About the vacancy
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused and results-driven Associate Business Developer to join our collaborative Business Development team, where you will play an integral role in managing daily sales operations, ensuring a seamless customer journey, and actively developing new business opportunities. Working in close partnership with colleagues across Finance, Marketing, and Product Development, you will contribute to the smooth functioning of our operations while supporting key relationship management and business development efforts—all underpinned by a proactive, can-do mentality.
In this role you will
- Support the business development team with daily operations
- Assist with sales leads: e.g. prepare quotations and contracts
- Develop and maintain sales material and presentations
- Close deals, manage contracts and follow up on order processing
- Maintain a database of current and potential customer contact information, leads and interactions in the CRM system
- Build and nurture strong relationships with clients, partners, distributors and prospects
- Identify new leads and turn them into business opportunities
- Attend congresses, summits and other promotional activities globally
Your profile
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree, preferably in medical field or business
- 0 to 3 years of relevant experience in the field of (international) sales and business
- Fluency in English is a must
- Affinity with biomedicine or medical imaging is preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Practical information:
- Thirona counts +/-50 employees with international backgrounds
- Office location: Nijmegen
- Principal residence within 1 hour travel distance from Nijmegen
- Part-time can be considered
- EU passport or work permit in EU is required for this job position
- 27 vacation days based on a 40-hour contract, and 8% holiday allowance
- 8% pension allowance with a flexible pension plan
- A reference check will be part of our application process
Timeline
- Applications accepted until January 30th, 2026
- Review period: January 7th– February 6th, 2026
- First round of interviews: February 9th – February 13th, 2026
- Second round of interviews: February 16th – February 27th, 2026
- Potential start date: April 2026
We would love to hear from you!
Please send your CV to vacancies@thirona.eu and send along your resume and a motivation letter. Applications via LinkedIn will not be processed.