Senior Manager, Corporate Development

Jazz Pharmaceuticals; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals seeks a Senior Manager, Corporate Development to evaluate and execute strategic transactions across its core therapeutic areas. You will work with external partners, bankers, and senior leaders to build compelling business cases and lead due diligence in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, and R&D to structure and close deals while managing multiple timelines and maintaining high integrity with confidential information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 2+ years of relevant experience
• Advanced degree (MS, MBA, MD, or PhD) highly preferred but not required
• Experience in biopharma business development, investment banking, equity research, consulting, private equity, or similar strategic roles within biopharma
• Strong financial modeling, business valuation, and investigative problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication with ability to influence senior leadership
• Resilience, drive, and integrity when handling confidential information

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and source strategic corporate development opportunities with external partners and industry experts
• Build robust financial models and data-driven business cases for executive review
• Lead due diligence with cross-functional teams on targets and partnerships
• Structure, negotiate, and execute strategic transactions with Legal, Finance, and R&D
• Manage multiple transaction timelines while adapting to shifting business priorities

Skills

Financial modeling

Business valuation

Problem solving

Stakeholder influence

Written & verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Advanced degree (MS, MBA, MD, or PhD) preferred

Job description

Job Description

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Driving Our Global Strategy

• At Jazz Pharmaceuticals, our strategy is bold and clear: to transform the lives of patients by delivering innovative therapies in our core strategic areas, including epilepsy, sleep, oncology, and rare disease. The Corporate Development team is at the very heart of this mission. We are a lean & dynamic team responsible for evaluating and executing multiple buy-side and sell-side transactions that are critical to driving Jazz’s strategy on a global scale. From strategic partnerships and licensing deals to mergers and acquisitions, our work directly shapes the future of our company and our ability to make a profound, global impact on patients’ lives.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager, Corporate Development who is excited about the Jazz vision and ready to throw themselves into a fast-paced, demanding environment to do challenging, impactful work that could transform Jazz’s trajectory.

In this role, you will support our efforts to evaluate and execute strategic transactions across Jazz’s core therapeutic areas. This is a high-visibility, hands‑on position offering a steep learning curve and the opportunity to eventually grow into deal leadership responsibilities over time.

Core Responsibilities

• Evaluate and Source Transactions: Meet with external partners in the broader biopharma industry, investment bankers, consultants, and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to evaluate and thoroughly understand available corporate development opportunities.
• Build Compelling Business Cases: Drive the analytical evaluation of target opportunities by running rigorous financial models and creating robust, data-driven business cases for executive review.
• Perform Diligence: Lead and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to execute thorough, rapid, and highly accurate due diligence on potential targets and partnership opportunities.
• Execute Strategic Transactions: Work seamlessly alongside cross‑functional partners—including Legal, Finance, and R&D—to structure, negotiate, and execute strategic transactions that advance Jazz’s portfolio.
• Deliver Outstanding Results: Maintain a highly action-oriented mindset, managing multiple demanding transaction timelines simultaneously while adapting quickly to shifting business priorities.

What You Will Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline required, with 2+ years of relevant experience. An advanced degree (MS, MBA, MD, or PhD) is highly preferred but not required.
• Preferred Experience: Prior experience in biopharma business development, investment banking, equity research, consulting, private equity, venture capital, or similar strategic/transaction-focused roles within the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Analytical Rigor: Exceptional financial modeling, business valuation, and investigative problem-solving skills.
• Influence & Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to influence stakeholders and gain acceptance from senior leadership in sensitive or complex situations.
• Resilience & Drive: A fierce commitment to high performance, the ability to thrive under pressure in a fast‑paced setting, and absolute integrity when handling proprietary and confidential information.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is:

$144,000.00 - $216,000.00

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate’s expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html