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Director, Partnerships and Business Development

BiomeSense
Posted 3 months ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Chicago, IL 60678, US

Salary

$150,000 - $200,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

Paid Time Off

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  • BiomeSense is seeking a Director of Partnerships and Business Development with a salary range of $150K - $225K, depending on experience, and equity options of 0.25% - 0.5%.
  • The ideal candidate should possess a BS or MS degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 3 years of experience in life sciences business development.
  • This role involves developing and executing partnership strategies, managing academic and clinical collaborations, and establishing BiomeSense as a trusted partner in microbiome research.
  • Candidates should have a strong understanding of microbiome science and demonstrated success in building systems and managing partnerships, ideally in early-stage biotech or similar environments.
  • The position offers a competitive compensation package, including comprehensive benefits such as health coverage, PTO, and parental leave.
Director, Partnerships and Business Development
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Compensation: $150K– $225K salary, up to 1% equity stock options
Full benefits, including health coverage, PTO & parental leave

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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
  • Ā 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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