Life Sciences BD Manager — NA Growth & Partnerships

CABB; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health coverage

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Job summary

The CABB Group is a leading CDMO serving Pharma, Life Sciences, Fine Chemicals, and Crop Science with sites in multiple countries. Our North American division seeks a qualified Business Development Manager to drive growth across the NA pharmaceutical market, focus on new customer acquisition, and expand strategic accounts within life sciences and specialty chemicals, especially in oligonucleotides.

Reporting to global sales, you will collaborate with operations and manufacturing, lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Life Sciences, Business or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 5–10+ years in business development or sales within life sciences, pharma ingredients, or specialty chemicals.
• Established network across pharma, CDMO, and specialty chemicals sectors.
• Proven success in developing and managing customer relationships in pharma/biotech.
• Strong understanding of regulated markets and value-based selling.
• Proven negotiation of strategic partnerships and long-term supply agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to grow revenue and expand strategic accounts.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire new customers while expanding opportunities within existing accounts.
• Analyze NA life sciences and pharma markets to identify growth opportunities.
• Build and maintain a strong industry network, especially in the oligonucleotide value chain.
• Manage and coordinate full sales cycle with internal teams (Production, Supply, Quality, Legal, CS).
• Develop strategic account plans and growth strategies.
• Support annual budgeting and sales planning process.
• Deliver accurate demand forecasting and achieve revenue targets.
• Lead negotiations and represent the company at meetings, conferences, events.

Skills

Business growth

Sales leadership

Negotiation

Strategic account

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Life Sciences/Business

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

The CABB Group is a leading CDMO serving Pharma, Life Sciences, Fine Chemicals, and Crop Science with sites in multiple countries. Our North American division seeks a qualified Business Development Manager to drive growth across the NA pharmaceutical market, focus on new customer acquisition, and expand strategic accounts within life sciences and specialty chemicals, especially in oligonucleotides.

Reporting to global sales, you will collaborate with operations and manufacturing, lead