Business Unit Manager Life Sciences
Business Unit Manager – Life Sciences (m/f/d) ? Milan, Italy | On-site, with regular client visits About Prime Group Prime Group is an international organization with over 20 years of experience delivering high-quality solutions across IT, Engineering and Telecom. With 14 brands, more than 3,500 professionals and 31 offices across Europe, we partner with industry leaders through Team Extension, Team-as-a-Service, Managed Services, Nearshore and Custom Software Development. We support leading companies in sectors such as Energy, Telecommunications, Banking, Automotive, Life Sciences and Aerospace. We are launching our Life Sciences business in Italy and are looking for an entrepreneurial Business Unit Manager to build it from the ground up, from our Milan office.
About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to build a business unit from day one. You will build Prime Group’s Life Sciences consulting business by placing specialised consultants with pharma, biotech and medtech clients: winning the first accounts, hiring the first consultants and shaping how the unit sells, recruits and grows. You will report to the Country Manager and work closely with the international CEO and delivery teams. Decisions happen fast, and you’ll have real autonomy to shape the strategy across Lombardy and the wider Italian market.
Key Responsibilities
• Launch and own the Life Sciences business unit in Italy, including strategy, P&L;, and revenue, margin and headcount targets
• Open and grow accounts with pharma, biotech, medtech and CDMO clients
• Place Life Sciences consultants in CQV, Quality & Regulatory,
Validation/CSV and Process & Automation Engineering
• Recruit, manage and retain your own team of consultants, from first call to long-term career growth
• Lead proposals, pricing and framework agreements with site, engineering, quality and procurement stakeholders
• Hire and lead your own team of Business Managers as the unit scales
• Set the playbook for how Prime Group prices, pitches, recruits and retains in Life Sciences
• Represent Prime Group within the Italian Life Sciences ecosystem and at industry events What We’re Looking For
• 5+ years as a Business Manager or in a similar full-cycle role (sales, recruitment and consultant management) in IT, engineering or life sciences consulting
• An active network with pharma, biotech or medtech clients in Italy
• Solid understanding of GMP environments and services such as CQV, QA/QC, validation and regulatory affairs
• Experience growing a profit center; team leadership is a strong plus
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on mindset and the ambition to build something of your own
• Native or fluent Italian and fluent English
• Availability to work full-time from our Milan office and travel regularly to client sites
What We Offer
• Ownership with the stability of an established international group
• A direct line to the international CEO and leadership team
• Support from Prime Group’s international recruitment and delivery network, so you can focus on clients and consultants
• A role that grows as the business unit grows
• A competitive package with variable premio, company car and welfare benefits
About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to build a business unit from day one. You will build Prime Group’s Life Sciences consulting business by placing specialised consultants with pharma, biotech and medtech clients: winning the first accounts, hiring the first consultants and shaping how the unit sells, recruits and grows. You will report to the Country Manager and work closely with the international CEO and delivery teams. Decisions happen fast, and you’ll have real autonomy to shape the strategy across Lombardy and the wider Italian market.
Key Responsibilities
• Launch and own the Life Sciences business unit in Italy, including strategy, P&L;, and revenue, margin and headcount targets
• Open and grow accounts with pharma, biotech, medtech and CDMO clients
• Place Life Sciences consultants in CQV, Quality & Regulatory,
Validation/CSV and Process & Automation Engineering
• Recruit, manage and retain your own team of consultants, from first call to long-term career growth
• Lead proposals, pricing and framework agreements with site, engineering, quality and procurement stakeholders
• Hire and lead your own team of Business Managers as the unit scales
• Set the playbook for how Prime Group prices, pitches, recruits and retains in Life Sciences
• Represent Prime Group within the Italian Life Sciences ecosystem and at industry events What We’re Looking For
• 5+ years as a Business Manager or in a similar full-cycle role (sales, recruitment and consultant management) in IT, engineering or life sciences consulting
• An active network with pharma, biotech or medtech clients in Italy
• Solid understanding of GMP environments and services such as CQV, QA/QC, validation and regulatory affairs
• Experience growing a profit center; team leadership is a strong plus
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on mindset and the ambition to build something of your own
• Native or fluent Italian and fluent English
• Availability to work full-time from our Milan office and travel regularly to client sites
What We Offer
• Ownership with the stability of an established international group
• A direct line to the international CEO and leadership team
• Support from Prime Group’s international recruitment and delivery network, so you can focus on clients and consultants
• A role that grows as the business unit grows
• A competitive package with variable premio, company car and welfare benefits