Senior Director, Global Corporate Development

Senior Director, Global Corporate Development

Location: This hybrid position offers a balanced schedule of three in‑office days at 531 S Spring Street, Burlington, North Carolina and two remote workdays per week, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.

At Labcorp, you are part of a journey to accelerate life‑changing healthcare breakthroughs and improve the delivery of care for all. You’ll be inspired to discover more, develop new skills and pursue career‑building opportunities as we help solve some of today’s biggest health challenges around the world. Together, let’s embrace possibilities and change lives!

The Senior Director will work closely with the divisions’ senior vice presidents, their staffs, and various senior corporate management teams to manage the company’s internal and external growth initiatives. This will include the identification, development and building of company’s division‑focused acquisition pipelines, which will include advisory assistance in the pursuit of specific acquisition opportunities.

• Manage the planning and execution of all facets of the M&A process, including target identification, assessment, due diligence, negotiations, and closing.

• Work with and advise division leadership to translate the overarching strategy, including those involving M&A, operational initiatives, commercial priorities, and business strategy.

• Support M&A pipeline development; ensure rigor of underlying investment cases and alignment with division strategies; maintain trust‑based relationships in the industry and personal connections with potential sellers, and proactively network.

• Mentor and continue to develop junior corporate development team.

• Build relationships with business units and facilitate interactions with external parties to ensure alignment of ideas that support corporate objectives.

• Lead and coordinate internal and third‑party due diligence efforts with outside lawyers, investment bankers, due diligence consultants, accountants, and underwriters.

• Lead the development of memoranda, presentations, and detailed financial analyses that is presented to senior management.

• Lead process improvement initiatives.

• Provide guidance regarding financial performance and returns criteria expectations to make go /no‑go decision.

• Oversee research on industry trends and competitive dynamics.

• Work to establish a culture of collaboration and respect within the enterprise. Serve as a role model and leader for positive change.

• Bachelor’s degree with significant coursework in business and/or Finance related subjects; MBA is preferred.

• 12+ years of related experience (e.g., corporate development, investment banking, consulting, valuation, audit, transaction advisory).

• Proven ability to synthesize complex analytics into concise, easily understood management implications and recommendations; significant financial analytical skills; ability to understand and interpret financial statements; familiarity with acquisition accounting issues and company valuation methodologies.

• Strong track record of success in positions of increasing responsibility and a proven ability to successfully navigate a matrix organization.

• Highly independent, strategic thinker with a mix of deep financial acumen, broad‑based business experience and a track record of distinctive leadership in a wide range of team settings.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; an active listener who is a proven facilitator and consensus builder.

• Strong work ethic, proactively manages multiple high priority projects and works effectively leading a team.

• Healthcare experience is preferred; management experience is a plus.

• Demonstrated ability to manage across hierarchical and organizational boundaries and the ability to use a wide range of influencing skills to build consensus and alignment across the organization.

• Demonstrated versatility to complete ad‑hoc requests under tight time constraints.

• Proficient in working with various transaction structures (stock, asset, JV, merger, etc.).

• Experience utilizing AI‑enabled tools for overseeing project delivery, communicating project statuses, risks, and areas requiring additional…