Corporate Development Professional-Boston Region

The Automation Partnership (Cambridge); Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring and leadership programs

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Travel opportunities and flexible work

Job summary

Sartorius is seeking a Corporate Development Professional to identify and assess external technologies, partnerships, and sourcing avenues that strengthen long-term portfolio growth. The role is field-based on the East Coast, with 50–60% travel, preferably near Boston, and requires translating market insights into strategic opportunities.

The candidate will evaluate incubators, negotiate agreements, and engage with internal groups to align external opportunities with Sartorius' strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Business, Innovation Management or related field; Master's preferred.
• 7+ years in technology scouting, open innovation, partnerships, licensing or OEM mgmt.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate Biotech incubators and opportunities for Corporate Development
• Negotiate and execute partnership agreements with incubators
• Engage external networks and ecosystems to access early technologies
• Map external tech landscapes and identify sourcing pathways
• Translate trends and gaps into actionable portfolio opportunities
• Collaborate with internal groups to align external opportunities with strategy

Skills

Technology scouting

Open innovation

Partnership development

Technology licensing

OEM management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Join our Corporate Development team as a Corporate Development Professional and play a key role in identifying, assessing and connecting external technologies, innovation opportunities and sourcing pathways to strengthen long-term portfolio growth. Through technology scouting and engagement with external innovation networks, you will help advance opportunities that contribute to better health for more people. This is a field-based position on the East Coast, preferably in the Boston area, with approximately 50-60% travel.

What you will accomplish together with us:

• Evaluate and identify Biotech Incubators in the industry and make recommendations on opportunities to Corporate Development management
• Negotiate and execute partnership agreements with Biotech Incubators
• Work closely with members of all Sartorius groups (Commercial, Business Units [BU] & Emerging Businesses [EB]) to gather overall knowledge internally on Biotech Incubators
• Identify emerging technologies & external innovation sources through structured market, ecosystem & competitor scouting activities across strategic technology domains to expand the innovation pipeline
• Assess external technologies, partnership opportunities & sourcing options using technical, commercial & strategic evaluation criteria to direct resources toward high-potential external opportunities
• Engage startups, academic institutions, external innovation ecosystems, research organizations & industry networks to secure early access to critical technologies
• Map strategic capability gaps against external technology landscapes and identify appropriate sourcing pathways through opportunity mapping and technology landscape reviews to accelerate capability build-up in priority areas

What will convince us:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Business, Innovation Management or related field; Master's degree preferred
• 7+ years of experience in technology scouting, open innovation, technology partnerships, technology licensing, OEM management or related fields
• Experience identifying, evaluating & prioritizing emerging technologies and external innovation opportunities
• Knowledge of innovation ecosystems, strategic technology domains, technology commercialization processes & external technology sourcing models
• Knowledge of technology landscape analysis, intellectual property considerations & patent landscapes
• Ability to translate technology trends, capability gaps & market developments into actionable portfolio opportunities
• Ability to establish external technology networks and identify relevant innovation opportunities
• Identification with our core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment

Compensation for this position will be a base salary between $150,000 and $185,000 depending upon experience and qualifications. Plus, annual bonus and car allowance.

What We Offer

As a growing global life science company, with our stock listed on the German DAX and TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits:

• Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings
• Worklife Balance: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules
• Making an Impact Right from the Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform
• Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as "Coaching", "Agile Working" and a "Businesswomen's Network"
• Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
• Intelligent Working Environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.
• Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match)
• Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending), Transportation Commuter Account
• Company Paid Benefits: Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women's Health, Health Advocate
• Additional/Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service

Sartorius is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability or based on status in any other protected group of class.

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Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. We look for ambitious team players and creative minds