Business Development Manager

The Institute

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research' Award from the European Commission. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code).

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The role

The Business Development Manager will act as the interface between internal and external stakeholders to transform CRG’s scientific results into viable innovations and business opportunities, particularly in the areas of bioinformatics/computational biology/software and systems/synthetic biology. The manager will explore the opportunities, and support the development of solutions that align to the interest of the relevant stakeholders.

The successful candidate will:

Manage the patent portfolio of CRG and the relations with the TBDO manager, the inventors and patent agents during patent drafting and prosecution.
Pro-actively contribute to (i) monitor the latest lab news, research, and technology developments, (ii) assess and prioritize CRG’s innovations, and (iii) design their critical path to maturation and value creation, particularly in the areas of bioinformatics/computational biology/software and systems/synthetic biology.
Actively prospect and engage key experts, partners, industry and investors to progress projects towards licensing or spin-off launch.
Pro-actively seek funding for innovation projects and support CRG research in the preparation of grant proposals, particularly in Proof of Concept and public-private partnerships.
Actively contribute to the different goals and initiatives of the TBDO, including generating financial resources for CRG’s innovation activities, and fostering entrepreneurship culture.

About the team

The Technology and Business Development Office (TBDO) engages with CRG`s scientists having the ambition to transform scientific results into solutions solving innovation challenges for market applications. Our aim is to ensure a positive impact on society out of the knowledge and technology developed at CRG. We strive for an inclusive environment of scientific and entrepreneurial excellence, offering CRG`s scientist business-oriented training and connections with innovation, investors and industry experts. TBDO strategically evaluates, protects and transfers knowledge and technologies to the development and commercialization partners through licensing and launching of spin off companies.

Whom would we like to hire?

Professional experience

Must Have

You have at least 4 years experience in managing intellectual property protection through patents
You have at least 4 years of postdoctoral experience in the life sciences or related sectors
You have prior experience in bioinformatics and genomics, Nanopore sequencing or Machine Learning
You can analyse extensive and complex technical documents in various fields and extract the key information towards technology maturation and value creation
You have industry experience or equivalent and understand the innovation ecosystem/path

Desirable but not required/ Nice to have

You have prior experience in RNA/Protein Biology and/or cancer research
You have prior experience in business development and/or technology transfer

Education and training

You hold a PhD degree in Biological, Chemical, Bioinformatics, Computational Sciences or equivalent

Languages

You are proficient in English. Catalan and Spanish are a plus

Technical skills

Written skills to elaborate marketing materials, financial, and business reports
You have advanced MS Office skills, and at least basic bioinformatics skills

Competences

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills; relationship builder
Analytic and strategic thinker
Superb attention to details
Highly developed organization skills
Success and goal driven
Team player

The Offer – Working Conditions

Contract duration: Open‑ended contract for technical and scientific activities, linked to the TBDO activity.
Estimated annual gross salary: Salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales.
Target start date: January 1, 2026.

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section.

We offer and promote a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

The CRG is committed to reconcile work and family life of its employees and is offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.