Business Development Strategy Manager EMEA

We are looking for a Business Development Strategy Manager EMEA (x|f|m) for the Business Development EMEA team at Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH. In this dynamic position, you will identify strategic business opportunities across EMEA and develop tailored business cases that align with Sartorius' goals, while collaborating with internal teams and stakeholders to drive execution and support long-term growth. Your role also involves providing performance feedback and insights for continuous improvement, ensuring strategic alignment and impactful outcomes. This position is available for full-time and can based in Germany (Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH) or another country in Europe.

Please apply in English only.

Growwithus – YourResponsibilities

• In this role, you will monitor funding publications, scientific announcements, ecosystem news, and public programs to identify strategic business opportunities across EMEA
• Strategic prospecting is your responsibility, mapping high-value accounts, emerging biotech companies, academic consortia, and innovation hubs that align with Sartorius' strategic priorities
• You are responsible for developing tailored business cases that support market entry, investment, or collaboration decisions, aligning each case with Sartorius' broader business goals
• Furthermore, you support the sales strategy by collaborating closely with regional sales teams to aid in account qualification, strategic targeting, and preparation of executive briefs for high-impact opportunities
• Strategic seeding is in your hands, enabling early engagement with key institutions and stakeholders markets in collaboration with the business development manager, to position Sartorius for future collaborations and long-term growth in untapped
• Additionally, you act as a strategic interface across internal teams (Sales, Application Experts, Marketing, and Customer Excellence) to align on priorities and drive execution
• Performance feedback is your domain, tracking the progress of strategic projects and providing insights for continuous improvement, focusing on outcomes rather than data analysis, rounding off your responsibilities

What will convinceus

• Successfully completed academic degree in life sciences, engineering, business administration or marketing
• We require relevant experience in business development, strategic or field marketing, with preferable Lab/bioprocess-based experience in Life Science, Biotech or Pharma
• Experience with market data tools (e.g. GlobalData, PitchBook, Evaluate, or similar), strategy building, and business case development is highly desirable
• You bring good network and market understanding for the respective markets, combined with process understanding to the role
• Furthermore, a strong knowledge of business and sales growth techniques coupled with a focused interest in markets & technologies that are yet to be developed
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with ability to independently lead projects and initiatives is required
• Strong ability to connect external market signals (e. g., funding, partnerships, policy) to business opportunity distinguished you
• Experienced in developing business cases, supporting sales planning, and driving cross-functional alignment is fundamental
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills is a matter of course for those
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural and international environment characterizes you
• Proficiency in English, multiple languages is a plus
• Willingness to travel as needed within the region

Our Benefits

As a growing global life science company, stock listed on the MDAX and TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of Benefits:

• Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, Talent Talks, internal seminar offerings , coaching for managers
• Work life balance: Remote options, flextime, flexible work schedules, sabbaticals
• Making an impact right from the start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform even before joining, Welcome Workshops, "buddy" as point of contact
• Travel benefits: Company car (ex. service, sales), car leasing, bike leasing, large free parking garage, good bus connections
• Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, teamspirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics, such as coaching, agile working and business women network

We support diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, ages, disabilities and cultural backgrounds.