Essential Pharma are seeking a new Business Development Director to join the M&A team. You will identify, evaluate, and execu.....
Essential Pharma are seeking a new Business Development Director to join the M&A team. You will identify, evaluate, and execute strategic business opportunities, including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and collaborations in the pharmaceutical sector with the objective of enhancing the company's competitive position. Apply Today!
What You Will Do
• Present potential acquisition targets for Board and Senior Management approval; drive the team forward in assessing and acquiring targets from initial outreach to vendors, offer submission, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, deal signing to close. You will also be responsible for ensuring you develop others within the team and broaden knowledge of M&A activity within the business.
• Develop and implement business development and M&A strategies aligned with the company's long-term goals.
• Conduct market analysis to identify trends, competitive landscape, and potential opportunities for growth.
• Identify and evaluate potential targets for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships.
• Maintain a pipeline of potential opportunities through networking, industry events, and market research.
• Lead due diligence efforts for potential acquisitions and partnerships, including financial, operational, and legal assessments.
• Coordinate with internal and external experts to conduct comprehensive evaluations of target companies.
• Develop and negotiate term sheets, agreements, and contracts in collaboration with legal and financial teams.
• Represent the company at industry conferences, meetings, and other events.
• Conduct financial modelling and valuation analyses for potential deals.
• Prepare detailed business cases and presentations for senior management and board review.
What We Do
Essential Pharma is an international specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to maintaining access to clinically differentiated, niche medicines in small patient populations. Our high-impact portfolio includes over 300 medicines covering ten therapeutic areas, with a focus on the central nervous system (CNS), gastroenterology, ophthalmology, and rare diseases. Our products treat patients in more than 70 countries.
We are proactive in identifying low volume, difficult-to-manufacture therapeutic products, and late-stage clinical development assets that target rare diseases. Our recent acquisition of Renaissance Pharmaceuticals is a significant milestone for Essential Pharma, the groups second product for treatment of a rare disease, and the first development-stage asset in our portfolio.
Our UK Operations team is comprised of 60 people, based out of our Egham, Surrey office, five minutes’ drive from Egham Train Station situated on the Thorpe Industrial Estate. We also have colleagues based in Malta, France, Spain and Switzerland.
What You Will Bring
• Life sciences or pharmacy degree.
• Demonstrable experience across commercial assessment, business development, M&A, or a related role within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry from a consulting or in-house team. Experience with commercial assets/established brands, marketed off patent products would be essential for this role, rare diseases would be a plus.
• Proven track record as a negotiator managing deal processes, project management of due diligence gathering alongside deep analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Knowledge of UK & EU markets, knowledge of US markets would be desirable.
• Proven experience in the development of people and mentoring on key aspects of the role including running managing commercial assessment, generating commercial forecasts and developing business cases for new acquisitions.
What We Offer
• Salary – from £90,000
• Agile Working – we offer flexibility and trust from day one, when you attend the office will be guided by business needs and role requirements. This role requires you to work a least two days per week from our Egham, Surrey office with flexibility for business needs and company events.
• £150 towards your home office – claim purchases back on expenses.
• Healthcare Insurance
• Pension – you contribute 5% and we offer 3%.
• Life Insurance – lump sum (tax free) death benefit of 4 x basic salary.
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Annual Leave – 26 days plus bank holidays, 3 days shut down between Christmas and NY.
• Discretionary Annual Performance Bonus
• Recognition Program – from shout outs, vouchers and up to £2000 for gold awards!
What To Expect
• We wholeheartedly embrace agile working, recognizing that it enables individuals to bring their authentic selves to work. Our commitment to living by our values forms the bedrock of our inclusive culture, where everyone's voice is valued and respected.
• Treating each other as adults fosters a sense of autonomy and responsibility, while our inherent social nature is nurtured through engaging groups and events. We understand the significance of forging connections in the workplace, and our dedication to facilitating these bonds is underscored by regular access to our CEO. Grounded in the principles of dynamism, responsibility, trustworthiness, and collaboration, our values guide our interactions. Furthermore, our unwavering dedication to employee growth and learning is evident through our commitment to personalized development plans, as we believe in fostering an environment where all individuals can thrive.
• Right from the interview stage, we encourage candidates to ask us questions, as we understand that it's just as important for us to be the right fit for you as it is for you to be the right fit for us.
