Director, Partnerships and Business Development

Chicago, IL

Full Time

Experienced

Director, Partnerships and Business Development
Compensation

$150K - $225K salary commensurate with experience
0.25% - 0.5% equity
Competitive benefits

About BiomeSense

BiomeSense is a life sciences startup building novel technologies (GutLab, MetaBiome) to transform gut microbiome biomarker discovery & translation. Our partners include UCSF, UCSD, NIH & the University of Chicago. We are backed by LabCorp Ventures, Bluestein Ventures, Seerave Foundation & Emil Capital Partners.

Role Summary

An entrepreneurial leader to own & develop BiomeSense’s partnership function – from academic / industry partner development to negotiation and end-to-end collaboration in high-impact studies to establish us as the go-to microbiome partner for translational research.
Key Responsibilities

Partner & BD Strategy

Translate emerging market trends into strategic planning for academic, biotech & pharma partnership growth
Identify gaps in partnership approach & develop solutions for a scientific audience
Work with research, hardware, operations & bioinformatics to execute near- and long-term partnership strategies

Operational Leadership

Develop scientifically compelling collateral to communicate BiomeSense’s value proposition to new partners
Build a partnership-tracking system and KPIs for academic and clinical collaborations

Outreach & Pipeline Growth

Serve as primary partner liaison with academic researchers, oncology investigators & industry partners conducting interventional or translational studies
Negotiate study agreements, manage IRB approvals & deliver results through creative partnerships that align incentives
Translate microbiome and biomarker breakthroughs into further commercial opportunities and compelling content that builds partner and investor confidence

Qualifications

5+ years in a life sciences discipline in business development roles; startup experience preferred
Track record managing academic or clinical research partnerships in translational medicine or biomarker discovery
Proven ability to build systems and processes from scratch, including OKR tracking
Knowledge of microbiome science, translational research & academic research
Credible relationship builder with academic investigators, research administrators & industry partners
Ability to translate complex science into compelling partnership narratives
Self-starter with a collaborative, confident, humble and adaptable approach

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