They are looking for a business developer to strengthen their business development team. Your key responsibility will be to expertly prepare new study designs for their clients, and guide them from early discussions to closure. Your experience and desire to learn make you able to identify key values and come up with optimal solutions for the research needs of the customers.
They are looking for a person with 2 – 5 years of demonstrated BD experience to support their BD efforts with a high level of autonomy. You will report to the Business Development manager and will collaborate closely with their Lead Scientist and CEO.

They are open-minded and they value each other’s inputs to tackle various challenges in synergistic ways. They also want to support you in your career path and understand how they can have you on board for the long run. As a start-up, they approach this individually for each employee.
 

• Bachelor or Master of Science in nutrition, biological or chemical sciences in relevant fields
• 2-5 years of industry business development experience in a life sciences
  • Experience in B2B service sales is a plus
  • Experience in the microbiome is a plus
  • Interested & skilled in marketing/communications
• Ability to identify and address the needs of stakeholders of different levels and scientific know-how
• Excellent social skills and listening capacities, capability to grasp key points from conversations and leverage those
• Willingness to travel 15 – 30% of the time
• Ability to work autonomously and in teams, successful in time management
• Possibility for remote & hybrid work (Living within 1.5h from Ghent is a plus)
• English proficiency, Dutch is a plus
• Additional preference:
  • Experience working in an international and multi-cultural environment
  • Experience working in the microbiome field
     

Are you interested in this vacancy? Do not hesitate to contact us:

Nele Geusens, PhD, Recruitment Consultant
T: +32 497 57 08 94
E: geusens@themagroup.eu  

Bianca Stals, Senior Recruitment Specialist
T:+32 468 25 00 58
E: stals@themagroup.eu