Molecule

Commercial Associate

3mo ago

EuropeRemote

Commercial Associate role focused on managing BD pipeline, investor relations, and cross-functional deal coordination at Molecule, a biotech startup.

Own follow-through on BD pipeline - track active deal workstreams across enterprise, academic, and biotech partnerships, ensure nothing stalls, and surface the right opportunities to leadership at the right time
Manage and build investor relations - maintain relationships with 70+ existing investors through regular updates, slide decks, and follow-ups, and drive new investor relationships forward alongside the CEO and Head of Commercial
Triage enterprise, pharma, and investor correspondence with sound commercial judgement
Coordinate and prepare for high-stakes calls and meetings across time zones, ensuring the Team walks into every conversation fully briefed
Draft and refine investor communications, partnership proposals, and internal updates on behalf of the Commercial Team
Build and maintain a commercial system - create structure around how BD opportunities are categorised, tracked, and reported internally (think: our own lean CRM)
Coordinate cross-functional deal activity - many of Molecule’s BD engagements span organisations and teams; you’ll be the connective tissue that keeps everyone aligned
Analyse the science behind partnerships - evaluate incoming opportunities with enough scientific literacy to triage what’s worth pursuing and brief leadership accordingly
Jump on calls with partners and investors as a credible representative of Molecule when needed

You’re commercially hungry. Whether you came from tech sales at a startup, BD at a health-tech company, or you taught yourself commercial skills alongside your academic work - you understand pipeline, follow-up, and what it takes to close
You’re not typically corporate. We’re not looking for someone who climbed the ladder at a large pharma company. We want someone scrappy - think a biotech startup, or someone who hustled their way through a top programme and is now looking for real ownership
You’re organised and relentless about follow-through. The biggest gap this role fills is making sure that the volume of relationships and deals Molecule generates don’t fall through the cracks
You’re a strong communicator - equally comfortable drafting a board-level investor memo and hopping on a call with a lab partner or KOL
You thrive in complexity and are energised by managing multiple priorities across deals, relationships, and internal coordination simultaneously
You have global flexibility - ideally willing to spend the first several months in Berlin for onboarding and relationship-building with the core team