Business Development Manager

At Statista, we're all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.

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About Statista Healthcare

Statista Healthcare is a vertical business unit of Statista, focused on making healthcare quality transparent, measurable, and comparable across countries, care settings, and specialties. We work with leading healthcare stakeholders worldwide to support data-driven quality measurement and transformation by combining in-depth analytical expertise with scalable technology and communication power.

Our offerings span international rankings, ratings, benchmarking studies, and customized consulting projects. Our global healthcare rankings and hospital rating is published in collaboration with our trusted media partner Newsweek, enabling high visibility and credibility across markets.

We help healthcare organizations define relevant key performance indicators, validate and harmonize data structures, and translate insights into actionable strategies. At the heart of our approach is a data driven understanding of healthcare quality, grounded in robust methodologies, global comparability, and stakeholder trust.

In our consulting projects, we support healthcare providers and systems in developing tailored KPI frameworks, standardizing and validating data processes, and deriving actionable insights that enable measurable improvements in patient care and system-level performance. We combine structured methodologies with hands-on delivery to unlock the full value of healthcare quality data.

Your Role

As Business Development Manager Statista Healthcare, you will play a central role in shaping and driving Statista's healthcare partnerships and business opportunities worldwide.

Working directly with the Vice President Statista Healthcare, you will act as the operational and strategic backbone for all business development activities — from partner negotiations and stakeholder coordination to opportunity tracking and follow-up.

Your role combines relationship management, business intelligence, and execution. You will be in daily contact with external partners such as ministries of health, international data organizations, and leading hospital groups, as well as with internal stakeholders across Consulting, Analysis, and Data Science. In addition, you will manage key budgets and projects, and help structure and follow up on all strategic healthcare collaborations

Your work ensures that Statista Healthcare's strategic initiatives translate into measurable partnerships, new data assets, and scalable business models.

Responsibilities

• Drive and coordinate Statista Healthcare's partner network, including ministries, hospital groups, and data providers — preparing, joining, and following up on executive-level meetings
• Conceptualize, implement and steer standardized partnerships with Statista Healthcare
• Steer and deliver key partnership projects (e.g., Future of Health)
• Support strategic deal-making and data partnership negotiations, including the preparation of MoUs, pitch decks, and talking points for C-level discussions
• Maintain a structured overview of all ongoing partnerships, opportunities, and deliverables — ensuring alignment with business priorities, timelines, and budgets
• Prepare and support high-impact meetings for the VP Healthcare (e.g., agenda drafting, follow-up documentation, stakeholder updates)
• Research and identify new partnership opportunities in the global healthcare ecosystem and prepare concise recommendations for engagement
• Ensure consistency of communication and positioning of Statista Healthcare across external partners and conferences
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (Consulting, Rankings, Data Science) to align business opportunities with technical feasibility and delivery timelines
• Act as a project interface between leadership, product, and external stakeholders to ensure progress, accountability, and quality of outcomes
• Track and manage key metrics on business development performance, partner engagement, and budget utilization

Your Profile

• 4–6 years of experience in business development, partnerships, or consulting, ideally in healthcare, data, or digital industries
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; confident in managing external stakeholders
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to structure, quality, and follow-through
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, international environment
• Fluent in English; German a plus

What We Offer

• Direct exposure to top-level discussions and international partnerships.
• Opportunity to grow into a senior role in Statista's global healthcare business.
• Strategic leadership role as one of the direct reports to the VP Statista Healthcare.
• Hybrid working, autonomy, and access to Statista's global platform and brand

• Competitive compensation and long-term growth perspective

• Work from abroad 10 days a year (up to 30 if your family lives abroad)

• Free access to Perplexity Enterprise and all its amazing functionalities
• Mental health support with OpenUp