(Senior) Director Corporate Strategy, M&A in Aachen, Iserlohn

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Country: Germany Department: Corporate Functions Job ID: 45485 Professional | Permanent | Full-/ Part-time | Hybrid Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families. What the job looks like Each day you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as: Strategically support Grünenthal’s ambitious external growth strategy definition and execution, working closely with the business, and otherkey functions (e.g. finance, operations) Driving end-to-end M&A projects, including strategy, business-case modelling, due diligence and execution Developing deal rationales, investment theses and synergies, as well as preparing investment memoranda for senior management Preparation of market and competitive analyses and industry screenings for the identification of potential acquisition targets / assets orinvestment candidates Synthesize findings into insights across projects, including implications that inform business decisions, Communicates and advocates insights to senior business leaders Support strategic business projects for Grünenthal Group, the CEO, and the Corporate Executive Board; independently own major corporate strategy projects/programs What you’ll bring to the table To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have: 5-8 years consulting experience in one of the top tier strategy consulting firms at senior project manager level or corporate finance roles including but not limited to Corporate Development, Private Equity, Venture Capital and/or Investment Banking Excellent university degree in business administration, economics, science or equivalent Significant commercial due-diligence experience in pharma and a strong command of the M&A process Sound knowledge of Pharma/Healthcare Strong project and program leadership experience Working across global, cross-functional teams, navigating ambiguity and influencing stakeholders at all levels Ability to reduce complexity into strategy decision recommendations Advanced communication-, presentation- and negotiation-skills Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science-based, privately-owned pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state-of-the-art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are focussing all of our activities and efforts on working towards our vision of a world free of pain. Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 28 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in more than 100 countries. In 2024, Grünenthal employed around 4,300 people and achieved sales of € 1.8 billion. #J-18808-Ljbffr