VIATRIS BV

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment. 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world. 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

As part of the Commercial team, the Business Development Manager drives the company’s growth and expansion by prospecting, negotiating, and closing deals, and developing innovative business opportunities.
 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Business Development Manager role will make an impact: 

• Identify growth possibilities and initiatives by extending the commercial network (through acquisition, copromotion, in- and out-licensing, collaboration with third parties) based on our current and future portfolio.
• Develop, execute, and manage growth strategies to drive client acquisition, retention, and revenue growth.
• Identify and analyse key metrics to evaluate and validate growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Sales, etc.) to implement growth initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including potential partners and clients.
• Use product user data, and market research to inform growth strategies.
• Prepare and present detailed reports on growth metrics and initiatives to senior management.
• Evaluate opportunities and fit-to-purpose business development initiatives.

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences: 

• Master’s degree in Marketing, Business Management, Economics, or other related field.
• Previous successful experience as in Business Development, Growth Management, Growth Marketing, Project management and/or Key Account Management in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Trilingual: NL/FR/EN
• Strategic agility and creativity.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive and able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Familiar with in-licensing and out-licensing processes and practices.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Benefits at Viatris 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary: 

• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Work-life balance initiatives 
• Bonus scheme 
• Health insurance 
• Pension 

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.