Global Business Development Assistant Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Business Development professional to support the growth of ACT Genomics’ Pharma/CRO business and strategic partnerships. The role focuses on identifying and developing new opportunities with pharmaceutical companies, CROs, biotechnology firms and other life‑science partners while also supporting existing accounts and regional initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities with pharmaceutical companies, CROs, biotechnology companies and other strategic partners.
• Identify and qualify leads, understand customer needs and evaluate partnership opportunities across assigned markets.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and decision‑makers within Pharma/CRO accounts.
• Lead customer discussions from initial engagement through proposal development, quotation, contracting and project initiation.
• Maintain regular follow‑up with existing and prospective customers to drive conversion and long‑term account development.
• Maintain a healthy BD pipeline, tracking opportunities, activities and follow‑up actions.
• Support clinical‑trial, biomarker testing, genomic profiling, companion‑diagnostic and other precision‑medicine projects.
• Coordinate internally with laboratory, R&D, medical, product management, operations, legal and finance teams to develop solutions.
• Assist in preparing proposals, quotations, presentations, NDAs and agreements.
• Conduct market and competitor research to identify new opportunities, trends and unmet needs.
• Participate in conferences, exhibitions, webinars and other business‑development activities.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Product Management to create customer‑facing materials and promotional content.

Required profile

• 2–3 years of experience in business development, marketing, account management or a related commercial role within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, genomics or life‑science industry.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Business or Marketing.
• Experience with next‑generation sequencing (NGS), molecular diagnostics, precision medicine or genomic testing is a strong advantage.

Required skills

• NGS
• Molecular diagnostics
• Precision medicine
• Genomic testing