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Business Development Manager

Scientific Supplier
Benelux
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Role Overview

1. Identify, develop, and win new business opportunities for Novilytic products across
Europe, using your professional network and market knowledge to open doors and
generate qualified opportunities.
2. Build strong relationships with prospective customers, strategic partners, distributors, and
key decision-makers within antibody research and biopharma organisations.
3. Develop opportunities within larger biopharma accounts by establishing success in one
laboratory or team and expanding adoption into additional labs, groups, and stakeholders
across the organisation.
4. Drive opportunities through the sales process to successful commercial outcomes,
maintaining momentum and contributing directly to revenue growth in Europe.
5. Represent Novilytic at conferences, exhibitions, customer meetings, and other industry
events across Europe, delivering commercial presentations that position Novilytic
products clearly and effectively.
6. Support appointed distributors and collaborate closely with the Field Application Scientist
and wider Novilytic team to progress customer evaluations, project development, and
commercial opportunities.
7. Gather market intelligence, customer feedback, and competitive insight to support
commercial strategy, and contribute flexibly across a small European team to help grow
the Novi lytic business
3. Strong understanding of antibody research, biopharma development, or related analytical
workflows, with the ability to position Novilytic products credibly to scientific customers.
4. Demonstrated ability to identify, develop, and win new business opportunities, together
with an existing professional network that can help open doors within the life science,
biopharma, or analytical technology sector.
5. Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deliver
commercial and technical presentations clearly, confidently, and in an engaging way.
6. Able to build credibility quickly and develop trusted relationships with customers,
distributors, partners, and internal colleagues.
7. Self-motivated, commercially driven, and able to take ownership of tasks, maintain
momentum, and move opportunities towards successful commercial outcomes without
close day-to-day supervision.
8. Experience using CRM systems to manage pipeline, customer interactions, opportunity
progression, and account development with a high level of accuracy and discipline.
9. Fluent English, with a minimum of CEFR B2 level, and able and willing to travel regularly
across Europe for customer visits, conferences, distributor meetings, and business
development activities
Preferred Skills and Experience
1. 3+ years of relevant experience in business development, technical sales, field
applications, or a related commercial role in the life science, biopharma, or analytical
technology sector.
2. Fluency, or a minimum of CEFR B2 level, in at least one additional European language.
3. A visible professional profile within the antibody research or biopharma community,
demonstrated through publications, conference presentations, industry engagement, or a
strong network of relevant scientific contacts.
4. Previous experience working for a scientific instrument, analytical technology, or
consumables company serving the life science or biopharma market.
5. Experience supporting distributors, channel partners, or regional sales teams, and
developing opportunities within strategic or multinational accounts.
6. Formal sales training, or experience working within a structured commercial sales
process.
7. Broader experience in protein analytics, antibody characterisation, or biopharma analytical
workflows.

Company Information

Novilytic is a biopharmaceutical analytics company focused on simplifying protein analysis for
biologic drug development. Our Proteometer platform helps scientists generate rapid insights into
titer, aggregate, and charge variants of IgG proteins, including monoclonal antibodies and multispecifics, using existing LC systems and a single consumable kit.
By eliminating the need for Protein A sample preparation and method development, Novilytic
enables faster, more streamlined analytical workflows that help upstream and biopharma
scientists do more with less. Our technology is built on strong analytical chemistry expertise and
is designed to deliver practical value in real laboratory environments.
As an early-stage company, Novilytic offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, work
closely with a highly capable team, and help shape the growth of an innovative business as it
expands. We offer competitive salary and benefits, together with the opportunity to share in the
company’s long-term success through equity participation

Person Specifications

Required Skills and Experience
1. MSc or PhD in biological sciences, biochemistry, analytical sciences, or a related
discipline, or BSc with significant relevant industry experience.
2. First-hand practical experience of modern antibody development techniques, workflows,
and terminology, gained in a wet-laboratory environment or a closely related commercial

Package

?75k – ?100k
· Uncapped Bonus 15% on first 100 kits sold and 3% on existing customers (other bonuses for certain things)
· Healthcare & Dental
· Pension
· Car Allowance (No Company Car)
· 25 Days AL in UK (may vary in EU)
· All package details will align with employment law due to employee of record
· Every year part of the company up to 3 years you get a shareholding – idea is to grow and sell the business so they can get money back with it

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    Further Details/Cover Note

    Date Updated
    05 Oct 2026
    Job reference
    75830
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