Senior Director, Strategy and Corporate Development

Responsibilities

• Lead key enterprise-wide strategic projects and support decision making by executive management team.
• Develop and apply advanced analytics and scenario modelling to support strategic recommendations.
• Prepare and present insights, reports, and recommendations to the Head of Strategy and Corporate Development and executive leadership.
• Manage and execute corporate development initiatives, including M&A, partnerships, and JV evaluations, and strategic investments.
• Supports M&A activities bringing strategic context to consideration of large M&A or transformational targets.
• Manage Corporate Development projects and external resources in the design, development, and delivery of projects of varying complexity.
• Conduct due diligence, financial modelling, and integration planning for transactions.
• Build business cases and financial models, clearly articulating risks, value drivers, and strategic fit.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external advisors to ensure successful deal execution and post-merger integration.
• Represent the company at industry events and forums as required.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Influence and indirectly lead senior teams, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
• Manage, coach, and develop high-performing team members.
• Foster collaboration across geographies, functions, and external stakeholders.
• Champion a culture of fact-based decision-making, intellectual curiosity, and execution excellence.

Requirements

• Education: MSC / PhD and MBA level.
• Experience: 12+ years of relevant experience in corporate strategy, M&A, investment banking, private equity, or top-tier management consulting (healthcare/biopharma experience strongly preferred).
• Track Record: Demonstrated track record of leading complex strategic initiatives and executing M&A transactions (buy-side, sell-side, JVs, partnerships).
• Competencies: Strong financial acumen with expertise in valuation, deal structuring, and investment cases; exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills; excellent executive communication and presentation capabilities; proven leadership experience in managing teams and influencing at senior levels; influencing skills, strong focus on value creation and reliability; must be able to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining the ability to juggle multiple competing priorities and stakeholders; strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complexity; high integrity and sound judgment; results-oriented with strong execution discipline; collaborative and people-focused leader; global mindset with cross-cultural experience.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining the ability to juggle multiple competing priorities and stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complexity.
• High integrity and sound judgment.
• Results-oriented with strong execution discipline.
• Collaborative and people-focused leader.
• Global mindset with cross-cultural experience.

Skills

• Strong financial acumen with expertise in valuation, deal structuring, and investment cases.
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation capabilities.
• Proven leadership experience in managing teams and influencing at senior levels.
• Influencing skills, strong focus on value creation and reliability.

Benefits

• This is a highly visible role internally, with responsibilities that contribute directly to scaling the company to the next phase of growth.
• This person will also be required to represent the company externally at conferences and events.

Pay

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Schedule

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