Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Home-based with regular travel across the UK, including NHS Trusts, healthcare organisations and offices in Huntingdon and St Ives
Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Competitive salary

We’re looking for a Business Development Manager to join our Business Development team. This is an opportunity to help shape the future growth of HCA Backlogs Ltd as we continue to expand our diagnostic and pathology services across the NHS and wider healthcare sector. Working at the forefront of healthcare partnerships, you'll play an important role in connecting organisations with solutions that help reduce waiting times, improve access to services and support better outcomes for patients.

As a Business Development Manager you'll be responsible for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities across NHS Trusts and healthcare organisations. Working closely with operational and commercial colleagues, you'll build relationships with senior stakeholders, develop tailored solutions and lead commercial discussions that help organisations meet their service needs.

This role offers a high degree of autonomy alongside the opportunity to influence strategic growth initiatives. From attending industry events and presenting to executive audiences, to supporting procurement processes and identifying emerging market opportunities, your work will directly contribute to expanding services and strengthening partnerships across the healthcare sector. You’ll also play a key role in ensuring newly won business is successfully transitioned into delivery, helping to create positive experiences for customers from the outset.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Other’s may think this is just a role in Business Development, but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and secure new business opportunities across NHS Trusts and healthcare organisations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision makers, clinical leaders and procurement stakeholders.
• Lead commercial discussions, proposals, presentations and contract negotiations.
• Monitor market trends, NHS priorities and emerging opportunities across pathology, diagnostics and digital healthcare.
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure successful implementation and handover of newly secured business.

What you’ll bring:

• Significant experience working within an NHS pathology environment at a senior level.
• HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist qualification or an equivalent healthcare qualification.
• Proven experience in healthcare business development, sales or commercial growth, with a track record of winning new business.
• Strong experience of influencing and engaging senior NHS stakeholders.
• Excellent commercial awareness, strategic planning and negotiation skills.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our colleagues, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Business Development Manager you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.