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Senior Membership & Business Development Manager with BioIndustry Association (BIA)

Salary: £45,000 (+profit-related annual bonus)
Location: Bloomsbury, London (Hybrid, with 3 days office-based)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Join the organisation championing the future of UK life sciences:

Charity People is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of the BioIndustry Association (BIA), the UK's leading trade association for innovative life sciences and biotechnology organisations.

Representing more than 600 member organisations, the BIA brings together biotech start-ups, scale-ups, pharmaceutical companies, universities, investors and professional service providers to help create the best environment for life sciences innovation to thrive. We're looking for a commercially-minded Senior Membership & Business Development Manager to drive membership growth, strengthen engagement and help deliver value across one of the UK's most exciting and influential sectors.

About the Role

Reporting to the Associate Director for Membership & Business Development, you'll play a leading role in attracting new members, retaining existing organisations and identifying opportunities to grow participation across the BIA community.

This is an outward-facing relationship management and business development role where you'll spend time engaging with organisations across the life sciences ecosystem, attending sector events and helping businesses understand the value of membership.

This is a newly created position, so a fantastic opportunity to really make this role your own.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and converting new membership opportunities
• Building relationships with prospective and existing members
• Managing leads through the full sales cycle
• Supporting member retention and engagement activity
• Working alongside marketing colleagues on membership campaigns
• Attending events and representing the BIA across the sector
• Contributing to business solutions and partnership programmes
• Maintaining accurate CRM and membership data
   

About You

We're keen to hear from candidates with experience in:

• Membership development
• Business development or consultative sales
• Trade associations, professional bodies or membership organisations
• Account management or relationship management
• Target-driven environments

Previous experience in life sciences would be advantageous but is not essential.
 

Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded membership organisation operating at the centre of the UK's thriving life sciences ecosystem. You'll gain unparalleled access to biotech innovators, pharmaceutical leaders, investors, government stakeholders and pioneering organisations working to transform healthcare and scientific discovery.

If you're looking for a role where relationship building, commercial success and meaningful sector impact come together, we'd love to hear from you asap.
 

How to Apply

Charity People is recruiting on behalf of the BioIndustry Association for this position.
Please submit your CV at your earliest convenience. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Closing Date: Sunday 15th November 2026
Interviews: w/c 23rd November 2026
 

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