Internship Business Development

Are you ready to deploy your life sciences knowledge in an experienced marketing & sales team? Willing to learn more about designing a plan in line with company strategy to prospect new potential customers and increase the business?

Join our team at GenomeScan!

Who are we?

GenomeScan is a service provider of innovative DNA and RNA analyses. We offer fast, affordable, and high-quality patient diagnostics, which are crucial for identifying disease causes and supporting individual treatment plans. We also undertake projects for research groups and clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

We take on a diverse range of challenging projects using advanced Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques, including Whole Genome, Exome, and Gene-panel Sequencing, RNA- and Methyl sequencing, and various bioinformatics pipelines. Our laboratory is equipped with the latest Illumina, PacBio, Ion Torrent, and Nanopore sequencers, as well as robotic systems for automated sample processing. GenomeScan complies with international quality standards and holds ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.

What will you do?

During this project, you will analyze specific markets requiring NGS in their pipelines by using specific Sales Intelligence tools to reach out to new potential clients and develop marketing materials and communications. The focus lies on the analysis of current activities, prediction of business trends, and proposing optimizations to gather new leads for the sales team.

• Construct a project proposal with clear endpoints.

• Create a competitive landscape analysis and identify content gaps/opportunities.

• (Re) develop and update the target audience, including segmentation and clear customer personas.

• Make an improved content plan based on your analysis.

• Identify, approach and engage potential customers to expand GenomeScan’s commercial network and customer portfolio.

• Support business development activities across Europe and international markets within the biotech, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.

What do we offer you?

• A full training with our experienced team about Sales Intelligence and Customer Communication.

• Meaningful work with a challenging role at a company that believes Next Generation Sequencing applications can contribute to improving healthcare.

• An internship allowance of € 500,- gross per month for a fulltime position

• Holiday hours per ratio of the internship duration and time (A total of 200 hours based on full-time position for a full year)

• A company laptop.

• A caring, inclusive and informal working environment in which you will be able to develop your competencies and knowledge.

What do we ask for?

• Master student in life sciences (BioParmaceutical Sciences, Biology, or similar expertise) with an interest in business development, sales and marketing.

• An interest in genetics is a plus.

• Proficiency in English, both verbally and in writing; Other Languages as German or French is a plus

• Willing and able to work on-site (Leiden)

• Internship duration 6 – 9 months

Do you see yourself in this role? Great! We look forward to receiving your application!

Not sure yet? Would you like to know more first? Contact Natascha Groen-Demarteau at hr@genomescan.nl.