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The Associate Director, Corporate Development will report to the Executive Director, Corporate Development and will be responsible for supporting various transactions including Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and other strategic initiatives such as partial or full externalization approaches (outlicensing, spin-outs) and divestitures. The role requires robust knowledge of and experience in the life sciences and biopharmaceutical industry along with strong project management, communication, and interpersonal skills to work with multiple internal stakeholders on highly visible and time-sensitive Corporate Development projects. The candidate will provide support in performing strategic, commercial, and financial assessments of corporate development opportunities, collaborate on due diligence and valuation, and manage transaction processes in support of BMS strategy and objectives.
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
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Demonstrate business acumen while collaborating closely with internal Business Development Search and Evaluation (S&E), R&D, Finance, and Commercial stakeholders as well as external advisors.
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Facilitate and support the active monitoring and surveillance work on a broad set of Corporate Development priorities.
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Support triage, evaluation, and tracking of Corporate Development opportunities (M&A, externalizations, and divestitures) working closely with our internal Search & Evaluation team and other key stakeholders.
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Support the Corporate Development deal process:
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Support project team interactions with functional representatives, including those from third parties (i.e. bankers, lawyers, accountants, and consultants, etc.).
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Support the development, drafting, and execution of project team deliverables and recommendations.
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Ensure robustness of the overall Corporate Development process and complete deliverables under time-sensitive deadlines.
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Participate in the successful structuring, negotiation, and execution of Corporate Development transactions with supervision to successful completion.
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Support the delivery of business assessments and recommendations of Corporate Development opportunities including deal proposals, valuation, deal status, and key issues of the transaction to BMS governance bodies for endorsement.
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Collaborate with a broad range of BMS functions, including coordinating with internal stakeholders / external counterparts to ensure smooth execution and working with Transaction Legal on contracts.
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Provide mentoring and coaching across internal stakeholders.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
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Minimum education of a bachelor's degree is required; MBA, JD or other advanced business degree preferred.
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Minimum of seven (7) years of business experience with at least two (2) years of experience in life sciences, business development, strategy, investment banking, or consulting.
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Experience in Corporate Development strategy and transactions (M&A, divestitures, outlicenses, etc.) is preffered.
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Ability to analyze and understand sales forecasts, P&Ls, risk analyses, and company valuations; strong understanding of discounted cash flow, net present value, internal rates of return and risk analysis techniques.
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Able to integrate scientific knowledge across therapeutic areas into M&A target monitoring, evaluation and valuation.
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Strong knowledge of industry issues, trends, scientific innovation and their business impact and expertise in the Corporate Development process and landscape.
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Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
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Support the Corporate Development team on all aspects of major transactions. Ability to support analysis undertaken by other functions.
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Demonstrated negotiation skills.
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At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome.
Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients.
Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do.
