Sr. Manager, Business Development

Location

Berkeley Heights, NJ

Full time

As a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of essential medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates’ mission is to bring Better Health. Within Reach. Every Day.® for millions of patients around the world. We are a trusted, reliable partner and dependable source of over 800 high-quality generic, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products that hospitals, physicians and pharmacists need to treat their patients across North America, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Through our 32 manufacturing plants, eight R&D centers, and 9,500+ employees worldwide, we are always hard at work creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to the people who need them.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are seeking a talented and motivated Sr, Business Development to join our team.

In this role, you will have a chance to be at the center of a strong business (but with opportunities for growth/improvement) within a rapidly changing industry. The Senior Manager, Business Development will play a central role in adding key inorganic programs, products, and potentially newly acquired companies that will determine the near- and long-term success of the Hikma's US business.

• Financial modelling: develop financial/valuation models by leveraging industry knowledge, the individual's deep understanding of financial principles, and obtaining detailed inputs from functional teams; create comprehensive business cases and recommendations for senior leadership
• In-licensing: support identification, evaluation, and execution of product licensing and co-development deals, including financial modelling, market/therapeutic area research, contract negotiation, and technical/IP due diligence
• M&A: support identification, evaluation, and execution of wholeco and/or portfolio M&A deals by working closely with Hikma Rx and Injectables functional teams and Corporate Development
• Strategy: quickly become familiar with the Hikma Rx and Injectables businesses as they exists today (strengths, weaknesses) and support implementation of new growth avenues (opportunities) to defend/grow the business in the face of constantly shifting headwinds (threats) and tailwinds; this will include participation in the 5-year business plan process
• Ad-hoc projects: become a go-to, trusted resource for Hikma Rx, Injectables, and Group executive leadership, maintaining readiness to support ad-hoc, cross-functional, and Group-level projects/initiatives

We value the skills and experiences candidates bring to the table. While we have listed some qualifications below, we encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all of them:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related field (e.g., Accounting, Economics)
• 5 years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience (e.g., Finance, Product/Portfolio Management, Business Development, Strategy)
• Excellent communication skills; must tailor style/content to needs of audiences across the organization (e.g., Commercial, R&D, IP/Legal, Executive Committee) and represent Hikma in a professional, high-quality manner to external partners
• Self-motivated; must be resourceful (both internally and via external resources) to advance projects and constantly prioritize based on value/business need
• Quick learner; ability to digest information from a wide range of sources, oftentimes very esoteric in nature, to 'put the puzzle pieces together' and develop business cases/recommendations
• Ability to thrive in a constantly-changing, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Curious and willing to respectfully challenge the status quo/consensus
• Excel: strong quantitative reasoning and organization with high attention to detail
• PowerPoint: independently create articulate decks that are both concise/to-the-point, contain all information relevant to a particular project, and are aesthetically pleasing/organized in a thoughtful manner
• Word: used to a lesser extent, but ability to create well-written, concise memos, notes/meeting…