Head of Business Development, Europe
About this role
Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.
We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
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
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference, and here’s how the Head of Business Development, Europe role will make an impact:
The Head of Business Development, Europe will lead all business development activities across the region with a broad mandate across generics, complex generics, established brands, mature brands nearing loss of exclusivity (LOE), and innovative brands. In addition, this executive will bring a strategic mindset, looking ahead at how the company can transform and accelerate growth and profitability through strategic portfolio mix, differentiated partnerships, and creative deal structures. This leader will work cross-functionally and in strong partnership with Commercial, R&D, and Operations leaders, ensuring that every opportunity is commercially viable, scientifically sound, and operationally executable.
Partner with European Commercial leadership to align BD activities with portfolio gaps and market priorities.
Define and execute the European BD strategy with a strong emphasis on generics, complex generics, established brands, mature brands nearing LOE, as well as new innovative brand opportunities
Anticipate market evolution and proactively identify how the company can shape the next stage of innovation in generics and established brands, including new delivery models, lifecycle management strategies, and creative deal-making approaches.
Identify and pursue licensing, and strategic partnerships in Europe that strengthen the core generics and established brand portfolio.
Evaluate opportunities not only on financial and commercial terms, but also on their potential to advance the business’s strategic objectives, both within the generics/established brand sector and select innovative brand opportunities.
Lead negotiations and due diligence processes, collaborating with Legal, Finance, R&D, Regulatory, and Operations.
Collaborate with Global BD leadership to ensure European insights and opportunities inform global growth strategies of transformation to innovation.
Lead and mentor a European BD team with strong execution discipline and forward-looking thinking.
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:
8-12+ years of business development or corporate strategy experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with significant European market expertise.
Deep knowledge of European generics, complex generics, established brands, and innovative brand strategies.
Proven success in mid- to large-scale BD transactions (licensing, partnerships, etc…) with measurable impact.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically about market evolution and innovation in mature pharma spaces.
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly with Commercial and Regulatory teams.
Excellent negotiation, communication, and leadership presence; fluent in English (other European languages a plus).
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.
Why 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. You will also have the opportunity to access excellent career progression opportunities and work-life balance initiatives.
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
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
At Viatris, we offercompetitivesalaries, benefitsandan 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.
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