Corporate Development Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Senior Manager, Corporate Development

Job Location: Bangalore

Job Grade: 6-II

About Syngene:  Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific  services from early discovery to commercial supply.

At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit

Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines

• Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned
• Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company’s integrity & quality standards
• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times
• Ensuring safety of self, teams and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace.
• Ensure all assigned mandatory trainings related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self
• Compliance to Syngene’ s quality standards at all times

Core Purpose of the Role: Responsible for driving execution of strategic decisions through establishing strategic partnerships, new business opportunities, mergers and acquisitions. Also engaged in other strategic areas as required including investor relations, competitive assessment, new strategy areas etc.

Role Accountabilities:

• Identification, assessment and execution of potential mergers, acquisitions, investments and joint ventures in line with Syngene strategy
• Lead entire M&A deal process including industry analysis, identifying potential targets, strategic evaluation, detailed financial model, valuation etc
• Lead preparation of all M&A documents, financial model and valuation and internal notes and presentation for Executive committee/Board approvals
• Lead cross-functional teams in developing business case analysis and executing and interfacing with commercial, technical, finance, accounting, legal, tax, HR and other departments to ensure seamless deal execution.
• Manage due diligence, deal negotiation, deal structuring, approval and ensure transaction closure enabling Syngene to drive its growth momentum
• Coordinate and lead DD across key areas; liaise with external and internal stakeholders; identify risk risks and mitigation strategies
• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure proper flow of deal information, documentation
• Formulate, evaluate, strategize new business opportunities or business models and drive its implementation program
• Anchor the post deal integration to ensure that the strategic fitment and synergies are realized
• Track industry; sub-segments, competition in the market; key trends, M&A deals in market, regulatory requirements to inform strategy and decision making

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Specific requirements for this role

1. Experience: 8-10 years of transaction experience in investment banking, investment research, corporate development or M&A or investments. Candidates with prior experience of working in investment banks/consulting firms in a client facing role looking to shift to corporate side are preferred

• Experience in executing all aspects of transactions including market analysis, target sourcing, financial model/investment case presentation, analysis, execution, due diligence and closure activities.
• Experience in articulating insights/story from synthesizing information/data from varied data sources and prepare effective presentations for board/EC
• Excellent excel/presentation skills
• Ability to work in cross functional teams (both internal and external) and steer discussions for decision making
• Ability to structure and manage complex cross-enterprise projects and processes with multiple stakeholders.

• Any prior experience in life sciences or bio pharma industry is preferred but not mandatory.

2. Demonstrated Capability: Hands-on experience in creating financial models, good excel skills, effective communication/presentation, working collaboratively in teams and across senior stakeholders

3. Education: CA/MBA/CFA  

4. Skills and Capabilities

• Good understanding of financial statement, modelling and excel skills
• Good understanding of overall M&A process
• Excellent communication with inherent ability to articulate and express complicated matters in simple terms
• Strong analytics and presentation skills with excellent proficiency in excel, power point
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to drive strategic thinking within the company
• Ability to solve problems
• Demonstrated ability to work with urgency and take full ownership to get the projects completed within timelines

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.