Director Business Development – Pharma
🔎 Director Business Development – Pharma
📍 Location: Hybrid / Europe
🕓 Type: Full-time
As part of our continued global expansion, we are seeking an experienced Director Business Development – Pharma to lead and grow our international business development team, with a strong focus on Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Toxicology, and Medical Information services.
🏢 Your Role
As Director Business Development – Pharma, you will:
- Lead, mentor, and expand a growing team of business development professionals, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.
- Define and implement the global commercial strategy for our Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Toxicology, and Medical Information services.
- Drive strategic partnerships with biotech, mid-size and large pharmaceutical companies, leveraging your international network to expand QbD’s footprint.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, translating complex scientific and regulatory challenges into tailored service solutions.
- Identify and pursue new market opportunities, shaping multi-year growth plans aligned with QbD’s strategic vision.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with regulatory, vigilance, and medical experts to design integrated service offerings.
- Represent QbD Group at international conferences and industry associations, strengthening brand visibility and thought leadership.
- Report directly to Chief Commercial Officer and contribute to QbD’s strategic leadership team.
💪 What You Bring
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a Life Sciences or business-related field.
- 15+ years of experience in commercial leadership roles within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
- Proven business development track record in regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, toxicology, and medical information services, with a strong international network in these domains.
- Demonstrated success in leading and scaling business development teams, driving revenue growth across multiple geographies.
- Deep understanding of the regulatory landscape and lifecycle of medicinal products.
- Exceptional strategic thinking and stakeholder management skills; comfortable interacting with C-level executives.
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities, with an entrepreneurial and solution-oriented mindset.
- Fluent in English; other European languages are an asset.
- Willingness to travel across Europe as needed.
💡 What’s in It for You
- A leadership role within a fast-growing, internationally recognized life sciences organization.
- The opportunity to shape commercial strategy in a high-impact business unit.
- An attractive and competitive compensation package, including performance-based incentives.
- A hybrid, flexible working model and an international environment that values autonomy and results.
- Continuous professional growth within a knowledge-driven organization that invests in its people.
- A culture built on Joy, Partnership, Going the Extra Mile, and Getting Things Done (JPEG) — where leadership is about people first.
🫵 Who You Are
- A strategic commercial leader with vision and commercial drive.
- A connector who builds trust and long-term partnerships.
- Resilient, entrepreneurial, and inspiring — you lead by example.
- Passionate about improving patient safety and advancing pharmaceutical excellence.
- Serious about your work, but not too serious about yourself.
About QbD Group
QbD Group supports life sciences companies worldwide from idea to patient. With 500+ experts across 8 countries, we deliver knowledge and tailored (software) solutions in development, clinical, regulatory & compliance, production, and distribution — serving clients in ATMP, Biotech, Medical Devices, In Vitro Diagnostics, Digital Health, and Pharma.
At QbD Group, you won’t just take a job — you’ll join a mission: helping life sciences companies bring safe and innovative products to patients faster.
📩 Interested?
We’d love to meet you.
Send your CV and motivation letter — and let’s discuss how you can shape the next chapter of QbD’s growth story.
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