Associate Director, Business Development

🕒 August 9

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💰 Business Development (BDR)

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Lonza

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1897

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 $444.8M Post-IPO Debt - Lonza on 2023-11

Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Manufacturing

Lonza is a Swiss-based, global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and life sciences company. It provides integrated end-to-end offerings across biologics and small-molecule drug development and manufacturing — including cell line development, process and analytical development, formulation and primary packaging, drug substance and drug product manufacturing, and regulatory/CMC support. Lonza's capabilities span advanced synthesis and APIs (including HPAPIs), bioconjugation and ADCs, specialized modalities such as cell & gene therapies, mRNA/LNP, microbial processes, and capsule and health-ingredient products. Founded in Switzerland in 1897, Lonza describes itself as a pioneer and world leader in the CDMO industry and operates with ~20,000 colleagues across five continents to support pharmaceutical and biotech customers.

📋 Description

• Drive new business growth across a dedicated territory within the EMEA region. • Identify, develop, and secure strategic opportunities across Lonza's Integrated Biologics offering. • Build long-term relationships with key decision-makers. • Influence complex development and manufacturing strategies and position Lonza as a partner throughout the product lifecycle. • Develop and execute a territory strategy. • Identify high-value opportunities and lead customer engagement from initial contact through opportunity creation. • Communicate Lonza's technical capabilities, innovative technologies, and value proposition. • Support the generation and conversion of clinical development opportunities. • Build relationships with prospective customers and identify strategic partnership opportunities. • Lead customer engagements from lead qualification through deal closure. • Represent the company at industry conferences and partnering events. • Promote technical capabilities, service offerings, and emerging technologies through meetings, presentations, and networking. • Lead commercial discussions and negotiations and support contract development. • Collaborate with Technical, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Proposal Management teams. • Monitor market trends, customer needs, and competitive activity to develop value propositions and growth strategies.

🎯 Requirements

• Degree educated in a Life Sciences discipline such as Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field. • Extensive commercial and business development experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CDMO industry. • Proven ability to generate and grow strategic customer partnerships. • Strong understanding of the drug development lifecycle, including pre-clinical, clinical, manufacturing, and commercialisation stages. • Ability to engage in meaningful scientific and business discussions. • Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills. • Confidence influencing stakeholders ranging from technical experts to senior executives. • Experience managing sales pipelines and customer engagement activities using CRM platforms, ideally Salesforce.com. • Fluent in written and spoken English.

🏖️ Benefits

• An agile career and dynamic working culture • An inclusive and ethical workplace • Compensation programs that recognize high performance • A variety of benefits dependant on role and location • Global benefits information available at https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits