The Role
Lead and scale academic, industry, and clinical partnerships for microbiome biomarker discovery. Develop BD strategy, build tracking systems and KPIs, create scientific collateral, negotiate study agreements, manage IRB approvals, and translate research into commercial opportunities to grow pipeline and partner engagement.
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Director, Partnerships and Business Development
Compensation
BiomeSense is a life sciences startup building novel technologies (GutLab, MetaBiome) to transform gut microbiome biomarker discovery & translation. Our partners include UCSF, UCSD, NIH & the University of Chicago. We are backed by LabCorp Ventures, Bluestein Ventures, Seerave Foundation & Emil Capital Partners.
Role Summary
An entrepreneurial leader to own & develop BiomeSense’s partnership function – from academic / industry partner development to negotiation and end-to-end collaboration in high-impact studies to establish us as the go-to microbiome partner for translational research.
Key Responsibilities
Partner & BD Strategy
Operational Leadership
Qualifications
Compensation
- $150K - $225K salary commensurate with experience
- 0.25% - 0.5% equity
- Competitive benefits
BiomeSense is a life sciences startup building novel technologies (GutLab, MetaBiome) to transform gut microbiome biomarker discovery & translation. Our partners include UCSF, UCSD, NIH & the University of Chicago. We are backed by LabCorp Ventures, Bluestein Ventures, Seerave Foundation & Emil Capital Partners.
Role Summary
An entrepreneurial leader to own & develop BiomeSense’s partnership function – from academic / industry partner development to negotiation and end-to-end collaboration in high-impact studies to establish us as the go-to microbiome partner for translational research.
Key Responsibilities
Partner & BD Strategy
- Translate emerging market trends into strategic planning for academic, biotech & pharma partnership growth
- Identify gaps in partnership approach & develop solutions for a scientific audience
- Work with research, hardware, operations & bioinformatics to execute near- and long-term partnership strategies
Operational Leadership
- Develop scientifically compelling collateral to communicate BiomeSense’s value proposition to new partners
- Build a partnership-tracking system and KPIs for academic and clinical collaborations
- Serve as primary partner liaison with academic researchers, oncology investigators & industry partners conducting interventional or translational studies
- Negotiate study agreements, manage IRB approvals & deliver results through creative partnerships that align incentives
- Translate microbiome and biomarker breakthroughs into further commercial opportunities and compelling content that builds partner and investor confidence
Qualifications
- 5+ years in a life sciences discipline in business development roles; startup experience preferred
- Track record managing academic or clinical research partnerships in translational medicine or biomarker discovery
- Proven ability to build systems and processes from scratch, including OKR tracking
- Knowledge of microbiome science, translational research & academic research
- Credible relationship builder with academic investigators, research administrators & industry partners
- Ability to translate complex science into compelling partnership narratives
- Self-starter with a collaborative, confident, humble and adaptable approach
Skills Required
- 5+ years in life sciences business development
- Startup experience
- Track record managing academic or clinical research partnerships in translational medicine or biomarker discovery
- Experience negotiating study agreements and managing IRB approvals
- Proven ability to build systems and processes from scratch, including OKR tracking
- Knowledge of microbiome science, translational research, and academic research
- Credible relationship building with academic investigators, research administrators, and industry partners
- Ability to translate complex science into compelling partnership narratives
- Self-starter with a collaborative, confident, humble, and adaptable approach
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The Company
What We Do
BiomeSense is a biotechnology company developing an integrated biosensor and AI-powered platform to massively scale the collection and analysis of gut microbiome data. By leveraging big data and artificial intelligence, the company provides continuous, longitudinal insights into the human microbiome to unlock the full potential of precision medicine and personalized healthcare solutions.
