Business Development Specialist

Mediclinic Group; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization based in Stellenbosch is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support strategic growth and innovation. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 3–5 years of relevant experience in the healthcare sector. Responsibilities include market analysis, stakeholder engagement, and solution development. A postgraduate qualification is desired. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in business, product, channel, or service line development.
• Experience in product, service, digital platform launches.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of new products and services.
• Conduct comprehensive market and competitor scanning.
• Foster effective relationships with internal teams and external partners.

Skills

Market Scanning and Trend Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

Business Case Development

Service & Product Development Lifecycle

Strategic Thinking and Prioritisation

Digital Health & HealthTech Ecosystems

Financial Modelling and ROI Analysis

CRM, Analytics and Reporting Tools

Education

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

Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MBA, Master of Public Health)

Design Thinking or Lean Startup Certification

Job description

Important Notice

Mediclinic wants to alert candidates that third parties are from time to time fraudulently advertising vacancies at Mediclinic and / or offering employment contracts with subsequent payment instructions to accounts linked to the fraudulent activity. Please note that Mediclinic will never request payment for an application or offer made. All official vacancies are advertised on the Mediclinic career website and candidates are advised to visit the site to confirm the validity of vacancies.

Business Development Specialist

Apply now »

• Start applying with LinkedIn
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Apply Now
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Please wait...
  
  

Search Jobs by Keyword | Search Jobs by Location | Back to Southern Africa

Share this Job

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

Mediclinic Southern Africa Corporate Office | Stellenbosch | South Africa

Closing date: 24/08/2025

Number of positions: 1

Recruiter name: Marlyn Donny Foster

Reference number: 61385

Permanent

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

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
  
  

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

Apply now »

• Start applying with LinkedIn
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Apply Now
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Please wait...
  
  

Find Similar Jobs

Southern Africa - Internal, Search By Keyword - MCSA, Search By Keyword, Hirslanden - Internal

Join our Talent Community

Become a part of our Talent Community and we will get in touch with you as soon as there is a relevant opening that fits your skills, interests and experience.

Sign Up

Job Type: Administration

Apply now »

• Start applying with LinkedIn
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Apply Now
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Please wait...
  
  

Video Token: 1082798

Apply now »

• Start applying with LinkedIn
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Apply Now
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Please wait...
  
  

Custom Field 1

Apply now »

• Start applying with LinkedIn
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Apply Now
  
  

Choose how often (in days) you want to receive a notification:

• Please wait...
  
  

Job Segment: Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Development, Industrial Engineer, Healthcare, Sales, Engineering