M&A and Corporate Development Senior Manager

Fecha:  17 mar. 2024
Ubicación:  SC00 - HEADQUARTERS - BARCELON

Tasks & Responsibilities

Valuation and Business Case
•    Perform valuation and other financial analyses to support potential collaborations, acquisitions, divestments, as well as in and out-licensing transactions (DCF, multiple analyses, LBO, etc.)
•    Business case modelling including pharma specific factors such as risk / probability weighting; ability to create multiple business case scenarios
•    Engage with and challenge business unit / commercial teams in business case development
 
M&A and Corporate Development Process
•    Manage internal project team(s) composed of subject area experts through the initial assessment and due diligence phases, as well as coordinate inputs into board decision documents
•    Drive the organization towards a goal or decision in a coordinated, transparent way, promoting strong collaboration; prioritization and identification of critical issues
•    Interact with internal legal counsel team as part of the negotiations / legal contract drafting (i.e. coordination between legal and internal area experts)
•    Capable of managing smaller transaction processes end to end with minimal supervision
•    Interact with and manage transaction services providers in Corporate Development and M&A processes
•    Assist in development of negotiation tactics; actively participate in negotiation of transactions
 
Presentation and Decision Support
•    Creation of Management Board, BoD and other internal decision documents
 
Opportunity Assessment and Origination 
•    Assist in assessment of M&A and Corporate Development opportunities including strategic fit, rationale and potential critical issues
•    Opportunity screening and origination work (primary analyses of assets/targets, external sourcing)
•    General market research (transactions, competitors and/or players) in key Therapeutic Areas or Territories
 
Strategic Planning
•    Performance of selected strategic analyses and support of internal strategic planning process.
 

Education

•    University degree, likely in business studies, economics or engineer
•    MBA or advanced degree a plus
•    Strong business proficiency in English.  Knowledge of other languages a plus
 

Specific Knowledge

•    Corporate Finance, Accounting, Valuation (DCF, multiple-based valuation, LBO, etc.) and M&A process
•    Excellent command of Excel for business cases, modelling, valuation and simulations
•    Excellent Powerpoint and Word skills for development of presentations, transaction documents (e.g. CIM, NBOs, etc.)
•    Comfortable with complex quantitative data 
•    High maturity level and strong interpersonal skills for internal team management and counterparty interactions; interactions will frequently be with senior level management
•    Some understanding of Corporate Development collaborations and M&A contracts

Experience

•    4-6 years’ experience in Strategy Consulting, Investment Banking or Transaction Services (Deloitte, PWC, E&Y, KPMG)
•    Specific experience in the science sector and/or international experience also a plus
•    Strong desire to (i) boost decision-maker mindset and (ii) step into a role where team leadership is crucial for success 
 

Values

· Care: we listen & empathize, we value diverse perspectives & backgrounds and we help each other succeed.
· Courage: we challenge the status quo, we take full ownership and we learn from our success & failures
· Innovation: we put the patient and customer at the center, we create novel solutions and we empower entrepreneurial mindsets. 
· Simplicity: we act decisively and avoid over-analysis, we understand why before we act and we are agile & keep things simple.