Director, BioPharma Business Development

Do you bring a proven track record in business development or commercial sales with biopharma partners? Do you have direct knowledge of Companion Diagnostics (CDx), precision medicine, genomic applications, or translational solutions used to engage pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners?

If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, Join the SOPHiA GENETICS BioPharma Business Development Team as a Director, Business Development and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.

You will be responsible for accounts across the US West Coast and Central States. This role can be open to candidates outside of specific states listed, as long as you"re in the territory of the role and have strong transport links.

BioPharma Solutions

Through a decentralized global network and patented algorithms, we give the BioPharma community access to high-quality NGS solutions, Biomarker Discovery, Clinical Trial Assays and CDx leveraging the SOPHiA DDM platform, including the ctDNA-based LBx solution MSK ACCESS powered with SOPHiA DDM.

This role sits as part of our BioPharma Diagnostics Team. Learn more about SOPHiA DDM BioPharma Solutions here: https://www.sophiagenetics.com/biopharma

Your mission

As part of the BioPharma Business Development team, you will help drive new customer acquisition and strategic account development across biopharma partners. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to build pipeline momentum, convert opportunities into signed projects, and expand SOPHiA GENETICS" presence across priority accounts for our comprehensive range of solutions, including NGS-based genomic assays, Biomarker Discover, Clinical Trial Assays & CDx powered through the SOPHiA DDM Platform.

The value you add

• Drive new business development across biopharma accounts in Europe and the US East Coast, with a strong focus on new customer acquisition
• Build and progress opportunities with large pharmaceutical and mid-sized biopharma organisations through active account engagement, proposal development, and commercial follow-through
• Lead discussions across precision medicine offerings, including pilot studies, commercial projects, and opportunities connected to companion diagnostics, deployment, and discovery-related work
• Develop and maintain a healthy pipeline in Salesforce, moving opportunities from early interest and information exchange through proposal, negotiation, and deal close
• Partner cross-functionally with scientific, commercial, and operational colleagues to shape customer solutions and support successful execution of signed engagements
• Travelling domestically and internationally to meet customers and attend events c 30% of the time