Director of Business Development, Europe

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via: 
Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach, and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing                        

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference, and here’s how the Director of Business Development, Europe role will make an impact:

The Director of Business Development, Europe will lead the identification, evaluation, and execution of strategic growth opportunities across Europe, with a primary focus on generics, complex generics, established brands, and mature brands nearing loss of exclusivity (LOE). In addition to advancing core portfolio growth, this role will evaluate select innovative product opportunities that complement the company’s broader commercial and operational strategy. This position requires strong transaction execution capability and close partnership with European Commercial, R&D, and Operations leadership to ensure opportunities are commercially viable, technically feasible, and operationally executable. The Director will play a key role in implementing the regional BD strategy and delivering high-quality transactions.

• Identify and prioritize opportunities across generics, complex generics, established brands, and mature brands nearing LOE within Europe.

• Evaluate innovative product opportunities that complement the core portfolio and align with the company’s scale and capabilities.

• Support development and management of a strong regional BD pipeline aligned with commercial and global priorities.

• Monitor European regulatory, reimbursement, and competitive dynamics to inform opportunity selection.

• Lead execution of regional transactions, including:

  • Product in-licensing

  • Asset acquisitions

  • Divestitures

  • Co-development partnerships

  • Strategic alliances

• Coordinate diligence efforts across Legal, Finance, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.

• Prepare investment materials and present recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums.

• Work closely with European Leadership to align BD priorities with market strategy and revenue objectives.

• Develop and maintain relationships with European pharmaceutical companies, specialty firms, and licensing partners.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills, and experiences:

• 6-10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical business development, corporate development, or commercial strategy within Europe.

• Strong knowledge of European generics, complex generics, established brands, and LOE lifecycle strategies.

• Experience executing licensing, acquisition, or partnership transactions.

• Strong financial acumen and familiarity with valuation concepts.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally

• Strategic mindset with ability to balance execution and portfolio evolution.

• Fluent in English; additional European languages preferred.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why Viatris?

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits, and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives, and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. You will also have the opportunity to access excellent career progression opportunities and work-life balance initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare, not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.