Business Development Manager, Biopharma Venture

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Are you ready to help shape new growth opportunities in biopharma processing? Join Novonesis and help build a sustainable opportunity pipeline by connecting market needs, scientific capabilities, and strong external partnerships.

As our new Business Development Manager, you will join the Biopharma Processing Aids Venture team and work across functions to advance new product development, partnerships, and market opportunities. You will engage with biopharma companies, CDMOs, technology providers, and senior stakeholders across the biopharma ecosystem.

The role & your impact

You will play a central role in the commercial and strategic development of the Biopharma Processing Aids Venture. Combining market insight, partnership development, and cross-functional project leadership, you will identify, validate, and advance opportunities from early exploration toward scalable business potential.

Your key responsibilities in this role:

• Identify and assess business development opportunities through market landscaping, customer and expert engagement, opportunity sizing, and strategic fit assessments.
• Develop go-to-market and pricing considerations and identify the capabilities required to scale promising opportunities.
• Build, mature, and manage partnerships and a strong external network across the biopharma landscape.
• Translate partner and customer needs into concrete innovation opportunities and commercially relevant solutions.
• Lead business development projects, manage stakeholders, and collaborate across the Venture team, R&D, Legal, and senior management.
• Plan and participate in strategic conferences and industry events, and support partnership models and contractual negotiations.
  

What you’ll need to be successful in this role

• A Master’s degree and/or PhD in a relevant life-science field, such as biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, or engineering, combined with strong business acumen.
• At least five years of relevant experience in business development, strategic project management, project leadership, consulting, or a similar role within pharma, biotech, CDMO, or a related life-science industry.
• A strong understanding of biopharma product development and the ability to translate technical insights into strategic and commercial opportunities.
• Experience working with external partners and customers and navigating a matrixed organization.
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to independently drive multiple initiatives.
• Expert-level English communication skills in writing, conversation, and presentations.

Additional skills & interests we value

• An entrepreneurial mindset and the drive to create momentum in an evolving venture environment.
• Creative and strategic thinking when addressing commercial and technical challenges.
• Confidence in building relationships, engaging external decision-makers, and contributing to negotiations.
• The ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly and connect them to customer needs.

What we offer you

You will join a cross-functional venture environment where commercial, scientific and strategic perspectives come together. The role offers broad exposure to external partners and customers, the opportunity to shape emerging business opportunities, and meaningful responsibility for initiatives that support the Venture’s growth.

Working conditions

The role follows a hybrid way of working. Travel is expected as part of external partnership development, customer engagement, conferences, and industry events, with an estimated 20-40 travel days per year.

Application deadline

Please submit your application no later than 25th of October 2026.

We will be going through the applications on a rolling basis.

Contact Infomation

If you have any questions regarding the role, please reach out to Head of Biopharma Processing Aids Venture, Nigel Stapleton at NIGST@NOVONESIS.COM.

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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Our History

In 2024, Chr. Hansen and Novozymes joined forces to form Novonesis.

We are 10,000 people worldwide whose expertise spans more than 30 different industries. All around the world our biosolutions already create value for thousands of customers and benefit the planet. Our biosolutions enable feeding and fueling the world more sustainably, from healthy and sustainable nutrition to biofuel. Our biosolutions also reduce the use of fossil-based resources, chemicals, energy and water. And this is just the beginning.