Business Development Manager – Life Sciences

• Grow the Life Sciences business through strategic and proactive new customer acquisition
• Identify new market opportunities, target customers, market segments, and application areas
• Develop targeted sales and go-to-market strategies
• Build, maintain, and strategically expand a network of decision-makers, technical experts, and relevant stakeholders
• Develop customer-specific automation solutions in collaboration with internal technical and commercial teams
• Support the preparation of compelling proposals
• Independently manage the entire sales cycle, including pricing as well as contract and commercial negotiations
• Analyze market trends, technological developments, and competitor activities
• Ensure the structured handover of newly acquired customers and projects to account management and project teams

• At least five years of professional experience in the Life Sciences market, ideally in business development, technical sales, or technical project acquisition
• An established and active network of customers and decision-makers in the Life Sciences sector, particularly in automated systems and technical production solutions
• Strong experience in technical B2B sales, along with a well-developed understanding of customer needs, market potential, and complex sales processes
• Solid technical knowledge of automation and plant engineering, gained through technical training, a technical degree, or relevant professional experience
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a confident presence when interacting with customers and internal stakeholders
• Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset, high level of initiative, and the ability to independently identify and successfully develop new business opportunities
• Fluent English, both written and spoken, with strong negotiation skills
• French language skills are an advantage
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote work, part-time options, and trust-based working hours
• Lifetime working-time account for sabbaticals or a flexible transition into retirement
• Company pension scheme with a 20% employer contribution
• Corporate health management program with sports activities and health events
• Modern company canteen offering a varied selection of meals
• Individual training and development opportunities, including international opportunities
• Attractive bike-leasing program at preferential rates
• Corporate benefits offering exclusive employee discounts on leisure, technology, and lifestyle products and services