Business Development Representative
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Business Development Manager, AgBio
Twist Bioscience
full-time
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Location: 🇦🇺 Australia
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Develop and execute global sales strategies across assigned regions (e.g., Korea, India, Australia & New Zealand, South East Asia).
- Develop regional sales and product strategy targeting a range of high value agricultural species to expand market share in Agrigenomics.
- Work with Direct and Indirect sales teams to generate an opportunity pipeline and enable revenue targets for the region.
- Manage a portfolio of regional clients in crop science, animal breeding, and agribusiness sectors.
- Promote Twist genomic solutions, sequencing services, and bioinformatics platforms for breeding and Agbio research.
- Deliver tailored presentations and consultations to clients.
- Build relationships with distributors, partners, and local agri-tech stakeholders to expand regional presence.
- Attend and represent the company at global industry events, trade shows, and scientific conferences.
- Coordinate with internal R&D, marketing, and regulatory teams to ensure client success and compliance with local regulations.
- Monitor international market trends and competitor activities to inform sales strategies and product innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Genetics, Agronomy, Biotechnology, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in international sales or technical business development, preferably in agtech or life sciences.
- Deep understanding of regional agricultural practices and genomic applications in farming or livestock.
- Exceptional cross-cultural communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong background in life sciences and agtech with a commercial mindset.
- Ability to operate across cultures and languages.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50–70% of the time.
- Preferably based in Australia or New Zealand.
