Dartmouth Partners
Associate Director, M&A - Pharma
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We are partnering with a Private Equity-backed pharmaceutical company to appoint an Associate Director, M&A, supporting the organisation's ambitious growth strategy through acquisitions, licensing opportunities, and broader inorganic expansion initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct primary and secondary market research to identify, assess, and prioritise marketed and pre-commercial pharmaceutical assets and acquisition targets.
- Evaluate in-licensing, acquisition, and lifecycle management opportunities through analysis of epidemiological data, public databases, clinical literature, pricing dynamics, and competitive landscapes.
- Support both Commercial and Financial Due Diligence processes, undertaking independent analysis while coordinating and managing external advisors.
- Build, maintain, and analyse sophisticated financial models to assess transaction value, risk, and strategic fit.
- Manage and develop the M&A opportunity pipeline, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic growth objectives.
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- 5+ years' experience within M&A, Investment Banking, Corporate Development, Strategy Consulting, or Strategic Finance, with a focus on the Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences sectors.
- Strong expertise in financial modelling, valuation, and transaction analysis.
- Commercially astute, with the ability to assess the strategic implications and long-term value of potential transactions.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working on Pan-European transactions is highly desirable.
- Degree-qualified in a Life Sciences-related discipline.
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