

• You have at least 4 years experience in managing intellectual property protection through patents
• You have at least 4 years of postdoctoral experience in the life sciences or related sectors
• You have prior experience in bioinformatics and genomics, Nanopore sequencing or Machine Learning
• You can analyse extensive and complex technical documents in various fields and extract the key information towards technology maturation and value creation
• You have industry experience or equivalent and understand the innovation ecosystem/path

Desirable but not required/ Nice to have

• You have prior experience in RNA/Protein Biology and/or cancer research
• You have prior experience in business development and/or technology transfer

Education and training

• You hold a PhD degree in Biological, Chemical, Bioinformatics, Computational Sciences or equivalent

Languages

• You are proficient in English. Catalan and Spanish are a plus

Technical skills

• Written skills to elaborate marketing materials, financial, and business reports
• You have advanced MS Office skills, and at least basic bioinformatics skills

Competences

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills; relationship builder
• Analytic and strategic thinker
• Highly developed organization skills
• Success and goal driven
• Team player

The Offer – Working Conditions

• Contract duration: Open‑ended contract for technical and scientific activities, linked to the TBDO activity.
• Estimated annual gross salary: Salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales.
• Target start date: January 1, 2026.

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section .

We offer and promote a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

The CRG is committed to reconcile work and family life of its employees and is offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.

Application Procedure

All applications must include:

• A motivation letter addressed to Anabel Sanz.
• Pre-selection: The pre-selection process will be based on qualifications and expertise reflected on the candidates CVS. It will be merit-based.
• Interview: Preselected candidates will be interviewed by the Hiring Manager of the position and a selection panel if required.
• Offer Letter: Once the successful candidate is identified the People department will send a Job Offer, specifying the start day, salary, working conditions, among other important details.

Deadline: Please submit your application by December 31 st , 2025.

Suggestions: The CRG believes in ongoing improvement and promotes a culture of feedback. This is one of the reasons we have in place, at your disposal as a candidate, a mechanism to gather your suggestions/complaints concerning your candidate experience in our recruitment processes. Your feedback really matters to us in our aim at creating a positive candidate journey. You can make a difference and help us improve by letting us know your suggestions through the following form .