Sales Executive

Sales Executive

The Opportunity

Esco Lifesciences Group is Singapore's most globalized life sciences company, with annual revenues close to SGD 200M and global operations in over 42 locations and 26 direct countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania.

Esco Aster Pte Ltd is an affiliate of Esco Lifesciences Group and was first incorporated in 2017.

Esco Aster is a contract research development and manufacturing organization founded and deeply rooted by scientists enabling fellow scientists to translate their bench work into commercially available products at affordable prices.

Our scientific work is in emerging and frontier biology utilizing cells as a final product or deriving products from cells which often we use cells as the factory to derive our target product.

Our first commercial breakthrough success is Esco Aster is commercially first in class being first in the world to be certified for cultivated/cell-based meat to FSSC 22000 and by a competent food regulatory body.

We are first in the region to operate an end-to-end integrated full cell line creation/immortalization or engineered cell line, cell culture process development, analytical development for stem cells and exosomes with full cGMP Capabilities from Drug Substance and small-scale fill & finish for final Cell Therapy Product.

The work we do creates a remarkable and lasting impact on our world. We offer you an opportunity to be part of this exciting journey to own your career and firsthand exposure to new emerging modalities supporting translational sciences.

Join us as we redefine BioSolutions for One World and One Health for the current and future generations to come.

Esco Aster.

One World Biosolutions for One Health.

The Scope

You will be part of Esco Aster's Sales & Marketing team and contribute towards the overall site mission and objectives. In this role, you will primarily drive pre-sales and business development efforts, managing the client pipeline from initial lead generation to successful project handover, while ensuring strong customer relationships and alignment with internal technical teams.

Primary work location: Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore

Reporting to: Head of Scientific & Sales Operations

Job Responsibilities

• Drive Business Development & Pre-Sales: Actively lead pre-sales initiatives for CDMO/CRDMO bioprocess services. This includes lead generation, qualification, targeted customer outreach, and driving technical and commercial negotiations for projects across cell therapy, CAR-T therapy, exosomes/extracellular vesicles, biologics, and cellular agriculture.

• Client Relationship Management: Build, nurture, and maintain strong customer relationships through proactive engagement. Ensure close follow-up on incoming inquiries, project progress, timelines, and ongoing technical discussions throughout the entire project lifecycle.

• Cross-Functional Liaison: Serve as the primary bridge between prospective customers and internal technical teams to accurately capture project requirements and translate them into scientifically and commercially feasible solutions.

• Documentation & Agreements: Prepare, review, and manage high-quality study proposals, technical presentations, commercial quotations, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and master service agreements.

• Technology Transfer & Handover: Facilitate and support seamless technology transfer and project handover activities, ensuring absolute alignment between the client and operations teams regarding scope, deliverables, timelines, and technical requirements.
• Pipeline Management: Efficiently manage and track the sales pipeline, customer interactions, project updates, and opportunity progress using organizational tracking systems and tools.

• Industry Representation: Represent Esco Aster at key industry conferences, trade exhibitions, and networking events to build industry connections, engage prospective clients, and gather market intelligence.

• Marketing Support: Actively support marketing and business initiatives, including the development of promotional materials, coordination of exhibitions, and participation in promotional activities as required.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Undertake additional duties, administrative tasks, and cross-functional projects as assigned based on company and project needs.

Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Science or a related discipline.

• Professional command of spoken and written English, with the proven ability to articulate complex technical project updates to diverse internal and external stakeholders.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and experienced with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or ERP systems for pipeline and account management.

• Able to work independently, highly self-motivated, a self-starter, and strictly task-oriented. A collaborative team player who communicates constructively and treats colleagues with respect.

• Developed interpersonal skills with the ability to foster positive relationships, provide guidance, and successfully obtain buy-in from all levels of the organization.

• Willing to perform multiple cross-functional tasks and take on an expanded scope of responsibilities as needed to set up workflows, processes, and teams during growth phases.

Interested candidates, please submit a Cover Letter and CV to [Confidential Information].

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.