Posted on: April 16, 2026
Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.
Vice President, Business Development – Global Accounts (EU)
At AGC Biologics, our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe. In this role, you will help turn that purpose into strong customer partnerships, commercial growth, and long-term impact across some of the most important biopharmaceutical companies in the industry.
As Vice President, Business Development – Global Accounts (EU), you will take the lead on selected strategic accounts headquartered in Europe and work closely with colleagues across business development, operations, and marketing to expand our presence, strengthen customer relationships, and convert opportunities into meaningful business. This is a role for an experienced commercial leader who knows how to navigate complex organizations, build trust at senior levels, and move opportunities forward in a focused and structured way.
Reporting to the Chief Business Officer Christoph Winterhalter, you will play an important role in executing our global account ambitions and helping shape continued commercial growth in the region. The position will belong to the BD Leadership Team.
A pivotal role in strategic account growth
You will be responsible for driving sales activities toward selected large biopharmaceutical customers, ideally among the top 30 globally. The role combines strategic account planning with strong day-to-day commercial leadership, and success will come from your ability to identify opportunities, build momentum, and guide complex discussions from early engagement through to signed agreements.
You will develop account plans, establish clear engagement strategies, and maintain a strong pipeline across your target customer group. You will also lead customer-facing activities such as proposals, meetings, site visits, and follow-up plans, ensuring that each opportunity is progressed with clarity and purpose.
This is a role with significant visibility and a clear commercial mandate. You will be expected to deliver against annual sales and revenue goals, while also contributing to longer-term growth by strengthening our position with large global customers.
What you will be driving
Your focus will be on building and growing business with selected strategic accounts and ensuring that opportunities are progressed effectively across the full commercial cycle. Your responsibilities will include:
You will also work closely with the broader global business development organization and contribute to shared priorities, knowledge, and commercial direction across the business.
A collaborative commercial environment
This role is closely connected to the European Regional Business Development Team, Business Development Operations, and Marketing, and success will depend on your ability to work effectively across functions, sites, and disciplines.
You will be joining an environment where commercial ambition goes hand in hand with collaboration. The work is fast-paced and international, but also relationship-driven and team-oriented. Internally, you will need to build alignment and credibility across many stakeholders. Externally, you will be expected to represent AGC Biologics with confidence, professionalism, and a strong understanding of customer needs in an evolving market.
Our culture is shaped by Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability, and Teamwork. These values are not only central to how we work together internally, but also to how we build long-term partnerships with customers around the world.
What will help you succeed
We are looking for a commercially strong and credible leader with experience from the biologics CDMO industry or a closely related sector, and with a clear track record of building business with large pharmaceutical customers.
You likely bring:
You are likely someone who combines commercial drive with a consultative mindset. You know how to listen, challenge constructively, and build trust in high-stakes discussions. You are comfortable managing multiple opportunities at once, planning around obstacles, and maintaining momentum in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
Fluency in English is required. The role also requires extensive travel, approximately 50–70%.
A master’s degree or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline would be an advantage.
Why AGC Biologics
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical CDMO with facilities across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. We provide world-class development and manufacturing of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA, mRNA, viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells.
Joining AGC Biologics means becoming part of a company with global reach, deep technical expertise, and a strong sense of purpose. It also means stepping into a role with real commercial influence, broad international exposure, and the opportunity to help shape partnerships that support life-changing therapies.
We offer a highly competitive compensation package and a collaborative culture that values initiative, accountability, and professional achievement.
Join our team right here
If you are motivated by strategic customer relationships, complex deal-making, and the opportunity to create commercial impact in a global biopharmaceutical business, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply through our system. We do not accept resumes sent by email.
Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com. Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!
AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.