Business Development Lead, Product Innovation

Note: We've kept the name of the company private. If you'd like to know the company before requesting an intro, just email us at hello [at] fractionaljobs.io

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About Us

We're a growing foodtech brand and manufacturer that specializes in developing nutritional products with clinically-studied benefits.

We own our entire end-to-end from a flexible R&D platform with pilot-scale facilities up until a multi-site commercial production supply network. 

We're a Series-B stage venture-backed startup, with a strong DTC e-commerce presence, as well as mass retail distribution.

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About the Work

We're looking for a Fractional Business Development Lead who can establish new partnerships that drive innovation in foodtech and nutrition.

Specifically, you'll:

• Qualify business development opportunities across 3 main areas of innovation:
  
  • Clinical research
  • Novel ingredient development
  • Regulatory path strategy & requirements 
• Work with internal teams to recommend next steps for advancing and nurturing partnerships with potential co-development partners and/or research collaborators.
• Assess the risk and stability of potential new partners against company commercial objectives and propose mitigation strategies for financial, operational and market-related factors.
• Support partner due diligence, negotiations, and deal structuring
• Build robust forecasts, manage project level P&Ls and collaborate with finance to drive business priorities and financial discipline
• Partner with innovation team to ensure partnership decisions align to product development and research priorities 

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About You

You should meet all the following:

• You've done business development and product innovation work for food businesses with a strong background in contract negotiation
• A background in some of the following fields:
  
  • Biotech, medical devices, pharma, and other related medical fields
  • Recombinant food technologies, precision fermentation, molecular farming, cultivated meat, and other novel food tech
• Can be based anywhere in the world, our team is globally distributed with HQ in the US
• MBA or finance background preferred

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How To Get In Touch

Hit that "Request Intro" button below.

• Include any relevant links so we can get to know you better
• A brief intro note that clearly addresses:
  
  • The food companies you've done business development work for
  • Your background in product innovation in food-tech, biotech, medical devices, pharma, and other related fields

If we think there's a fit, we'll reach out to schedule an intro call. Looking forward!