Director, Global BD&L and M&A Finance

☞ Novartis

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Update day: 29-03-2024

Location: Basel Basel-Stadt BS

Category: Sales

Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Position: Director

Job type: Full-time

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Job Description

Your Responsibilities:

>200 million. This is the number of patients impacted by our medicines within the Pharma division in 2021. BD&L and M&A continues to bend the curve of our business trajectory over the short, medium and long term through partnerships that bring medicines to patients, enhance revenue and earnings growth, broaden and deepen our pipeline through transformative innovation and optimize our portfolio through value enhancing divestments/out-licensing. Be part of our Finance journey as we shape the business strategy by role modelling a mix of analytical, commercial and communication skills that enable a real and active partnership within the BD&L community, the wider finance community, and key stake-holders while challenging the thinking and providing sound perspectives.

Job Purpose:

In this role, you will take a key leadership role in deals by performing key financial analysis on large and complex transactions while providing clear guidance of significant internal projects within Global BD&L and M&A Finance

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
  • Provides independent first class financial support to all BD&L and M&A transactions including large and complex transactions. Takes lead role in making recommendations for improvement and implementation of key actions
  • Proactive in ensuring delivery, challenging and interpretation of financial input from key stakeholders in a timely manner to enable all key deadlines to be met throughout the evolution of each deal
  • Leads analysis of financial models underpinning deal terms; analyzes deal economics quickly to identify key value drivers and proactively looks at key sensitivities well in advance.
  • Specifically responsible for preparation of P&L’s, discounted cash flow analysis, sensitivity analysis and all financial slides for DLT/ECN. Makes clear recommendations on deal terms and internal presentations at all stages of a deal in order to maximize value to Novartis while minimizing risk
  • Trusted member of the Deal Team and actively involved in all deal negotiations with external parties; provides key financial inputs for contract negotiations
  • Constructively challenges deal terms which do not meet internal targets or are perceived to be inappropriate in terms of risk to Novartis
  • Leads and participates in various internal strategic projects
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:
  • University or post graduate degree in Finance, Accounting or similar subject, Recognized Financial qualification / MBA highly desirable;
  • Fluent in English (oral & writing) plus German (not mandatory)
  • Minimum of 10-15 years of experience in finance, accounting, and business operations.
  • 1-2 years of Finance transaction/deal experience is required, as well as a solid understanding of ac-counting principles and current IFRS as it relates to BD&L and M&A transactions.
  • Candidate must have demonstrated superior financial analysis capabilities.
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, are needed due to coordination and dissemination of important and confidential information used to make investment decisions.
  • Candidate must have the ability to work with and diplomatically challenge high level personnel within Novartis, from other companies, and from external organizations retained to assist in the transactions.
  • Team leadership, project management, and negotiation skills are required.
  • Detailed knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry including development process, customers and competition is a plus.
  • Candidate must demonstrate initiative, creativity, and ability to work under pressure, often to tight deadlines
Why consider Novartis?

769 million. That’s how many lives our products touched in 2020 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what’s possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could do here at Novartis

Imagine what you could do at Novartis!

Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

We are Novartis. Join us and help us reimagine medicine.

Division

PHARMA

Business Unit

Global Finance&Admin

Country

Switzerland

Work Location

Basel

Company/Legal Entity

Novartis Pharma AG

Functional Area

Audit & Finance

Job Type

Full Time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No
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Deadline: 13-05-2024

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