Business Development Manager, CGT - West Coast

Do you want to be a key part of a team enabling groundbreaking medicines?

Does the impact of advanced therapeutics drive a desire to learn more about them and the companies involved in this field?

While we don’t make medicine, we facilitate the successful manufacture thereof - every day, and we are looking for a driven individual to join our team focused on Cell and Gene Therapy.

If you’re intrigued, please read on.

We only hire the best and are seeking a talented individual to join our business development team that focuses on Cell and Gene therapy. This role requires that the individual be highly engaged with clients in this vertical to help address their development and manufacturing challenges. We have a highly skilled team, which you’ll be a key part of, that focuses on employing our existing portfolio to solve client needs today while also proactively solving the needs of tomorrow.

If this sounds exciting, we may have an opportunity for you, Let's talk!

Who is Meissner?

The goal at Meissner is to be more than simply good; it is to be extraordinary. Extraordinary performance comes from extraordinary people.Meissner as a group is passionate about helping our clients manufacture lifesaving and life enhancing drugs, therapies, and vaccines. We develop, manufacture, supply and service advanced microfiltration products and single-use systems worldwide.We know that when you are passionate about what you do, it’s more than just a job.Meissner is focused on the development of the whole individual, and we have programs and tools in place to help us stay at our best mentally and physically. In alignment with our commitment to support the growth and development of the whole individual, Meissner has inaugurated a Learning and Development department to solely focus on cultivating our team. When you grow, we grow.

How you will make an impact:

In this key commercial role, you will position Meissner’s product portfolio to directly establish adoption of our current and emerging process solutions into CGT customers’ process development as well as manufacturing processes. While driving growth to achieve revenue targets, you will focus on the US domestic CGT market and develop strategic relationships at targeted accounts. Your results will drive maximum share gain by fostering strategic teamwork. - Develop and implement a commercial/sales strategy for the Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy US domestic market. - Actively identify new prospects and customers in addition to growing business in existing accounts. - Oversee the sales process from lead generation to close. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including R&D, Applications Engineering, Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and Finance to ensure alignment and effective execution of sales initiatives. - Visit customers and prospects in North America regularly to promote strategic relationships and to identify new business opportunities.

The skills and experience you’ll need:

• 7+ years of life sciences commercial experience, calling on Biopharma accounts.
• Proven track record of success in business development, sales, or related field.
• Possess an excellent understanding of the competitive CGT landscape.
• Interface with all levels of customer call points with emphasis on senior level relationships.
• Perform necessary overnight travel as required, approximately up to 45% of the time, including some weekends.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Apply anyway.

What we can offer you:

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
• Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts
• 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday

Ready to make an impact? Let’s talk.

Meissner is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

US BASE PAY SCALE $122,000 - $167,000 plusThe base pay scale for this role is what Meissner reasonably expects to pay for the position although actual pay may vary from this scale depending on an applicant's experience.**