Associate Director of Business Development

About The Role

We are seeking an Associate Director of Business Development responsible for shaping and advancing Gore Medical’s inorganic growth strategy within the endovascular domain including a potential emphasis on Digital, AI, and Smart technology capabilities. This role serves as the strategy & asset identification partner to the Business Group, defining where and how Gore should invest to drive long-term value creation. Operating at the intersection of portfolio strategy and external innovation, this lead develops growth thesis, identifies and prioritizes targets, cultivates relationships, and advances high-quality opportunities into the deal pipeline. Additionally, this role will support due diligence efforts and share learnings with integration teams. The role balances stewardship of the current growth roadmap (~75%) with a proactive exploration of AI and digital, and future growth vector opportunities (~25%). This position focuses on upstream strategy, opportunity framing, and executive decision support, partnering closely with Deal Execution & Integration teams to transition qualified opportunities into structured transaction processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead inorganic growth strategy aligned to Business Group and enterprise priorities
• Translate market and innovation trends into actionable investment roadmaps
• Integrate build, buy, partner pathways to optimize portfolio value
• Drive white space analysis to identify unmet needs and new opportunities
• Prioritize targets using strategic, clinical, regulatory, and financial criteria
• Develop investment theses, business cases, and valuation frameworks
• Partner cross-functionally to build financial models and executive decision support
• Build external partnerships and advance opportunities into deal pipeline
• Drive aspects of transaction evaluation to include strategic fit assessment, market analysis, competitive review and risk identification; and deliver data-backed recommendations on capital allocation and priorities
• Drive continuous improvement of strategy tools, processes, and best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 7 years in product/portfolio or technical management, preferably, within medical devices, life sciences, healthcare technology or digital health
• Experience developing a business case and financial model
• Strong knowledge of markets, regulatory pathways, and commercialization
• Influences senior leaders; clearly presents complex trade-offs
• Communicates risks and assumptions; simplifies complex concepts
• High integrity; trusted with sensitive strategic information
• Structured thinker; thrives in ambiguity and drives clarity
• Manages stakeholders; prioritizes and advances work with urgency
• Continuous improvement mindset; drives operational excellence
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Desired Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Experience supporting corporate strategy, M&A, due diligence, or ventures (preferred)
• Experience assessing digital/AI technologies and building roadmaps