Business Development Manager- Europe North (Healthcare/Pharma/Biotech)

A Little Bit about Us

VarSome is the world’s leading website for professional human genetics. With over 2,500 citations in scientific papers, more than 53,000 registered users, and approximately 25,000 daily queries, we are seeking to bring together all the human expertise in molecular genetics.

VarSome is created by Saphetor, a Swiss precision medicine company with offices in Athens, Boston, and Lausanne, using bioinformatics to apply human genome data to improve health and lives worldwide.

Saphetor is pioneering the use of big-data sequencing technology, such as exome and whole-genome sequencing, for clinical practice. We are involved in both clinical research and diagnostics, providing our clients with quality analysis and interpretation of next-generation DNA sequencing data. All our services are provided over the web, and our VarSome.com web-site is the world’s prime reference for genetic variant interpretation.

The Opportunity

To support our growth, we are looking for a VarSome Business Development Manager focused on Europe North and reports directly to the Chief Commercial Officer. The role requires the ability to understand customer and market needs and align them with our emerging global platform for human genome data. This is an exciting and unique opportunity in a world-class organization!

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for growing the B2B business within the North European NGS informatics market.
• Develop and execute a follow-up communication strategy for existing clients.
• Understand current needs as well as future plans of our clients, and promote new features, in order to drive more business out of the existing client base.
• Use the Varsome.com community to generate new VarSome premium, clinical and API clients, generate new leads, evaluate competitor’s sales strategies, value propositions, and identify new markets and customer opportunities.
• Provide input on advertising, promotion materials, company presentations, and web information.
• Help distill customer and market needs into clear and specific product requirements for product development and drive the product development process.
• Help establish and maintain successful relationships with clients and partners to ensure the successful early adoption of new products.
• Partner with marketing and commercial teams to develop and implement positioning and communication strategy.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in cell or molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics genomics, and/or cancer biology.
• Preferable based in the UK or Germany
• Some experience in NGS lab, genomics, pharmaceutical or healthcare industries. Knowledge of Next-Generation Sequencing software (NGS) or analysis products is considered a plus.
• Strong presentation, communication, and organization skills, able to distill complex scientific concepts into simplified language for a diverse audience.
• Naturally curious, quick learner, always looking for ways to learn more and be at the cutting edge.
• Ability to build relationships, collaborate and influence across all levels of our activities.
• Team player with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Understanding of software development and project management.
• Experience with remote work is a plus

Your career journey with us includes, among others:

• A great position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain, at the cutting edge of research.
• A competitive compensation package
• Room for professional growth
• Endless learning opportunities, while transferring new technologies from academics to clinical practice all over the world.
• Remote work with occasional meetings in the Lausanne office.

Saphetor is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and our employees, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, medical condition or disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally protected status.