Position Summary
Catalent Beauty is looking for a senior commercial leader to drive new business acquisition across the EMEA region for our fast-growing beauty softgels platform. This is a high-impact hunter role designed for a strategic thinker with deep experience in consultative selling, value-based negotiation, and developing high-level client partnerships within the beauty, skincare, or CDMO industry.
The Business Development Director will be responsible for identifying, targeting, and converting high-potential prospects into long-term customers. As a senior face of the business in EMEA, this person will collaborate cross-functionally and globally to shape Catalent Beauty’s commercial growth and influence the regional sales strategy.
What We Offer
· Innovative Product Portfolio: Work with proprietary Softgel technology and advanced beauty solutions.
· Strategic Autonomy: Own your territory, drive high-value wins, and shape the customer base.
· Global Collaboration: Influence global direction while representing EMEA needs and insights.
· Career Growth: Clear path toward senior leadership roles in a growing, entrepreneurial division.
· Executive Exposure: Collaborate directly with VP and Director-level stakeholders internally and externally.
· High-Impact Role: Join a business unit where your contributions directly shape growth.
Key Responsibilities
· Own commercial development in EMEA, with a strong focus on new customer acquisition and strategic prospecting.
· Identify and close large, high-potential opportunities aligned with Catalent Beauty’s vision.
· Develop high-level commercial relationships with C-level or senior decision-makers in target beauty/skincare brands.
· Lead complex negotiations in coordination with legal, finance, and operations teams.
· Build and execute customer strategies with cross-functional input (R&D, Supply, Marketing).
· Represent Catalent Beauty in key trade shows and industry events as a senior commercial voice.
· Monitor market trends and provide feedback to help refine go-to-market strategy.
Key Requirements
· Minimum 8–10 years of business development experience in beauty, cosmetics, skincare, or CDMO industries.
· Proven track record of acquiring new business and negotiating high-value deals.
· Strategic and analytical mindset with excellent presentation and influencing skills.
· Ability to engage with senior-level stakeholders across functions.
· Entrepreneurial, self-driven, and results-oriented.
· Fluent in English; other European languages a plus.
· Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus.
If you’re a passionate, driven hunter looking to shape the future of beauty innovation in a global, high-growth environment — we want to hear from you.
Location
Remote, France, Italy or Germany
Travel
Up to 30%
Reports to
Global Director, Beauty
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.
Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to [email protected]. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:
Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond— it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to [email protected] for us to investigate with local authorities.
Catalent, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Catalent, Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Catalent, Inc..
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is commonly described as roughly 152 hours per year plus about eight paid holidays for U.S. roles. Eligibility and exact counts vary by location, but the allotment is positioned as competitive.
-
Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match (often described as dollar‑for‑dollar up to 6%) is part of the package. The match level is commonly referenced as a meaningful component of total rewards.
-
Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Medical, dental, vision, life/disability, HSA/FSA, EAP, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, commuter and dependent‑care benefits, and wellness programs are offered. Some roles indicate benefits eligibility begins on the first day for direct hires.
Catalent, Inc. Insights
Similar Jobs
What We Do
Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually. For more information, visit www.catalent.com.
