Director, Business Development, Europe

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.

Director, Business Development, Europe

Location: Europe (remote)

Help bring life-changing therapies to patients

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe — creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.

As Director, Business Development, Europe, you will play a key role in driving business development and sales activities across Europe. You will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, recommending, and negotiating value-added development and manufacturing contracts for microbial clients, while contributing to company visibility, growth, and profitability. As part of the Global Business Development Team, you will help translate market opportunities into new client partnerships and long-term business impact.

This role reports to Jörg Ohl, Associate Vice President, Microbial EU Global BD.

A commercial role with broad impact

In this role, you will lead the pursuit of new business opportunities with both new and existing clients across the region. You will develop and execute a territory sales plan to achieve annual sales targets through new deal acquisition, while also formulating and implementing strategies to increase revenue and market share.

You will engage directly with prospective and existing clients, develop proposals that match target profiles, and communicate AGC Biologics’ capabilities effectively. The role also includes leading the closing process for new opportunities, facilitating site visits, and coordinating follow-up communication to move opportunities forward.

Beyond the client dialogue, you will work closely with internal teams across sites to ensure effective handoff and successful execution of new projects. To effectively collaborate across the European BD and global BD team, our Business Development team combines regular virtual communication with a centralized CRM for shared access to information, engages in cross-functional projects with departments such as Marketing and Legal, and adheres to defined workflows, all while operating under a unified strategy that allows for local market adaptation and is reinforced by periodic in-person meetings to strengthen team bonds. You will contribute to regional marketing activities, provide market intelligence based on client interactions, and coordinate technical, legal, and financial due diligence for specific opportunities. You will also represent AGC Biologics at trade shows, conferences, and business meetings.

How you work

You bring strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills, combined with the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently. You focus on mission-critical activities that create measurable value and are comfortable adapting your communication style to different audiences and situations.

You are approachable, professional, and calm under pressure. You listen carefully, communicate clearly, and act proactively to achieve results while maintaining a high standard of quality. Just as importantly, you work collaboratively across functions and contribute positively to teamwork, business development expertise, and AGC Biologics’ Core Values.

What we are looking for

• Proven success in Business Development or Sales, preferably within the CMO/CDMO industry, with 5–8+ years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation-driven communication skills, with the ability to adapt style to audience and context

• An established network within the biopharmaceutical sector is preferred

• Willingness to travel globally to AGC Biologics sites and client locations, approximately 50% of the time

Join AGC Biologics

This is an opportunity to take on a highly visible commercial role in an international environment, working closely with clients and colleagues across sites. You will be part of bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market and contributing to meaningful growth in a business that is centered on improving patients’ lives.

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Please submit your CV through our recruitment system. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if you do not meet every listed requirement.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the posting will be closed once the position has been filled.

Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe. 

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com.  Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!

AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.