Chief Business Officer / Director of Business Development (Full-Time)

Location: Cambridge, MA or Copenhagen, Denmark (On-site / Hybrid / Remote)
Company: Anthology Bio

Company summary

Anthology is Boston-based genome design company. We engineer fungi through advanced genetics, microfluidics, and AI to biomanufacture functional proteins at 5-10× lower cost compared to extracting these proteins from their natural sources. Our goal is to build a climate-resilient protein supply chain for human and planetary health. Backed by leading deep-tech investors, we have partnered with global nutrition and ingredient manufacturers to bring cost-effective proteins to market.

Position summary

Anthology is seeking a Chief Business Officer / Director of Business Development to lead commercial execution, customer acquisition, and strategic partnerships in functional food and nutrition.

This role is ideal for a commercial leader with deep experience in taking novel protein ingredients to market, selling into CPGs and ingredient manufacturers.

You will drive B2B customer development, manage our early commercial pipeline, structure joint development agreements, and help shape the commercial strategy across human nutrition and animal health markets.

Key responsibilities

Commercial strategy & market development

• Develop tailored market entry strategies for functional proteins in:

  • Functional foods & beverage, nutraceuticals, and infant formula.

• Define segment-specific value propositions, pricing and competitive positioning.

Customer engagement & partnership building

• Lead outreach to CPGs, ingredient houses, and infant formula companies.

• Build and manage a pipeline of pilot, co-development, and supply-partnership opportunities.

• Have knowledge in formulation trials, performance testing and onboarding.

Structuring strategic partnerships

• Negotiate JDAs, supply agreements, licensing and channel partnerships across target markets.

• Work with the founding team to ensure commercial viability (legal, regulatory, manufacturing).

Market intelligence & portfolio strategy

• Track trends in functional proteins, precision fermentation, infant and medical nutrition, metabolic health and weight management.

• Provide insights that shape prioritization of Anthology’s protein pipeline.

• Identify whitespace opportunities.

Ideal candidate profile

Experience

• 8 years+ in business development, commercial strategy, ingredient sales, or partnerships in:

  • CPG, functional foods, infant formula - required

• Demonstrate success selling or commercializing functional ingredients.

• Strong industry network.

• Experience negotiating JDAs and long-term supply agreements.

Skills & Attributes

• Comfortable translating scientific data into commercial claims and value propositions.

• Strong financial and market analysis capability (pricing models, unit economics).

• Entrepreneurial mindset for a fast-moving startup.

• Excellent communicator, negotiator and relationship builder.

Compensation

• Competitive salary + meaningful equity.