M&A Operations -Health and Pharma - Manager

PwC UK; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Manager for their Health and Pharma team in London. This role involves leading projects, engaging with senior clients, and contributing to business development efforts. Ideal candidates will have a strong operational background in Pharma or Healthcare, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a strategic mindset. Opportunities for progression and global travel are included.

Benefits

Private Medical Cover

24/7 Access to Virtual GP

Flexible Working Week

Six Volunteering Days a Year

Qualifications

• Experience in operational management within Pharma or Healthcare.
• Project lead experience with stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and manage project team members.
• Tailor service offerings based on client needs.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Data Analytics

Education

Operational Management Experience

Understanding of Regulatory Environment

Tools

Alteryx

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

About the role:

We are seeking to recruit a Manager to join our Health and Pharma (H&P) team. The team works with a mix of Corporate and Private Equity clients both pre and post deal and sits within Strategy&’s M&A Operations practice - a dedicated team of industry and functional experts that support businesses to maximise value from M&A.

We work with the world’s best known Private Equity Houses, Pharma & Life Sciences Corporates and Private Healthcare Providers on deals typically ranging in value from £50m to £5bn+.

Our team includes people with a range of backgrounds including people with prior roles in industry, investors, career consultants and accountants. This blend of backgrounds helps us learn from each other and stay at the top of the market delivering fantastic results for our clients on landmark Deals.

The Health and Pharma team has grown significantly and with the deal market on the rise there is significant opportunity to join the team at a senior level and progress.

Key Responsibilities

Managers lead either smaller projects or individual workstreams within larger programmes. You will be expected to take a leading role on engagements and manage project team members, whilst contributing to business development efforts in a manner appropriate to your project responsibilities.

You will tailor our service offering and project approach based on client needs and deal requirements. Typical projects include:

• Pre-deal value creation advisory / how can transformation and divestment generate greater shareholder return
• Buy and sell side operational due diligence
• Synergy development and review
• Carve out and divestment support
• Mergers & Acquisitions Integration
• Post-acquisition performance improvement

A career in the M&A Operations team is a unique and rewarding challenge. Our work is high profile, often quite complex and delivered under tight deadlines.

The opportunity for personal and career development is extraordinary, engaging with senior client teams on their biggest priorities.

The role offers fantastic opportunities for progression, especially for self-starters, able to build relationships, be intellectually curious and have high attention to detail.

Whilst the team is London-based, deal activity is global, therefore projects can involve travel at short notice. Occasionally, projects may also involve being based overseas for multiple weeks, and candidates should be prepared for this.

The role is within our Health and Pharma sector and you will lead projects, bringing in functional and subject matter specialists based on project demand. While we anticipate you will spend most of your time within the sector, there is flexibility to work with our wider sector teams based on your experience and market demand.

This role is for you if:

You have experience in the following areas:

• Held an operational line management role or a transformational role in a corporate, or have been involved in the operational side of private equity
• Able to think strategically and connect overall objectives to cross-functional impacts
• Have a value creation mindset and an ability to articulate critical value preservation and creation actions required to execute a deal
• Experience as a project lead and an ability to build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders to execute complex programmes

Essential skills and experience:

• Operational management experience gained within a Pharmaceutical or Healthcare environment, either from within industry or as a consultant
• An understanding of the regulatory environment in relation to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or health services provision
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and communicate with senior business leaders
• Comfort around financial analysis and understanding the interrelationship with operational drivers
• Capability or willingness to develop skills in data analytics tools such as Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau
• Attention to detail and an ability to deliver robust views under time pressure
• Ability to engage, communicate, and build relationships with senior business leaders

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you are in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility, a working week split between office, home, and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a virtual GP; six volunteering days a year, and much more.