Senior Application Scientist and Business Partnerships Executive (Brazil)

Salary & Benefits

Competitive, plus generous benefits package, including:

30 calendar days holiday per year • annual pay reviews • annual bonus

Location

Brazil (remote)

Summary of the role

As a Senior Application Scientist, you will play a crucial role in bridging scientific knowledge with practical application. In this full-time position, you’ll be at the forefront of driving the development of our tools, through understanding and addressing our members’ needs. By fostering strong relationships with our members and internal teams, you’ll support Lhasa in developing cutting-edge software solutions, which solve real-world chemical safety assessment problems, whilst generating new leads across core industry sectors. In this role you are accountable for increasing revenue through the sponsorship of our in-silico solutions across our core industry sectors.

Why Lhasa Limited?

We are a successful not-for-profit company and educational charity, with a great reputation for collaborative scientific development.

We develop meaningful science and software that supports the delivery of life-enhancing solutions including the development of safe chemicals to market including drugs and cosmetics as well as making a positive contribution to reducing animal testing.

Our charitable status enables us to make altruistic decisions for the public benefit and to work with some of the leading organisations in the world to really make a difference.

Main Responsibilities:

Include but are not limited to:

Engage with members to ensure retention by understanding regional scientific and regulatory challenges.

Develops market research and business intelligence strategies for relevant sectors to increase revenue through the sponsorship of our in-silico solutions.

Promote Lhasa’s solutions to drive adoption and revenue growth by upselling solutions to current members.

Identify and develop business relationships with prospects from various industries.

Respond to enquiries and deliver tailored demonstrations of Lhasa’s software solutions.

Translate complex scientific developments into practical applications for members and prospects.

Build and maintain strong relationships with members, prospects, and regulators.

Deliver training sessions and provide ongoing scientific support to members.

Represent and support Lhasa at scientific events, conferences, webinars, and exhibitions.

Contribute to external communications, including LinkedIn posts, videos, and other promotional content.

Collaborate with internal teams to align regional activities with global strategy.

Attributes:

Strong scientific background in chemistry, toxicology, degradation, or metabolism, or an undergraduate degree, masters, or PhD in a relevant scientific field.

Proof of at least 3 years of experience in relevant industry (e.g. cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, agrochemicals)

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.

Understanding of chemical structures and the application of in silico predictions

Knowledge of toxicology, metabolism, degradation, and organic reaction mechanisms

Experience in customer-facing roles, ideally in a scientific or technical environment.

Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as collaboratively

Willingness to travel frequently within the region

Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and independently

Fluent in Portuguese and English, Spanish is desirable

Alignment with Lhasa’s values and mission

Our Culture:

At Lhasa Limited, are committed to creating a work environment that fosters collaboration, innovation, and trust. We believe in building strong relationships within our team and with our members, working together towards our shared purpose – to enable informed decision making on chemical safety.

When applying, please include a cover letter explaining how your experiences align to the role and how you feel you would add value to Lhasa.