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 people who are 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 which can be 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 functionals and subject matter specialists based on project demand. While we anticipate you will spend the majority 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 in order 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 regulatory environment in relation to one or more of; Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, or provision of Health Services
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 skill in data analytics e.g. 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 may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.
We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.
