Business Developer Life Sciences

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen; Groningen; Hybrid; EUR 37,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

8.3% year-end bonus

CAO-UMC terms

Job summary

iPsomics, a boutique CRO in the Netherlands, seeks a Business Developer Life Sciences to expand its scientific network, develop new client relationships and drive growth. The role focuses on engaging researchers, biotech and healthcare innovators.

You will work with the project managers and scientific team to translate opportunities into collaborations, combining science and business in a highly visible role.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Life Sciences or related fields.
• Experience in business development, sales, or account management.
• Strong commercial and entrepreneurial mindset with a pipeline track record.
• Strong affinity with genomics, sequencing, stem cell research or related fields.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive approach.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with scientific colleagues.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with academic, biotech and healthcare organizations.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across genomics, transcriptomics, stem cells, and Organ-on-Chip models.
• Generate and qualify leads through networking, conferences and targeted outreach.
• Manage and further develop the commercial pipeline.
• Initiate conversations with prospective clients and identify their research needs.
• Coordinate proposal development with scientific colleagues.
• Support contract negotiations and project initiation.
• Represent iPsomics at conferences, scientific meetings and networking events.
• Act as the first contact for prospective clients.
• Develop long-term relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ensure excellent customer experience throughout the client journey.
• Gather market intelligence and client feedback to strengthen our service portfolio.
• Monitor developments in genomics and biotechnology.
• Identify emerging opportunities and partnerships.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives and visibility campaigns.
• Strengthen iPsomics' positioning within the life sciences ecosystem.

Skills

Fluent English

Relationship building

Lead generation

Sales experience

Science literacy

Education

BSc/MSc Life Sciences

Job description

At iPsomics, we support researchers, clinicians and healthcare innovators with advanced genomics services. From DNA and RNA sequencing to iPSC generation and genome engineering, we help our clients translate scientific questions into meaningful results.

We are a boutique Contract Research Organization (CRO) based in the Netherlands. Our strength lies in combining scientific excellence with personal attention, flexibility and a true partnership approach. As we enter an exciting growth phase, we are looking for a Business Developer who will help expand our scientific network, develop new client relationships and contribute directly to the continued growth of iPsomics.

• Business Developer Life Sciences
• 24–32 hours a week
• € 3.274 - € 5.867
• flexibility in working hours and location;

About the role

As Business Developer, you will be responsible for identifying opportunities, building relationships, and converting scientific interest into new projects. You enjoy engaging with researchers, biotech companies, and healthcare innovators. You understand their scientific challenges and can connect them with the right expertise within iPsomics. You bring strong commercial instincts and are comfortable learning enough of the underlying science to hold a credible conversation and connect prospects with the right expertise within iPsomics.

You will work closely with our Project Manager, Managing Director and the scientific team to ensure promising opportunities are translated into successful collaborations. This role is ideal for someone with either a scientific background who wants to combine science and business, or someone who is experienced in business development in a life science environment but is not a scientist. You will be working in a highly visible position within a growing organization.

Your responsibilities

Business Development & Sales

• Build and maintain relationships with academic, biotech and healthcare organizations.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across genomics (scWGS), transcriptomics (bulk and scRNA seq), stem cells, and Organ-on-Chip disease models.
• Generate and qualify leads through networking, conferences and targeted outreach.
• Manage and further develop the commercial pipeline.
• Initiate conversations with prospective clients and identify their research needs.
• Coordinate proposal development together with scientific colleagues.
• Support contract negotiations and project initiation.
• Represent iPsomics at conferences, scientific meetings and networking events.

Client Relationship Management

• Act as the first point of contact for prospective clients.
• Develop long-term relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ensure excellent customer experience throughout the client journey.
• Gather market intelligence and client feedback to strengthen our service portfolio.

Market Development

• Monitor developments in genomics, translational research and biotechnology.
• Identify emerging opportunities, collaborations and partnership possibilities.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives, scientific communication and visibility campaigns.
• Help strengthen the positioning of iPsomics within the life sciences ecosystem.

What do you bring

Required

• BSc or MSc in Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences or related fields.
• Experience in business development, sales, or account management, ideally in a scientific, CRO, or life sciences environment.
• Strong commercial and entrepreneurial mindset, with a track record of building pipelines and closing deals.
• Strong affinity with genomics, sequencing technologies, stem cell research or related fields.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive approach.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with scientific colleagues.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to have

• Experience in a CRO, biotech company, academic core facility or genomics environment.
• Existing network within academia, biotech or healthcare.
• Experience writing scientific proposals, quotations, or project plans.
• Dutch language skills.

What do we offer

• a position for 1 year for 24-32 hours a week, with a possibility for extension. The starting salary is dependent on your qualifications and relevant experience in scale 10 (max gross salary € 5.867 based on a full-time position).
• a highly visible role with a direct impact on company growth;
• opportunity to work at the interface of science and business;
• a collaborative and entrepreneurial work environment;
• close interaction with leading researchers, clinicians, and innovators;
• initial one-year contract, with the intention to extend based on organizational growth and performance;
• competitive compensation is based on experience;
• additionally, the UMCG offers an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% year-end bonus. The conditions of employment comply with the Collective Labour Agreement for Medical Centres (CAO-UMC).

Why join iPsomics?
At iPsomics, every project matters. You will work closely with decision makers, influence company strategy, and help researchers advance science through cutting-edge genomics technologies. If you are looking for a role where your commercial drive, interest in science and ambition come together, we would love to hear from you.