Global GLP-1 Strategy & Growth Lead

Waters Corporation

Wilmslow

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Waters Corporation seeks a strategic, commercially minded Business Development leader to drive the GLP-1 market strategy and cross‑divisional product alignment. You will partner with global teams to translate customer insights into scalable growth across LC, MS, Columns, and Software.

Initially focused on launching Waters' global GLP-1 market strategy, the role evolves into broader development of strategic opportunities, partnerships, and market entry initiatives, with travel up to 25–35% and

Qualifications

Experience in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, analytical instrumentation, or life sciences.
Strong understanding of pharmaceutical workflows, particularly biologics, peptides, or GLP-1 therapeutics.
Experience in product management, strategic marketing, scientific marketing, business development, or commercial strategy.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives.
Experience working across global organizations.
Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
Strong analytical and business case development capabilities.

Responsibilities

Lead Waters' global GLP-1 market development strategy.
Develop market segmentation, sizing, competitive intelligence, and growth strategies for GLP-1.
Identify future adjacent market opportunities and develop recommendations for portfolio expansion.
Develop strategic business cases supporting investment decisions and growth initiatives.
Establish relationships with key pharmaceutical innovators, CDMOs, CROs, and opinion leaders.
Translate VOC insights into actionable business opportunities.
Coordinate cross-functional activities across Portfolio Management, R&D, Product Marketing, and more.
Define and track KPIs: market penetration, pipeline, revenue growth, market share.