Director, Corporate Business Development - $40B Life Sciences Leader!

Job Description

Would you like to make an impact on a global scale? Be a strategic leader with a focus on inorganic growth, strategy development and execution? Then this amazing career opportunity is just for you.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science. Our Mission is our Purpose: We enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With our outstanding financial performance, leading market positions and the largest investment in innovation in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Reporting to the Sr. Director Strategy and Market Development this role is part of the Biologicals and Chemicals Division. The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding business and corporate development expertise leading the development and deployment of the divisional inorganic growth strategy. This includes managing an active portfolio of deals ranging in scale and complexity and working across the divisional, group and company leadership teams.

Job Description

What will you do?

• Lead and participate on teams developing M&A strategies and decision support analysis for the senior leadership team
• Manage inorganic portfolio including maintaining priorities across multiple business segments
• Identify, research, analyze and value potential acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and other strategic growth opportunities
• Analyze industry dynamics and the competitive landscape for valuation purposes
• Build, review, and present financial models including valuation and pro forma M&A analyses
• Assist in the development and communication of the strategic business case to obtain corporate leadership support for M&A initiatives
• Support or lead transaction processes, for M&A and corporate divestitures
• Support strategic planning and business development processes

How will you get here?

• Undergraduate degree (preferably in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Science, or a technical field); MBA preferred
• 7+ years of meaningful professional experience in M&A
• Proven experience analyzing and negotiating business transactions including acquisition evaluation, modeling, and financial analysis
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including developing and empowering professionals, leading without authority with consistent track record leading, supporting, and managing transactions
• Actively seek and support diverse perspectives and backgrounds in the workplace
• Ability to understand organization goals and proactively identify inorganic opportunities to meet them
• Experience and demonstrated aptitude managing and prioritizing multiple projects and initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to interact with senior executives and handle high pressure settings with confidence
• Positive, hardworking with capacity for learning quickly in a very intensive and fast-paced environment
• Outstanding financial and analytical skills including a very strong understanding of accounting principles and fundamentals of financial statement analysis
• Strong teamwork and project management skills with the ability to lead projects in a multi-disciplinary, matrixed environment
• Exemplary attention to detail in all aspects of work product
• Willingness for periodic travel both domestic and internationally, as required

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in New York is $192,100.00–$256,100.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards