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The Associate Director, Corporate Development will report to the Executive Director, Corporate Development and will be responsible for supporting various transactions including Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and other strategic initiatives such as partial or full externalization approaches (outlicensing, spin-outs) and divestitures. The role requires robust knowledge of and experience in the life sciences and biopharmaceutical industry along with strong project management, communication, and interpersonal skills to work with multiple internal stakeholders on highly visible and time-sensitive Corporate Development projects. The candidate will provide support in performing strategic, commercial, and financial assessments of corporate development opportunities, collaborate on due diligence and valuation, and manage transaction processes in support of BMS strategy and objectives.
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Demonstrate business acumen while collaborating closely with internal Business Development Search and Evaluation (S&E), R&D, Finance, and Commercial stakeholders as well as external advisors.
Facilitate and support the active monitoring and surveillance work on a broad set of Corporate Development priorities.
Support triage, evaluation, and tracking of Corporate Development opportunities (M&A, externalizations, and divestitures) working closely with our internal Search & Evaluation team and other key stakeholders.
Support the Corporate Development deal process:
Support project team interactions with functional representatives, including those from third parties (i.e. bankers, lawyers, accountants, and consultants, etc.).
Support the development, drafting, and execution of project team deliverables and recommendations.
Ensure robustness of the overall Corporate Development process and complete deliverables under time-sensitive deadlines.
Participate in the successful structuring, negotiation, and execution of Corporate Development transactions with supervision to successful completion.
Support the delivery of business assessments and recommendations of Corporate Development opportunities including deal proposals, valuation, deal status, and key issues of the transaction to BMS governance bodies for endorsement.
Collaborate with a broad range of BMS functions, including coordinating with internal stakeholders / external counterparts to ensure smooth execution and working with Transaction Legal on contracts.
Provide mentoring and coaching across internal stakeholders.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Minimum education of a bachelor's degree is required; MBA, JD or other advanced business degree preferred.
Minimum of seven (7) years of business experience with at least two (2) years of experience in life sciences, business development, strategy, investment banking, or consulting.
Experience in Corporate Development strategy and transactions (M&A, divestitures, outlicenses, etc.) is preferred.
Ability to analyze and understand sales forecasts, P&Ls, risk analyses, and company valuations; strong understanding of discounted cash flow, net present value, internal rates of return and risk analysis techniques.
Able to integrate scientific knowledge across therapeutic areas into M&A target monitoring, evaluation and valuation.
Strong knowledge of industry issues, trends, scientific innovation and their business impact and expertise in the Corporate Development process and landscape.
Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
Support the Corporate Development team on all aspects of major transactions. Ability to support analysis undertaken by other functions.
Demonstrated negotiation skills.
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Compensation Overview:
Princeton - NJ - US: $172,130 - $208,575
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee's work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as Transforming patients' lives through science , every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
On-site Protocol
BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy @type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Req Number: R1594442
Updated: 2025-08-25 04:45:29.249 UTC
Location: Princeton-NJ
Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
