Business Developer Biotech Booster

From lab to business and for society. Support industrial biotech innovation with a hands-on, thoughtful approach—building bridges between science, business, and meaningful change.

Job description

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for innovation in biotechnology?

Join the national Biotech Booster team and help accelerate the impact of cutting-edge research in diagnostics and service biotech. We’re looking for a Business Developer who thrives in a collaborative, international environment and is ready to coach researchers, build partnerships, and drive commercialization.

What is Biotech Booster?

Biotech Booster is a national program designed to accelerate the societal and economic impact of biotechnology in the Netherlands. It brings together universities, universities of applied sciences, companies, and regional ecosystems to support the development and commercialization of biotech innovations.

Operating across five clusters, Biotech Booster acts as a connector and catalyst—facilitating the flow of knowledge, expertise, funding, and opportunities. The program supports early-stage projects through structured development phases, helping researchers and entrepreneurs turn promising ideas into impactful biotech solutions. TU Delft is the central hub for Industrial Biotechnology.

Your role

As a Business Developer, you will:

• Scout and guide projects through Level 1 (proof-of-principle) and Level 2 (proof-of-concept) projects of the Biotech Booster program.
• Coach researchers and their teams in engaging with the business and investor world, supporting commercialization and securing funding.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer, including IP protection, licensing, patent management, and spin-off creation.
• Support the organization of activities such as workshops, company visits, and thematic meetings.
• Leverage your network to connect researchers with companies, knowledge institutions, and funding opportunities and collaborate nationally.

Job requirements

• A Master’s degree or PhD in life science or in Business Administration with proven experience in the biotechnology or biochemistry business area.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate technological inventions and concepts.
• Understanding of industrial biotechnology and biochemistry.
• Proven experience (> 3 years) in innovation and business development.
• Excellent communication, relationship, and collaboration skills.
• Professional experience in coaching researchers and facilitating commercialization.
• Experience working within research organizations, start-up environments, and/or in multi-stakeholder engagement is a plus.
• A network in the Dutch biotechnology sector, preferably in industrial/food biotechnology and/or (bio)chemistry, is a plus.
• Proficiency in English and Dutch.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Working at TU Delft means contributing to solutions that really make a difference.

At TU Delft, our people make the difference. With their knowledge and curiosity, our staff provide high-quality education and conduct pioneering research that extends beyond the campus. You will have the opportunity to take the initiative, work with others, and grow as a professional.

University Corporate Office - Innovation & Impact Centre

You will join the Innovation & Impact Centre (I&IC), which is responsible for valorisation—the university's third core task alongside education and research. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge and technology developed at TU Delft benefits society.

The work at I&IC is diverse and ranges from advising on research funding to setting up large public-private partnerships. We are also engaged in the development of the TU Delft Campus as an innovation ecosystem. We encourage entrepreneurship, (inter)national cooperation, and strategic planning in the field of innovation.

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 1 year. Temporary external finance.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training, and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave.
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

As part of knowledge security, TU Delft conducts a risk assessment during the recruitment of personnel to help prevent the unwanted transfer of sensitive knowledge and technology. The assessment is based on information provided by candidates, such as their motivation letter and CV, and takes place at the final stages of the selection process. When the outcome of the assessment is negative, the candidate will be informed. The processing of personal data in the context of the risk assessment is carried out on the legal basis of the GDPR: performing a public task in the public interest.