Senior Manager, M&A Transactions

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Deal strategy and execution
  • Once an opportunity has been identified and triage is completed by S&E (Search & Evaluation), the Senior Manager M&A Transactions will outline a deal strategy (game plan), including a timeline to signing, governance planning, gating diligence items, bidding strategy, and an engagement plan with the target company.
  • Shape and secure non-binding offer and ultimately binding offer terms in collaboration with M&A Finance, DD (Due Diligence), M&A Legal, M&A Tax, and other relevant line functions within Biomedical Research (BR), Development, TAS, US and International as needed.
  • Build and manage high-performing teams on a deal-by-deal basis, ensuring appropriate level of seniority and cross-functional representation to enable consistently high-quality decision-making at the Executive Committee Novartis (ECN) and Board of Directors (BoD) level.
• Risk and value assessment
  • In collaboration with DD head, launch and govern a VDR (Virtual Data Room) based diligence, ensuring target company is disclosing all relevant information and Novartis internal experts are reviewing all relevant information.
  • Coordinate relevant business case inputs and ensure appropriate review from relevant TAL (Therapy Area Leadership) members and ECN members.
  • Incorporate findings from diligence into the risk and value assessment and solicit support from third parties in the diligence process as needed to inform the assessment and recommendation.
• Review and negotiation of definitive documentation
  • Primary counterpart to M&A legal to solicit business input on transaction documents.
  • Soliciting input across functions and ensuring transaction documents secure Novartis interests while balancing risk and reward for the partner.
• Governance orchestration
  • Prepare decision-making framework for ECN DC and BoD, ensuring consistent approach to risk and value assessment of an opportunity.
  • Choreograph compressed / ad-hoc governance calendars to secure approvals in competitive processes and maintain pre-read hygiene.
  • Integrate PSB, R&D LT, and Commercial Review session outputs into ECN DC and BoD materials.
• Approval-to-closing diligence process
  • Review of all new information shared by the counterparty or as it relates to the target asset(s) profile from approval until signing and again from signing until closing.
  • Ensure all new information is adequately reviewed by relevant line functions with escalation to C&BD management and relevant ECN members as appropriate.
  • Key partner to integration function post-signing to ensure knowledge transfer and strategic value drivers of the deal are prioritized in the integration planning process.

A Senior Manager M&A Transactions is a key contributor to supporting portfolio-shaping transactions, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation, orchestrating cross-functional execution, and enabling organizational readiness for integration or separation.

Essential Requirements:

• 2+ years' experience in leading end-to-end M&A deals across a variety of deal types, including acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, licensing, and partnerships across multiple geographies.
• Thorough understanding of corporate strategy with ability to align deals with enterprise growth objectives and portfolio priorities.
• Strong financial background with a solid understanding of financial modelling, scenario planning and synergy assessment.
• Skilled in identifying and mitigating strategic, financial and operational risks.
• Understanding of legal frameworks for licensing and acquisition deals, and a thorough understanding of antitrust and regulatory processes as it relates to document creation and competition law.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams with influence and drive large multi-disciplinary teams to achieve common objectives and goal.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight timelines while maintaining a collaborative spirit and high communication skills.
• Education: Bachelor's degree required, ideally with a business, finance, or life-science focus. Master's degree or equivalent preferrable.

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $160,300.00 and $297,700.00 USD per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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