[Urgent] Business Development Associate

Posted Thursday 30 October 2025 at 1:00 pm

About Avant

Avant Mutual Group is Australia's leading doctors’ mutual. We are an organisation created by doctors, for doctors.We support over 85,000 healthcare professionals and students with a range of products and services, including medical defence and indemnity insurance. Our products are designed to protect our members both professionally and personally, to safeguard their career and reputation and protect them and their families.

Our mutual structure, heritage and ethos ensure that our members are at the centre of everything we do. As our range of products expands, tremendous opportunities exist to grow our business through acquiring new members and deepening our relationship with existing members.

An opportunity has now become available to join our WA Business Development team as a Business Development Associate, based in our Perth office in a permanent, fulltime position. This is an exciting role within a member-centric organisation with a reputation of excellence across the medical and legal sectors.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

- Represent Avant at industry events, fostering strong relationships with medical students and early career doctors.

- Lead planning and delivery of WA-based events, including, stakeholder liaison (venues, caterers, speakers, and internal teams), and on-the-day coordination as required

- Support achievement of state sales growth targets by providing operational support to the WA team

- Day-to-day operational management of key external relationships to ensure we leverage all events, communications and opportunities

- Maintain sound relationships with key industry organisations to promote awareness of the Avant brand and retention of our members

- Provide market intelligence and competitor information to build competitive advantage

- Actively collaborate in a team environment aimed at encouraging superior skills and results

- Deliver timely market and competitor insights to support strategic decision-making and build competitive advantage.

To be successful in this opportunity you will have:

- Proven success in a Business Development or Account Management role, preferably in insurance, health care, pharmaceutical or public hospital sectors

- Business development skills coupled with strong relationship management and presentation skills

- You will need to have an agile and flexible mind set in order to pivot between sales, events and relationship management in a complex market

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and an innate desire to continuously learn and grow.

At Avant, our people are the centre of everything we do for our members. We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference, learn, and grow in your career.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities. Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals.
We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities.

Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.

Ready to join us?

If you're passionate about supporting Australia's healthcare professionals, we'd love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us at careers@avant.org.au

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