Associate, Business Development

Associate, Business Development

Location: Vancouver, BC (On-site)

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Reports To: Senior Product Manager

Compensation: CAD $75,000–$85,000 annually, plus incentive compensation and equity participation

Are you an MSc or PhD graduate in the life sciences looking to take your scientific expertise beyond the laboratory and build an exciting career at the intersection of science, business, and innovation?

Our Client

Our client is an innovative, commercial-stage life sciences company developing diagnostic solutions to support earlier identification and management of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. With a growing portfolio of biomarker-based technologies, the company is advancing scientific innovation toward meaningful clinical applications.

This is an opportunity to join a small, collaborative team at the intersection of science, medicine and business, contributing to scientific communications, market development and commercial activities in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Product Manager, the Associate, Business Development will support scientific and commercial initiatives spanning business development research, market and competitive intelligence, scientific communications, conference coordination, marketing and clinician engagement.

This early-career opportunity is well suited to an MSc or PhD graduate with strong scientific training and a genuine interest in moving into biotechnology, diagnostics, marketing, medical affairs or commercialization. The successful candidate will gain broad exposure to corporate activities and progressively greater responsibility for external scientific and commercial interactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Scientific and Commercial Communications: Translate complex scientific and clinical information into clear materials for scientific and commercial audiences, including abstracts, posters, white papers, presentations, clinical summaries and product descriptions.
• Business Development and Market Research: Identify and assess prospective customers, strategic partners, distributors and commercial opportunities. Research organizations and contacts, maintain target lists, and support outreach and pipeline development.
• Conference and Event Management: Coordinate participation in scientific, medical and commercial conferences, including event logistics, promotional materials, posters, presentations and related communications. Represent the company and engage with clinicians, laboratory professionals, patient advocacy groups, researchers and prospective partners.
• Market and Competitive Intelligence: Research scientific, clinical, competitive and industry developments to identify emerging market trends. Analyze findings and prepare market summaries, competitor profiles and research briefs to support commercial planning and identify potential business development opportunities.
• Marketing and Corporate Communications: Support marketing and corporate communications initiatives, including press releases relating to clinical and scientific milestones, corporate news and product developments. Contribute to marketing materials and coordinate external communications.
• Digital Marketing and Social Media: Develop and coordinate content for LinkedIn and other social media channels, including approved posts on company news, scientific milestones and conference activities; schedule content and monitor engagement.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Follow-up: Support interactions with clinicians, laboratory professionals, prospective customers and strategic partners through meeting preparation, correspondence, lead tracking and timely follow-up.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with scientific, commercial and operational colleagues to coordinate projects, align communications and support company priorities.
• Professional Development: Take on increasing responsibility for scientific and clinical discussions, external stakeholder engagement and commercial activities as product knowledge and experience develop.

Qualifications

Required

• MSc or PhD in Immunology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Science, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences or a related life sciences discipline.
• Strong scientific writing and communication skills, including the ability to interpret, synthesize and explain complex scientific and clinical information to different audiences.
• Demonstrated interest in biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare and the commercial application of scientific innovation.
• Evidence of initiative, collaboration and relationship-building through academic research, interdisciplinary projects, internships, industry engagement or entrepreneurial activities.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills and confidence engaging with scientific, clinical and business stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Preferred Experience and Training

• Imunology, autoimmune disease, rheumatology, diagnostics, biomarker development or clinical laboratory science.
• Preparation of scientific abstracts, posters, manuscripts, presentations or related materials.
• Presentation of scientific information to technical or non-technical audiences.
• Exposure to business development, consulting, commercialization, marketing or entrepreneurship.
• Familiarity with managing LinkedIn or other professional social media platforms.
• Attendance at and supporting scientific, medical or commercial conferences.
• Experience in a small biotechnology company or start-up environment.

What You'll Bring

You are scientifically curious, an excellent communicator and interested in translating your scientific training into commercial impact. You enjoy learning, building relationships and contributing across multiple functions. You are organized, adaptable and comfortable taking initiative in a collaborative, fast-moving business.

Additional Information

This is an on-site position based in Vancouver, with travel required. Compensation includes an annual base salary of CAD $75,000–$85,000, incentive compensation and equity participation.

TalentSphere is managing the recruitment process on behalf of our client. Applicants should submit their application through the TalentSphere posting.

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