Cell & Gene Therapy BD Lead — Strategic Growth

Cim; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

HSA/FSAs

PTO 15 days

11 paid holidays

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability Insurance

Service Awards

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a Senior Business Lead to drive growth in Cell and Gene Therapy Solutions (CGTS) by building strategic relationships with biotech, academic, and healthcare partners.

This role suits a business development professional or CGT expert with an established network and a passion for accelerating patient access to life-changing therapies, leading end-to-end opportunities from outreach to implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Direct experience supporting cell and gene therapy companies, apheresis services, cell collection programs, biobanking, starting materials, Leukopaks, PBMCs, or cellular products.
• Established network of contacts within biotechnology, academic, CRO, CDMO, or advanced therapy organizations.
• Experience supporting commercial CAR-T, TCR, TIL, gene therapy, autoimmune cell therapy, or regenerative medicine programs.
• Knowledge of GMP, GTP, FACT, FDA, and other regulatory requirements associated with cell and gene therapy operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic business development plans to achieve revenue and growth objectives within the Cell and Gene Therapy market.
• Identify, qualify, and close new opportunities with biotechnology companies, academic medical centers, CROs, CDMOs, and healthcare systems.
• Build and maintain relationships with key decision makers, including executives, clinical operations leaders, manufacturing leaders, translational scientists, supply chain leaders, and procurement teams.
• Lead complex consultative sales engagements from initial outreach through contract execution and implementation.
• Collaborate with internal subject matter experts across Operations, Quality, Medical Affairs, Laboratory Services, Clinical Apheresis, and Process Development to develop customer solutions.
• Represent the American Red Cross at industry conferences, trade associations, and customer events.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline, forecast opportunities, and provide market intelligence to support strategic planning.
• Support expansion of existing customer relationships through cross-selling and strategic account development initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of new products, services, and market opportunities based on customer and industry insights.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

The American Red Cross is seeking a Senior Business Lead to drive growth in Cell and Gene Therapy Solutions (CGTS) by building strategic relationships with biotech, academic, and healthcare partners.

This role suits a business development professional or CGT expert with an established network and a passion for accelerating patient access to life-changing therapies, leading end-to-end opportunities from outreach to implementation.