• Job Description

  Req#: 28555

  Tasks & Responsibilities

  Valuation and Business Case
  • Perform valuation and other financial analyses to support potential collaborations, acquisitions, divestments, as well as in and out-licensing transactions (DCF, multiple analyses, LBO, etc.)
  • Business case modelling including pharma specific factors such as risk / probability weighting; ability to create multiple business case scenarios
  • Engage with and challenge business unit / commercial teams in business case development
  
  M&A and Corporate Development Process
  • Manage internal project team(s) composed of subject area experts through the initial assessment and due diligence phases, as well as coordinate inputs into board decision documents
  • Drive the organization towards a goal or decision in a coordinated, transparent way, promoting strong collaboration; prioritization and identification of critical issues
  • Interact with internal legal counsel team as part of the negotiations / legal contract drafting (i.e. coordination between legal and internal area experts)
  • Capable of managing smaller transaction processes end to end with minimal supervision
  • Interact with and manage transaction services providers in Corporate Development and M&A processes
  • Assist in development of negotiation tactics; actively participate in negotiation of transactions
  
  Presentation and Decision Support
  • Creation of Management Board, BoD and other internal decision documents
  
  Opportunity Assessment and Origination
  • Assist in assessment of M&A and Corporate Development opportunities including strategic fit, rationale and potential critical issues
  • Opportunity screening and origination work (primary analyses of assets/targets, external sourcing)
  • General market research (transactions, competitors and/or players) in key Therapeutic Areas or Territories
  
  Strategic Planning
  • Performance of selected strategic analyses and support of internal strategic planning process.
  

  Education

  • University degree, likely in business studies, economics or engineer
  • MBA or advanced degree a plus
  • Strong business proficiency in English. Knowledge of other languages a plus
  

  Specific Knowledge

  • Corporate Finance, Accounting, Valuation (DCF, multiple-based valuation, LBO, etc.) and M&A process
  • Excellent command of Excel for business cases, modelling, valuation and simulations
  • Excellent Powerpoint and Word skills for development of presentations, transaction documents (e.g. CIM, NBOs, etc.)
  • Comfortable with complex quantitative data
  • High maturity level and strong interpersonal skills for internal team management and counterparty interactions; interactions will frequently be with senior level management
  • Some understanding of Corporate Development collaborations and M&A contracts

  Experience

  • 4-6 years’ experience in Strategy Consulting, Investment Banking or Transaction Services (Deloitte, PWC, E&Y, KPMG)
  • Specific experience in the science sector and/or international experience also a plus
  • Strong desire to (i) boost decision-maker mindset and (ii) step into a role where team leadership is crucial for success
  

  Values

  · Care: we listen & empathize, we value diverse perspectives & backgrounds and we help each other succeed.
  · Courage: we challenge the status quo, we take full ownership and we learn from our success & failures
  · Innovation: we put the patient and customer at the center, we create novel solutions and we empower entrepreneurial mindsets.
  · Simplicity: we act decisively and avoid over-analysis, we understand why before we act and we are agile & keep things simple.

• About the company

  Almirall is an international pharmaceutical company based on innovation and committed to health, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

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