Corporate Finance Manager - BD & M&A

Role Summary

The Corporate Finance, BD, and M&A Manager will be responsible for the management and execution of financial analysis to support the executive leadership team to inform critical business decisions. The candidate will perform duties to support corporate development, business development, strategic planning, life cycle management and general corporate finance activities. Specific tasks include financial modeling and valuation analysis, the tracking of comparable biotechnology companies, competitive analysis, and industry research. The position will report to Corporate Finance Director

Responsibilities

• Lead company/asset valuation and accretion/dilution analysis on potential transactions
• Test sensitivity of deal economics to variances in key assumptions, including synergies
• Drive preparation and presentation of deal summaries and recommendations to senior management
• Evaluate in-licensing opportunities from a financial/business perspective
• Recommend potential deal terms to maximize value to the company

Responsibilities

• Develop and build analysis to support business partner recommendations on investment/divestment decisions to executive management and BoD
• Lead specific value-added analyses, e.g., resource allocation, profitability analysis, sensitivity/scenario analyses, benchmarking
• Perform company-level and project-level valuation analysis
• Evaluate and compare the financial benefits of life cycle management initiatives/alternatives
• Prepare pro-forma P&L and discounted cash flow analysis on potential compounds

Responsibilities

• Develop and standardize financial analysis models employing best-in-class financial analysis techniques, including scenario modelling
• Develop of cost-effective strategies for financing the company's business initiatives and optimizing the company's capital structure
• Manage comparable company analysis on biotechnology peers in a broad number of areas including GAAP financial tracking, financings, capital structure, financial guidance and financial disclosures
• Create company profiles on biotech and pharma peers
• Maintain corporate weighted average cost of capital (WACC) calculation
• Lead competitive analysis and market potential models
• Conduct competitive intelligence projects on industry peers

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in related discipline and 7 years of related experience; or
• MBA degree in related discipline and 5 years of related experience; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• Experience in investment banking/management consulting preferred.
• Experience in Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams is a plus.
• Advanced Excel modelling.

Skills

• Strong expertise in financial modeling and financial statement analysis (GAAP and non-GAAP)
• Ability to articulate the transaction’s impact on enterprise profitability, cash flow, capital structure, etc.
• Ability to evaluate/model various funding arrangements (e.g., revolver, term loans, equity issuances, etc.)
• Must have strong analytical, strategic, problem solving and organizational skills
• Must have strong attention to detail, strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills
• Ability to effectively manage projects and cross-functional stakeholders
• Team player with the ability to work independently, proactively and effectively under pressure
• Performs a variety of complicated tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude
• Adaptable to changing business plans and priorities
• Ability to synthesize and present advanced financial concepts Broad business acumen, sound business judgment, and knowledgeable about the biotech / pharma industry
• Ability to build strong relationships across all levels within an organization
• Ability to understand business challenges and proactively recommend solutions
• Advanced knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint

Education

• BS/BA degree in related discipline and 7 years of related experience; or
• MBA degree in related discipline and 5 years of related experience; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.