Health Sector Business Development Manager

Informed Solutions; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead efforts in the healthcare sector. You will be responsible for securing enterprise-level sales and managing key business relationships. The ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and communication skills, along with experience in navigating complex environments. This role is hybrid, requiring occasional travel across the UK.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Industry-leading health and wellbeing plan

Hybrid working model

Private health care cover

Gym membership

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Experience in business development or sales in the healthcare sector is advantageous.
• Strong professional judgment and decision-making in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Secure enterprise-level sales in the healthcare sector.
• Lead business development efforts and manage prospecting activities.
• Build long-lasting client relationships and negotiate with stakeholders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Decision-making

Resilience

Negotiation

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Business Development Manager to work as a leader within our Health Sector Team. Two-time winners of the Queen's Awards for Innovation in 2018 and 2022, Informed Solutions delivers products and services that help clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change, improving customer satisfaction by creating better online experiences and transforming operational effectiveness through AI-enabled and data science-powered decision support. As Business Development Manager you will have a key role in building trusted relationships and developing business with new clients within the healthcare sector.

Responsibilities

• Play a role in securing enterprise-level sales within the healthcare sector at national and regional levels within public and private sector settings.
• Lead business development efforts of the wider healthcare team, including leading on bid and proposition development.
• In partnership with the Healthcare Sector Lead, direct and manage prospecting and new business activity through the end-to-end business development cycle from prospecting to proposal delivery.
• Collaborate with Health Sector Leads in identifying profitable, relevant opportunities that are good for the business and for our people.
• Qualify opportunities for profitability and strategic alignment, and obtain approval from the Business Management Team.
• Ensure a collaborative and respectful approach for team working on all business development activity through the sales cycle.
• Build strategic partnerships and alliances across the marketplace to offer an attractive mix of capability and capacity to prospective clients.
• Help evolve our healthcare value propositions for transformation services and product lines.
• Build strong, lasting client relationships based on trust, including negotiating and building rapport with senior stakeholders.
• Maintain competitiveness, continually improving our market offering and evolving our business development operating model. There is flexibility to be based out of our London or Manchester offices; however, travel to co-locate with colleagues and clients across the UK will be required, enabling face-to-face and digital engagement.
• Demonstrate resilience and adaptability to work effectively in environments of uncertainty, change, and agile delivery.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate differing perspectives and maintain positive working relationships.
• Sound professional judgement and decision-making in complex environments where risk must be managed.
• Excellent communication skills, including clear written outputs and confident verbal delivery.

About the Environment

We work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving consultancy environment where resilience, adaptability, and the ability to manage change with a positive mindset are valued. We are committed to a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility, with a career path tailored to individual aspirations.

Benefits

• InformedACADEMY – excellent career development opportunities through award-winning programmes, including support with professional certifications.
• Industry-leading health and wellbeing plan with 24/7 GP services, mental health and physical health support.
• Hybrid working
• Private health care cover
• Generous life assurance cover
• Gym membership
• Monthly office lunch
• Onsite massage sessions
• 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Sabbatical leave scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave and pay
• Enhanced paternity leave and pay
• Company pension contribution
• Profit share scheme
• Payment of professional subscriptions
• Generous referral scheme with no limits on referrals

Culture

We nurture a workplace culture that is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith. We focus on technical skills and cultural fit, fostering an environment where creativity and collaboration produce great outcomes for our people, clients, and partners.