Life Sciences Business Development & Accounts Lead (Hybrid)

Exactmer; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Office in Dagenham East

Job summary

Exactmer is seeking a Business Development Associate to join its growing business development team. This role combines customer account management, commercial support, and business development activity.

You will act as a key interface between our customers and internal delivery teams, ensuring strong relationships, successful project execution, and account growth. We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, commercially aware, and comfortable working across multiple priorities in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Engineering, Chemistry or science-related field (PhD preferred).
• 2+ years in account management, business development, or similar commercial role.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience preparing professional documents such as commercial proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Experience working with CRM systems and in a technical, scientific environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify new customer leads and opportunities and expand existing relationships.
• Support new business development activities, customer engagement initiatives, and partnerships.
• Contribute to market research and opportunity identification.
• Assist with investment and fundraising activities.
• Support grant proposal scoping and preparation.
• Prepare commercial quotations, pricing proposals, and commercial offers.
• Review commercial agreements, statements of work, proposals, and customer contracts.
• Support invoicing activities and service delivery processes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts and coordinate with internal teams.
• Facilitate customer meetings, project reviews and reporting.
• Develop presentations for customers, investors, and leadership.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of business systems and reporting tools.

Skills

Communication

Relationship management

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

CRM software

Education

Engineering degree

Chemistry degree

PhD preferred

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Exactmer is seeking a Business Development Associate to join its growing business development team. This role combines customer account management, commercial support, and business development activity.

You will act as a key interface between our customers and internal delivery teams, ensuring strong relationships, successful project execution, and account growth. We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, commercially aware, and comfortable working across multiple priorities in a