Business Development Manager

🇺🇸 Buffalo, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $85K - $110K

💻 Sales

🗓️ October 13th, 2025

Salesforce

Edtech.com's Summary

University at Buffalo is hiring a Business Development Manager. This role involves fostering innovative research and facilitating economic growth by connecting academic and commercial partners, supporting Life Sciences programs, and managing corporate prospect identification, project development, partner engagement, contracts, and client relationships.

Highlights

Serve as liaison to create partnerships connecting Life Sciences programs, faculty expertise, and industry including start-ups.
Develop marketing and business development plans collaborating with BEP Marketing and Life Sciences team.
Perform multi-channel outreach and attend events to identify and develop new corporate prospects.
Build and maintain strong relationships with company partners, faculty, and university service centers.
Develop and formalize industry partnerships through managing contracts and coordination with internal units.
Collaborate on outreach, programming, marketing communications, and public relations activities related to business development.
Support Life Sciences team with tasks including bi-annual reporting to New York State.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor's in life sciences, 3+ years related experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree, experience with R&D project plans, contract management, intellectual property, and CRM systems such as Salesforce.
Salary range is $85,000 - $110,000 with full-time status and 37.5 work hours per week.