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Business Development Manager M / F

ARCHIMED Open · verified Sep 24, 2026
On-site Lyon Full-time Manager Business Development

At a glance

Mid-level Business Development role at ARCHIMED. Lyon · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleBusiness Development
SeniorityManager
LocationLyon
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
PostedMay 7, 2026 · 4mo ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Find global in-licensing and co-marketing opportunities that fit Stragen’s commercialization strategy
  • Coordinate BD&L databases, competitor maps, therapy areas, strategic pillars, and development projects
  • Keep CDAs, initial terms, data coordination, business plans, and due diligence rooms moving
  • Support conferences, BD forums, company discussions, negotiations, and follow-up actions for the CC&BDO
  • Align commercial business cases with the COO and Finance, while supporting budgets and monthly reporting

What you bring

  • A master’s degree in business or an equivalent qualification
  • Background coordinating licensing, business development, or merger and acquisition projects
  • International experience, preferably within pharmaceuticals or healthcare
  • Fluent English, with French providing an advantage
  • Strong communication, presentation, organization, autonomy, and problem-solving ability

Who this fits

You’ll suit a globally oriented individual contributor who can coordinate several projects and stakeholders across a lean organization. The role calls for an adaptable team player who combines an entrepreneurial approach with humility. It is based onsite in Lyon, requires presence at headquarters with the percentage to be discussed, includes local and regional travel of up to twenty percent, and requires a contract established in France.

From the employer

Stragen is an international pharmaceutical group specialized in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of specialty medicines. Operating across multiple countries, Stragen combines an entrepreneurial culture with strong governance, quality standards, and regulatory compliance in a highly regulated environment.

Business Development Manager:

Reporting to the Chief Commercial & Business Development Officer

Geographic scope: Global

The Business Development Manager will support and assist the CC&BDO in BD global opportunities’ coordination (both internal and external). Assist and deputize, when necessary, with contract’s negotiation, BD forums, scouting activities, company meetings.

BDM will interact with internal corporate departments (Medico Marketing/CI/Regulatory/Supply Chain/Finance, etc.) and global commercial teams’ representatives (Country Managers, B2B Partners, etc.)

Main areas of focus and activities:

  • Scouting and Identifying BD opportunities, with an In-Licensing and Co-Marketing focus, within the expanding perimeter of Stragen’s commercialisation strategy.
  • Work with Portfolio development, for maintenance and coordination of databases for BD&L and interdepartmental strategic initiatives/projects. These can include, BD projects, Therapy Areas/Segments, Strategic Pillars, Competitors mapping, Development companies/projects
  • Ensure appropriate and timely engagement with all critical steps within then BD value chain; These include, CDAs, Initial Terms, IQVIA/CI data coordination, Business Plans’ coordination, Due Diligence Data room coordination (both internal/external)
  • Assist and deputize the CC&BDO when necessary, in Conferences/BD forums/3rd party Company discussions and follow up actions.
  • Hands on collaboration with corporate departments for BD development projects
  • Proactive follow up, with COO and Finance, to ensure the availability of Commercial Business cases both from a timely and qualitative perspective
  • Ensure appropriate follow up and alignment of activities, with predefined departmental and corporate priorities
  • Assist with the department’s budget preparation, monthly reporting requirements.

Requirements

  • Master degree in Business or equivalent
  • Experience in licensing, business development or merger & acquisition project coordination
  • International experience with preference in pharmaceutical/health sector
  • Exposure and good understanding of business and financial cases
  • Large autonomy, dynamism, “problem solving”, mixing entrepreneurial and team player mindset
  • Operate within a lean organisation
  • Team Player, humble attitude, adaptive
  • Excellent communication, presentation skills and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders
  • English fluent mandatory, French as a plus

There could be local and regional Business trips (up to 20%). The presence at HQ is needed, percentage to be discussed. Contract to be established in France.

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