BiomeSense · 12 hours ago
Director, Partnerships and Business Development
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expBiomeSense is a pioneering life sciences startup focused on harnessing the power of the gut microbiome to revolutionize personalized medicine. The role involves designing and executing partnership and business development strategies while building systems and relationships to accelerate engagement with partners.
AnalyticsBioinformaticsBiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceMedical
Responsibilities
Develop and execute short and long-term business development strategies aligned with business priorities
Design and implement a scalable CRM and partnership-tracking infrastructure to support growth in academic and clinical collaborations
Ensure market insights, competitive intelligence, and business priorities inform strategic planning and resource allocation
Lead internal teams to deliver timely, accurate, and high-impact proposals, presentations, and partnership strategies
Manage multiple complex projects concurrently, ensuring prioritization and alignment with company goals
Identify, cultivate, and secure collaborations with academic researchers, oncology investigators, and industry partners conducting interventional or translational studies
Serve as the primary liaison for partners, fostering clear communication and long-term, trust-based relationships with PIs, research team members and university administrators
Collaborate with PIs and institutions to negotiate study agreements, manage IRB approvals, and deliver timely study results, structuring creative partnerships that align incentives and create mutual value. Proven success in partnership and contract negotiation preferred
Represent BiomeSense externally at conferences, trade shows, and industry events to elevate brand visibility and build strategic relationships
Translate cutting-edge scientific discoveries into compelling white papers and case studies that inspire partner and investor confidence and strengthen the BiomeSense brand
Translate breakthroughs in biomarker discovery and microbiome science into strategic opportunities for innovation and future commercialization
Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify emerging opportunities, trends, and competitive dynamics in clinical research
Qualification
Required
BS or MS degree with 5+ years, or PhD with 3+ years, of relevant experience in life sciences business development roles
Demonstrated success developing and managing academic or clinical research partnerships, preferably in oncology, translational medicine, or biomarker discovery
Proven ability to build systems and processes from scratch, including CRM or partnership-tracking tools
Strong understanding of microbiome science, translational research, and academic research ecosystems
Excellent relationship builder—able to establish credibility and trust with academic investigators and research administrators
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex science into compelling partnership opportunities
Self-starter with a collaborative, confident, humble and adaptable approach to teamwork
Preferred
Start-up experience preferred
Experience in an early-stage or growth-stage biotech, medtech, or diagnostics company strongly preferred
Benefits
Full benefits suite including health coverage
PTO
Parental leave
Company
BiomeSense
BiomeSense is a developing novel technologies to enable continuous, at-home monitoring of the human microbiome.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$12.61MKey Investors
National Science FoundationBioX ClanPolsky Center at the University of Chicago
2025-08-12Seed
2023-12-19Series Unknown· $6.18M
2023-02-05Seed· $3M
Leadership Team
Dylan Nichols
CTO
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