Business Development Specialist

Mediclinic Southern Africa Corporate Office; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Business Development Manager in Stellenbosch to support strategic growth and innovation. The role requires experience in product and service development, market analysis, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. A Bachelor's and relevant experience in healthcare are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years in business, product, channel, or service line development, preferably in healthcare.
• Experience in product, service, digital platform or channel launches.
• Desired experience in innovation or R&D roles in private healthcare or life sciences.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of new healthcare products and services.
• Foster relationships with internal teams and external partners for business needs.
• Conduct market scanning to identify trends and inform strategy.

Skills

Market Scanning and Trend Analysis

Competitor Benchmarking

Business Case Development

Service & Product Development Lifecycle

Healthcare industry knowledge

Strategic Thinking and Prioritisation

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

Innovation Methodologies (Design Thinking, Lean Startup)

Financial Modelling and ROI Analysis

Communication and Presentation

Digital Health & HealthTech Ecosystems

CRM, Analytics and Reporting Tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Health Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, or related field

Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MBA, Master of Public Health, Master of Healthcare Administration, or Innovation Management)

Design Thinking or Lean Startup Certification

Job description

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To support the organisation's strategic growth, innovation, and business development agenda by identifying and evaluating business development opportunities, managing development initiatives across service, product, channel, and platform streams, and enabling the successful commercialisation of new offerings. This includes the end-to-end lifecycle of opportunity identification, scoping, solution design, and implementation. strategy, the latter of which is to be delivery enabled and progress tracked.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Solution development and execution : Support the development and iterative execution of new products and services. Collaborate in cross-functional teams using agile and human-centred design principles to transform validated ideas into commercialised healthcare solutions.

Stakeholder engagement : Foster and manage effective relationships and alignment with internal teams and external partners to co-create, validate, and implement business development and innovation initiatives.

Market intelligence & environmental scanning : Conduct comprehensive market and competitor scanning to identify emerging trends, shifts in patient and consumer needs, and competitor activities. Use insights to inform opportunity identification, innovation and business development direction, and strategy alignment within the private healthcare sector. Evaluate and prioritise business development opportunities by assessing strategic fit, commercial viability, and implementation feasibility.

Innovation enablement : Contribute to innovation pipeline management by supporting the application of innovation frameworks, tools, and processes. Assist in piloting, testing, and refining initiatives aligned to the broader innovation roadmap.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Health Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, or related field.

DESIRED EDUCATION

Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MBA, Master of Public Health, Master of Healthcare Administration, or Innovation Management).

Design Thinking or Lean Startup Certification

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

Minimum 3–5 years of experience in business, product, channel, digital platform or service line development, preferably within the healthcare sector.

Experience in product, service, digital platform and / or channel launches.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

Experience in innovation or R&D-focused roles in private healthcare or life sciences.

Experience in digital service models.

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Market Scanning and Trend Analysis

Competitor Benchmarking

Business Case Development

Service & Product Development Lifecycle

Healthcare industry knowledge

Strategic Thinking and Prioritisation

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

Innovation Methodologies (Design Thinking, Lean Startup)

Financial Modelling and ROI Analysis

Communication and Presentation

Digital Health & HealthTech Ecosystems

CRM, Analytics and Reporting Tools