Director, Business Development

🕒 February 5

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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💰 Business Development (BDR)

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Landmark Bio

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

🧬 Biotechnology

Consulting • Manufacturing • Biotechnology

Landmark Bio is a collective endeavor launched by leaders from academia, the life sciences industry, and world-renowned research hospitals to accelerate development and industrialization of next-generation genomic medicine. Inspired by recent advancements in cell and gene therapy, Landmark Bio was established to remove barriers in drug development, create accessible capability, expertise, and solutions, and offer a collaboration platform to advance manufacturing technologies for the new generation of medicines to come. Founding partners include Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cytiva, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB), and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Other collaborating institutions include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Mass General Brigham, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

📋 Description

• Prospect, identify, and close new business opportunities within the CGT ecosystem, including biotech, pharma, and emerging therapeutics companies • Generate new business by actively engaging with potential clients, qualifying them, and ultimately converting them into paying clients • Develop and manage a territory plan focused on early stage to commercial partnerships • Effectively communicate technical capabilities in viral vector manufacturing, mRNA production, and cell & gene therapy platforms, with support from technical subject matter experts • Build strong, trust-based relationships with decision-makers across R&D, CMC, AP/PD, manufacturing and senior leadership teams • Drive the full sales cycle from lead generation through proposal development, negotiation, and close • Maintain accurate pipeline management and forecasting using CRM tools • Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, technical teams, and program management to support client onboarding and long-term success • Consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual forecast quotas

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of successful B2B sales experience, with a minimum of 2 years selling into the CGT/CDMO space • Strong understanding of viral vectors, mRNA, and/or cell & gene therapy platforms — deeper technical knowledge in at least one modality required • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline required; Master’s or PhD preferred • Prior hands-on lab experience is highly valued and will support credibility with scientific buyers • Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota • Demonstrated ability to build and grow new accounts with minimal oversight • Highly self-motivated, strategic thinker, and comfortable navigating technical, multi-stakeholder sales cycles • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to both scientific and business audiences

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer • Affirmative Action employer • Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply