Business Development Manager

St Vincent's Health Australia; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Private health insurance discounts

Additional leave purchase options

Fitness Passport access

Employee Assistance Program

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

St Vincent's Health Australia is seeking a high-performing Business Development Manager to drive growth across St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside and Brisbane. You will cultivate specialist networks, engage with VMOs, practice managers and senior health leaders to expand services and referral pathways.

You will lead opportunities with a strategic yet hands-on approach, collaborating with executive leaders to deliver measurable growth and improve private healthcare delivery across Queensland.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in healthcare business development, clinical network development, healthcare sales or hospital engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build relationships with specialists, surgeons, physicians and referrers.
• Strong communication skills with experience developing business cases and growth strategies.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Experience working with executive leaders and autonomous delivery.
• Strategic mindset with hands-on execution capability.
• Experience in private hospitals, healthcare services or specialist networks is valued.

Responsibilities

• Drive specialty growth strategies aligned to the hospital’s priorities.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with specialists, VMOs, practice managers and referring GPs.
• Identify, recruit and onboard new specialists to support service growth.
• Analyse market opportunities, referral patterns and performance data to identify growth opportunities.
• Contribute to business cases and strategic growth initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Lead doctor engagement activities, education events and referral development programs.
• Partner with hospital leadership and marketing to execute BD and marketing strategies.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities via CRM and BI reporting.

Skills

Healthcare BD

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

Business/Commerce/Health degree

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

About the role:

St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside is seeking a high-performing Business Development Manager to drive growth, strengthen specialist partnerships, and attract leading medical talent across St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside and St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane. This influential role will play a key part in expanding our services, enhancing our specialist network, and shaping the future of private healthcare delivery. This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned relationship-builder who thrives in complex stakeholder environments and can confidently engage with specialists, practice managers, GPs and senior health leaders. Reporting to the Hospital General Manager/Director of Clinical Services, you will play a critical role in growth key specialty services, strengthening referral pathways and supporting the recruitment and retention of Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs).

As our Business Development Manager, you will:

• Drive specialty growth strategies aligned to the hospital’s strategic priorities
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with specialist doctors, VMOs, practice managers and referring GPs
• Identify, recruit and onboard new specialists to support service growth.
• Analyse market opportunities, referral patterns and business performance data to identity growth opportunities
• Contribute to the development of business cases and strategic growth initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes
• Lead doctor engagement activities, education events, and referral development programs
• Partner with hospital leadership and marketing teams to execute business development and marketing strategies
• Maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities through CRM and business intelligence reporting

About you:

You are an experienced commercial professional with a proven ability to build credibility in specialist healthcare environments. You will ideally bring:

• Significant experience in healthcare business development, clinical network development, healthcare sales or hospital engagement.
• A demonstrated track record of influencing and building relationships with specialists, surgeons, physicians and referrers.
• Strong communication acumen with experience developing business cases and growth strategies.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Experience working autonomously while partnering effectively with executive leaders.
• A strategic mindset combined with a hands-on approach to execution.
• Experience within private hospitals, healthcare services or specialist healthcare networks will be highly regarded.
• Qualifications in Business, Commerce, Health or a related discipline are desirable.

Why join St Vincent's Health Australia?

• Work alongside highly respected clinical and executive leaders.
• Competitive salary and salary packaging benefits.
• Up to $15,990 salary packaging plus Meals and Entertainment benefits.
• Private health insurance discounts through Medibank and Bupa.
• Additional leave purchase options.
• Access to Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program.
• Blue Light Card discounts across hundreds of retailers.
• A chance to make lasting impact on healthcare services across regional Queensland.

About our hospitals:

St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside:

We have over 1,000 dedicated and skilled staff who treat nearly 35,000 people a year, delivering safe and high-quality care to all our patients. Our hospital has 227 beds, 9 operating theatres, 2 cardiac catheter laboratories, a 17-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Day Oncology Unit, Breast Health Centre, Endoscopy Unit, Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit and a 24-hour, private emergency centre provided by Brisbane Northside Emergency.

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane:

We specialise bin healthcare for people with chronic, complex and multiple health needs. We have over 450 experienced and qualified medical, nursing, allied health and support staff working to deliver excellent care and we’re very proud to offer our patient’s the advice and skills of over 30 world-renowned doctors with expertise in 5 specialties.

Mission and Values:

At St Vincent's Health, our values of Compassion, Integrity, Justice and Excellence guide everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds feel respected, supported and empowered to thrive. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as part of our ongoing commitment to Reconciliation and improving employment outcomes.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]

Respecfully, no agencies please.

Company heritage:

St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

Applications close: 23 October 2026 Closing Date: 22 October 2026 11:59pm