Vice President of Business Development, Services & Partnerships
Company: BPS Bioscience
Location: La Jolla
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
About BPS Bioscience BPS Bioscience advances scientific
discovery by enabling researchers with innovative, reliable tools
and services. Our expertise spans protein design, expression, and
purification; cell line and lentiviral engineering; and biochemical
and cell-based assay development. With a portfolio of 4,000
products and rapidly growing service capabilities, we support
research in immunotherapy, epigenetics, cell signaling, adoptive
cell therapies, and beyond. Our customers include leading
pharmaceutical companies, emerging biotechs, and top-tier academic
research institutions worldwide. Position Overview This position is
preferred to be onsite at our San Diego headquarters; however, we
are open to remote work out of San Fransico or Boston. We are
seeking an experienced and visionary Vice President of Business
Development, Services & Partnerships to lead strategic growth
initiatives with biotech and pharmaceutical partners. This role
will focus on expanding our service business—including custom cell
line engineering, assay development, screening services, protein
modification, and recombinant protein/antibody production—and
building high-value collaborations that accelerate drug discovery.
This is a senior leadership role for a strategic thinker who can
both open doors and close deals. Responsibilities Develop and
execute the strategic business development plan for BPS’s service
portfolio. Identify, cultivate, and close new partnerships,
collaborations, licensing agreements, and long-term service
contracts. Lead discussions and negotiations at the executive level
with biotech and pharma partners. Establish alliances that expand
BPS’s access to new technologies, markets, or customer segments.
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across R&D,
Operations, Sales, and Marketing to ensure commercial alignment and
successful project execution. Develop pricing, positioning, and
go-to-market strategies for new service offerings. Represent BPS
Bioscience at industry conferences, partner meetings, and on-site
customer visits. Build and maintain strong, lasting relationships
with decision-makers across the life sciences ecosystem. Mentor the
business development and services teams, fostering a
high-performance, customer-focused culture. Establish performance
metrics, forecasting processes, and reporting systems to track
progress against goals. Provide progress updates towards goals,
critical needs, and access to ongoing sales pipeline activity,
proposals and contracts Other duties as assigned Requirements Ph.D.
in Cell Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or
related field required. MBA preferred but not required. 10 years of
business development experience in biotech, pharma, research tools,
CRO/CDMO, or related service organizations. Demonstrated ability to
structure, negotiate, and close multi-million-dollar agreements.
Deep understanding of early drug discovery workflows, research
reagent markets, and/or CRO/CDAO partnership models. Strong
leadership presence with exceptional communication, negotiation,
and relationship-building skills. Benefits! 401k with company match
Medical/Dental/Vision health insurance plans Vacation and paid
holidays Why Join BPS Bioscience? Help shape the growth of a
recognized leader in first-to-market reagent innovation. Work with
cutting-edge technologies and world-class scientific teams. Lead
partnerships that impact major therapeutic areas, including
oncology, autoimmune disease, metabolic disease, and neuroscience.
Competitive compensation package, including base salary,
performance incentives, and full benefits Bioscience is an equal
opportunity employer, without regard to race, color, religion, age,
gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic
protected by applicable law.
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