Director, Corporate Development

Repligen Corp; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 208,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health/dental/vision

Retirement benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Repligen Corp in New Jersey is seeking a Director of Corporate Development to lead mergers and acquisitions, licensing transactions, and strategic partnerships across the enterprise. You will work closely with the SVP of Business Development and Strategy to build a portfolio of investments and acquisitions for double-digit growth in bioprocessing.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong financial analysis, due diligence, and cross-functional coordination to close deals and integrate

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in business development, investment banking, consulting, private equity or related fields.
• Experience executing M&A and licensing transactions within a public company.
• Strong financial and analytical capability including valuation and ROI analysis.
• Ability to assess and apply digital/AI companies, tools and services.
• Experience in life sciences, biopharma, bioprocessing or med tech.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally to support and drive business strategy development and due diligence for partnerships and M&A.
• Support multi-year strategy, evaluating growth opportunities and financial forecasts with FP&A and product leaders.
• Develop and lead execution of the framework to evaluate partnerships, licensing, and M&A opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional due diligence on tight timelines and synthesize findings into strategic analyses and deal terms.
• Lead negotiation of deal terms, structuring, and drafting of definitive agreements.
• Participate in and lead integration of technologies and operations into Repligen.

Skills

Financial analysis

Valuation

Deal modeling

ROI analysis

Digital/AI assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Director, Corporate Development

The Director, Corporate Development is responsible for evaluating and executing the company’s mergers and acquisitions, licensing transactions, and strategic partnerships across the enterprise. Working closely for and with the SVP of Business Development and Strategy, this position will serve as a key liaison between Repligen businesses, external companies and partners to build a portfolio of investments and acquisitions aimed at driving double digit growth and profitability in bioprocessing. This is a hands on, detail oriented leadership role. The successful candidate will operate comfortably across all levels of the organization, as well as with internal and external partners —driving analyses, deal execution, and cross functional coordination required to conduct due diligence, close and integrate transactions and strategic investments in a public company environment. Experience in biopharma, med tech, and/or bioprocessing – as well as assessing and applying digital / AI solutions across a portfolio – preferred. This role is expected to model our Leadership Behaviors—Integrity & Compliance, Customer Focus, Collaboration, Courage, Team Empowerment, and Accountability & Results—in all aspects of work.

Key Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally to support and drive business strategy development, search and evaluation of new and complementary technologies, and support due diligence and integration of partnerships and/or M&A

Support development of multi-year cross-functional business strategy including ongoing evaluation of growth opportunities, financial assessments, and forecasts (working with FP&A and product leaders)

Develop and lead execution of RGEN’s general framework/approach to evaluate partnerships, licensing, and M&A opportunities in collaboration with product leaders. Analysis to include partners/target capabilities, market positioning, strategic alignment with RGEN portfolio, and corporate prioritization of opportunities

Manage cross functional teams through multiple simultaneous due diligence on strict timelines. Lead the communication and incorporation of findings in strategic assessments, deal financials and transaction terms. Drive and own detailed financial analysis supporting the transaction; Working internally with the Finance function, Financial Accounting and Legal advisors

Lead and support negotiation of deal terms, structuring of transaction and drafting of definitive agreements

Participate and take leadership positions in the integration of technologies and operations into Repligen

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred

5-7 years of experience in business development, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or related fields

Demonstrated experience executing M&A and licensing transactions within a public company environment

Strong financial and analytical capability, including valuation, deal modeling, and ROI analysis

Skillset to assess and apply digital / AI companies, tools and services

Experience in life sciences, biopharma, bioprocessing or med tech

M&A preferred

About the Company

Our mission is to inspire advances in bioprocessing as a trusted partner in the production of biologic drugs that improve human health worldwide. Focused on cost and process efficiencies, we deliver innovative technologies and solutions that help set new standards in bioprocessing.

Compensation and Benefits

The estimated base salary range for this role, based in the United States of America is $208,000-$299,000. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to an individual's qualifications, location, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, employees are eligible to participate in one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package.

• Paid time off
• Health/dental/vision
• Retirement benefits
• Flexible spending accounts

All compensation and benefits information will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

Thank you for your interest in Repligen! Working at Repligen means being part of a team that is excited to find new and creative ways to overcome challenges in bioprocessing — and to help our customers make a difference in the world.