Business Development Specialist

About the role

VesoBio, Inc. is seeking a motivated Business Development Specialist to expand its customer base and forge strategic partnerships across biotech, pharma, and academic research. The role involves identifying new leads, understanding project needs, and converting opportunities into service contracts or product orders.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities with biotech, pharma, academic, and research institute customers.
• Promote VesoBio’s service platforms, including AI‑driven protein design, nanobody/VHH discovery, antibody engineering, protein expression, viral vectors, RNA synthesis/LNP, and cell engineering.
• Build and manage a pipeline of leads, prospects, active opportunities, and repeat customers.
• Collaborate with internal scientific teams to propose technical solutions that match customer needs.
• Prepare and follow up on quotations, proposals, capability decks, and service scopes.
• Support outbound campaigns via LinkedIn, email outreach, conferences, customer visits, and partner referrals.
• Track market trends, competitor offerings, and customer pain points in biologics discovery and pre‑clinical development.
• Help improve BD materials, service packages, website messaging, and customer‑facing presentations.

Required profile

• Life‑science professional with strong communication skills.
• 2+ years of experience in biotech business development, CRO/CDMO sales, life‑science tools, technical sales, or customer development.
• Degree (BSc, MSc, or PhD) in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, immunology, molecular biology, pharmaceutical sciences, or related field.
• Existing network in biotech, pharma, academic labs, or CRO/CDMO customers is a plus.

Required skills

• Knowledge of antibody/nanobody discovery, protein engineering, recombinant protein expression, viral vectors, RNA/LNP synthesis, or cell engineering.
• Experience promoting AI‑driven protein design and related service platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to translate scientific needs into service opportunities.