Director, Corporate Development

Edwards Lifesciences LLC; Alton (IL); In loco; USD 174.000 - 246.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine, CA, is seeking a Director of Corporate Development to lead strategic transactions including mergers and acquisitions, licenses, and partnerships. You will build financial models, guide due diligence, and drive value creation across the enterprise.

You will coordinate with executive management and the Board, shape the pipeline, and coordinate complex deal structures while working in a fast-paced, regulated medical devices environment.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field.
• Master's degree or equivalent in related field or equivalent experience.

Mansioni

• Develop and plan corporate development projects and ensure successful delivery of all deliverables.
• Provide direction to project teams to execute larger corporate development initiatives.
• Identify and evaluate complex improvement opportunities in corporate development processes.

Conoscenze

Financial modeling

Due diligence

Corporate development

Negotiation

Strategic planning

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or equivalent

Strumenti

Excel

Financial analysis tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs.

Our Director Corporate Development position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.

The Edwards Lifesciences’ Corporate Development group is seeking a candidate to support the execution of a broad variety of strategic transactions including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, IP/Technology licenses, and partnerships. A successful candidate will support the long-term growth strategy of the company through the assessment, evaluation, structuring, negotiation and completion of potential transactions.

How you will make an impact:

• Develop and plan larger corporate development projects and activities with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables.
• Provide direction and guidance to project teams to execute larger corporate development projects, initiatives and/or programs.
• Identify and evaluate more complex corporate development process improvements and/or course correction/alignment opportunities.
• Synthesizing information from multiple sources to generate insights and recommendations on business development strategies and opportunities for Edwards Building financial models to assess market opportunities and potential technology investments as a basis for go- no go strategic decisions.
• Preparing monthly briefing materials for executive management and the Board of Directors.
• Contributing to Edwards Corporate Development pipeline.
• Coordinating due diligence efforts including the collection and dissemination of diligence materials.
• Preparing and analyzing alternative deal structuring options.
• Coordinating the preparation of definitive agreement schedules.
• Identify value creation/synergies and develop integration roadmaps with relevant business unit, functional and regional stakeholders.

This is an on-site role based in Irvine, CA

What you will need (required):

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent in related field
• Minimum 12 years of previous related experience Required
• OR Master's Degree or equivalent in related field
• 10 years of previous related experience Required
• Experience working in a large manufacturing company Preferred
• Other: Certification in related discipline Preferred

What else we look for (preferred):

• Experience working in a regulated industry
• Experience in medical devices and/or healthcare along with a deep clinical/technical knowledge of structural heart disease market
• Experience in capital markets
• Experience in financial analysis, strategy, strategic marketing, and international / global markets
• Demonstrated successful track record in negotiating and overseeing R&D focused, business development projects in the healthcare industry
• Proven successful project management leadership skills
• Ability to build high-trust relationships with external stakeholders including VC firms, private equity, entrepreneurs and other sources of innovation
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
• Leverages negotiation and interpersonal relationship skills to drive achievement of objectives while interfacing with all levels within an organization, including CEO and senior executives
• Ability to work and excel within a fast-paced, matrixed, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment

Benefits and Compensation

• Competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.
• For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $174,000 to $246,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.