The Role
Develop new B2B customer relationships, grow existing accounts, and manage the commercial territory for Biocair’s UK healthcare and life-sciences logistics business. Responsibilities include pipeline development, customer discovery, proposals, pricing, tenders, negotiations, forecasting, business reviews, and Salesforce management. The role focuses on expanding Cell and Gene Therapy opportunities, meeting revenue and profitability goals, and collaborating with operational and commercial teams. It is field-based near Cambridge with occasional overnight travel.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Biocair, our specialist temperature-controlled logistics solutions support pharmaceutical, biotech, research and healthcare organisations around the world.
We are looking for a Business Development Manager to help grow our UK healthcare and life-sciences business. You will develop new customer relationships, grow existing partnerships and help expand our presence across markets including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, Cell & Gene Therapy, R&D and laboratory organisations.
Reporting to the Global Accounts and UKI Sales Director, you will have ownership of your commercial territory while working closely with colleagues across Operations, Customer Service, Finance, Project Management, Sales and Marketing.
This is a field-based role with a minimum of one day per week in the Cambridge office. Travel across the territory, including occasional overnight stays, forms part of the role.
We welcome people who have built their skills through different career paths. Relevant commercial experience might come from logistics, transportation, healthcare, life sciences or another environment where you have sold complex services and built lasting B2B customer relationships.
Role Responsibilities Overview:
You will take ownership of developing a healthy sales pipeline and converting opportunities into sustainable, profitable customer relationships. You will identify new prospects, respond to incoming opportunities and grow established accounts by understanding customer needs and identifying appropriate Biocair services and solutions.
A particular focus will be helping develop and execute our UK Cell & Gene Therapy growth strategy, identifying opportunities and strengthening Biocair's position as a specialist logistics partner.
You will:
What You'll Bring:
We are interested in what you have achieved and how you work, rather than a particular career route.
You will bring evidence of:
The role also requires the ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications to create effective reports, business cases and customer presentations.
Experience of pharmaceutical, biotech, Cell & Gene Therapy, clinical/research, healthcare or specialist logistics environments could help you get up to speed, but candidates should not screen themselves out solely because their background uses different terminology.
What We Offer You:
Comprehensive benefits including:
Work Environment:
To learn more about Biocair, please visit us at: https://www.biocair.com/
Diversity & Inclusion:
Biocair is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, included, valued and respected. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected]
Right to Work:
Biocair provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Please note:
How We Recruit:
Once we have received your application, our Talent Acquisition (TA) team aims to respond within 3 working days. The process typically includes:
Additional Information:
We are looking for a Business Development Manager to help grow our UK healthcare and life-sciences business. You will develop new customer relationships, grow existing partnerships and help expand our presence across markets including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, Cell & Gene Therapy, R&D and laboratory organisations.
Reporting to the Global Accounts and UKI Sales Director, you will have ownership of your commercial territory while working closely with colleagues across Operations, Customer Service, Finance, Project Management, Sales and Marketing.
This is a field-based role with a minimum of one day per week in the Cambridge office. Travel across the territory, including occasional overnight stays, forms part of the role.
We welcome people who have built their skills through different career paths. Relevant commercial experience might come from logistics, transportation, healthcare, life sciences or another environment where you have sold complex services and built lasting B2B customer relationships.
Role Responsibilities Overview:
You will take ownership of developing a healthy sales pipeline and converting opportunities into sustainable, profitable customer relationships. You will identify new prospects, respond to incoming opportunities and grow established accounts by understanding customer needs and identifying appropriate Biocair services and solutions.
A particular focus will be helping develop and execute our UK Cell & Gene Therapy growth strategy, identifying opportunities and strengthening Biocair's position as a specialist logistics partner.
You will:
- build, qualify and progress a sustainable pipeline of opportunities;
- develop new customer relationships and expand existing accounts;
- lead customer discovery conversations and translate requirements into appropriate commercial solutions;
- prepare proposals, quotations and pricing solutions;
- lead and coordinate responses to tenders, RFPs and RFQs;
- negotiate commercial agreements in partnership with relevant internal teams;
- own revenue, growth and profitability outcomes within your territory;
- conduct effective customer business reviews and follow through on opportunities, risks and agreed actions;
- collaborate with Operations, Customer Service, Finance and Project Management so proposed solutions are commercially viable and operationally deliverable;
- monitor customers, competitors and market developments to identify opportunities and risks;
- maintain accurate pipeline, opportunity and customer information in Salesforce;
- contribute forecasts, business planning and commercial insight; and
- represent Biocair appropriately at customer meetings, industry conferences, exhibitions and networking activities.
What You'll Bring:
We are interested in what you have achieved and how you work, rather than a particular career route.
You will bring evidence of:
- delivering B2B commercial growth and working towards sales or growth targets in logistics, transportation, healthcare, life sciences or a related environment;
- developing prospects into new customer relationships and growing established accounts;
- understanding customer challenges and translating them into commercially viable propositions;
- managing a pipeline and using CRM technology such as Salesforce;
- commercial negotiation and working with contracts or customer agreements;
- analysing customer, market or commercial information to make sound decisions;
- communicating commercial ideas clearly in writing, conversation and presentations;
- collaborating across operational, finance and customer-facing teams;
- organising competing priorities and progressing opportunities through to an outcome; and
- taking ownership of commercial activity within an assigned market or territory
The role also requires the ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications to create effective reports, business cases and customer presentations.
Experience of pharmaceutical, biotech, Cell & Gene Therapy, clinical/research, healthcare or specialist logistics environments could help you get up to speed, but candidates should not screen themselves out solely because their background uses different terminology.
What We Offer You:
Comprehensive benefits including:
- Pension, Life Assurance & Group Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance & Healthcare Cash Plan
- Enhanced Primary & Secondary Caregiver Leave
- 25 days holiday + Birthday Leave + Volunteering Leave
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Discount Shopping Scheme
- Specsavers Vouchers & Employee Assistance Programme
- Car Allowance + Eligible for Sales Commission Scheme
Work Environment:
- Full-time, Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:30
- Field based with one working day per week spent working with the team at our Cambridge office in Sawston (CB22 3EG)
- Travel will be required as needed
To learn more about Biocair, please visit us at: https://www.biocair.com/
Diversity & Inclusion:
Biocair is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, included, valued and respected. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected]
Right to Work:
Biocair provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Please note:
- Applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.
How We Recruit:
Once we have received your application, our Talent Acquisition (TA) team aims to respond within 3 working days. The process typically includes:
- First-stage interview (Teams)
- Second-stage interview (onsite)
Additional Information:
- Applications close on: Monday 12 October 2026 (we reserve the right to close early should we receive a high volume of strong applications).
Skills Required
- Demonstrated B2B commercial growth and experience working toward sales or growth targets
- Experience developing prospects into new customer relationships and growing established accounts
- Ability to understand customer challenges and translate them into commercially viable propositions
- Experience managing a sales pipeline and using CRM technology such as Salesforce
- Commercial negotiation experience and familiarity with contracts or customer agreements
- Ability to analyze customer, market, or commercial information
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Ability to collaborate across operational, finance, and customer-facing teams
- Ability to organize competing priorities and progress opportunities to an outcome
- Ability to take ownership of commercial activity within an assigned market or territory
- Ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications for reports, business cases, and presentations
- Right to work in the United Kingdom
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, Cell and Gene Therapy, clinical or research, healthcare, or specialist logistics environments
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The Company
What We Do
Biocair is a global GDP-compliant logistics specialist serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences sectors. It provides comprehensive, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled logistics services, with flexible, tailored and cost-effective solutions. Its mission is to be the provider of choice for specialist logistics solutions to the global scientific community, helping customers retain absolute focus on research and development and enabling the safe movement of critical materials.
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