Assistant Director/Senior Manager CDD - Healthcare & Life sciences

Bdo; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable consulting firm is seeking an Assistant Director/Senior Manager for their Healthcare and Life Sciences team in the UK. This role focuses on Project Delivery, Business Development, and Practice Development. The successful candidate will manage a team, lead Commercial Due Diligence and growth strategy projects, and build strong client relationships. The position requires strong leadership skills and sector experience, with a chance to enhance service delivery in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in running Commercial Due Diligence projects.
• Experience in managing teams to deliver results.
• Ability to develop and inspire junior team members.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Interact and build relationships with clients.
• Review the Life Sciences market for potential targets.
• Lead learning and development of the junior team.
• Collaborate on projects with M&A, TS, and VCS teams.
• Identify opportunities to enhance client services.
• Lead due diligence and growth strategy projects.

Skills

Commercial Due Diligence

Team Management

Client Relationship

Innovative Solutions

Risk and Compliance

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in running Commercial Due Diligence projects / streams in numerous deals, as well as growth strategy projects (preferably in a similar firm / environment)
• Sector experience and in particular deals and growth strategy experience within the sector.
• Experience in managing teams to deliver superior results, ability to find innovative solution to complex issues
• Ability to develop and inspire junior team, knowledge / credential development and contribute more widely to running the team and to BDO
• Experience in recruitment, learning and development and ability to effectively grow and mentor a team
• Risk and compliance: working knowledge of ethics and independence, regulation and how to work effectively within guidelines and to mitigate risk
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Role Overview

You’ll be an Assistant Director/Senior Manager in our Healthcare and Life Sciences team playing an important role in Project Delivery, Business Development, Thought Leadership and Practice Development for the Strategy & CDD practice. You will be expected to interact and build relationships with clients, review the Life Sciences market for potential targets and subsectors of interest, and work with our deal advisory sector teams including M&A, TS and VCS on projects. You will also lead the learning and development of the junior team and other managerial tasks. As a leader, you will identify opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. We are a fast‑growing Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy & CDD practice with a strong reputation for high‑quality work, and we are looking for an individual who can help us fuel the next growth phase of our practice.

Responsibilities

• Interact and build relationships with clients.
• Review the Life Sciences market for potential targets and subsectors of interest.
• Learn and develop the junior team, and undertake other managerial tasks.
• Collaborate with M&A, TS and VCS teams on projects.
• Identify opportunities to enhance delivery and provide additional services to clients.
• Lead Commercial Due Diligence and growth strategy projects.
• Provide risk and compliance oversight in line with ethics and independence guidelines.
• Deliver thought leadership and contribute to practice development.