Business Development Manager Switzerland Eurofins Professional Scientific Services

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins Professional Scientific Services® (PSS) provides global insourcing solutions, deploying dedicated Eurofins PSS teams directly at our customers’ sites. In close collaboration with our customers, we define tailored scopes of work delivering scientific, technical, regulatory, and operational support services across regulated biopharma environments.

Throughout each engagement, Eurofins PSS retains full responsibility for service delivery, project and operational management, and the deployment and management of Eurofins personnel on-site, ensuring consistent quality, performance, and compliance.

Job Description

The Business Development Manager will contribute to the significant growth of Eurofins PSS in Switzerland and will:

• Design and implement the business development strategy for Switzerland.
• Collaborate with leadership to execute the strategy and achieve growth objectives.
• Acquire new clients and develop long-term partnerships.
• Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting to contract closure.
• Participate in congresses, seminars, and industry events to increase brand visibility and recognition.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop sales materials for new business opportunities.
• Track market trends and key stakeholders to support business development efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or Business.
• 5+ years of experience in B2B sales or business development, preferably in Biopharma or Life Sciences.
• Strong local industry network is highly advantageous.
• Proven ability to generate new opportunities, acquire new clients, and expand the company’s footprint in new market areas.
• Customer-centric approach, demonstrating that client needs are a priority.
• Outstanding presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, both externally and internally.
• Excellent language skills (verbal and written) in English and German; knowledge of Swiss German and French is a plus.
• Confident use of IT solutions (MS Office, CRM software).

Additional Information

• Unlimited, full-time contract with flexible working hours.
• Performance-enhancing and partnership-based corporate culture with flat hierarchy.
• Dynamic & international working environment.
• Continuous professional development with interesting international as well as national career opportunities.
• Different trainings focused on technical experiences as well as soft skills.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity!  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more on our Careers page: https://careers.eurofins.com/