Associate Director Business Development

Oxford Nanopore Technologies; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company in Oxford is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Business Development to lead external partnerships. The role involves collaborating with various teams to identify opportunities, managing complex negotiations, and mentoring junior members. An excellent opportunity to enhance your career in a pioneering firm focused on transforming science and healthcare with DNA/RNA sequencing technology.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

Exciting benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development or strategic partnerships.
• Experience in biotech, healthcare or industrial sectors is preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of external business partnerships.
• Collaborate across teams to assess opportunities and build business cases.
• Support negotiations from term sheet to final agreement.

Skills

Business development experience

Strategic partnership building

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling and commercial analysis

Project management

Tools

Salesforce

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Business Development Associate Director

Oxford Science Park Oxford UK

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Join a pioneering company at the forefront of DNA / RNA sequencing technology. At Oxford Nanopore Technologies we’re on a mission to enable the analysis of any living thing by anyone anywhere. Our real‑time scalable sequencing platform is transforming science and healthcare across the globe.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Associate Director you’ll lead the development of external business partnerships from initial concept through to execution and ongoing relationship management. You’ll collaborate across ONT to assess opportunities, build business cases and structure deals that support long‑term growth.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Acting as the main point of contact for one or more market segments within the business development team
• Developing a deep understanding of clinical and industrial applications of ONT’s technology
• Collaborating with Commercial Clinical Solutions Marketing Product Management Finance and Legal teams
• Building and maintaining business cases and financial models for new opportunities
• Preparing and presenting partnership proposals for executive review
• Supporting negotiations from term sheet to final agreement
• Managing a dashboard of active partnership projects
• Promoting and adhering to ONT’s partnering frameworks and processes
• Mentoring junior team members as the team expands
• Any other duties as required within the remit of the role

We’re looking for someone who is :

• Experienced in business development ideally within biotech, healthcare or industrial sectors
• Skilled in building strategic partnerships and navigating complex deal structures
• Comfortable working cross‑functionally and managing multiple stakeholders
• Proficient in financial modelling and commercial analysis
• A strong communicator with excellent project management skills

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven track record in business development or strategic partnerships
• Experience with Salesforce Power BI and Tableau (advantageous)
• Background in clinical or industrial markets is a plus

An excellent opportunity to join our exciting and rapidly expanding business! Offering excellent benefits including healthcare, pension and more.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1