Director, Integration Office

MSD • Rahway, NJ

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Corporate Development and our company's Integration Office leads the enterprise integration of Human Health and Animal Health mergers & acquisitions into our company. The group works closely with Corp. & Business Development in undertaking due diligence of target companies, aligns with leadership on the integration strategy, leads the Enterprise Integration Team in developing and executing the integration plans, and drives transparency across the combined company to minimize & mitigate business disruption. Reporting to the Executive Director and Head of our company's Integration Office, the Director, of our company's Integration Office will support the execution of strategic business development transactions (mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs) impacting the enterprise.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong critical thinking skill to identify, communicate and resolve complex operational issues.
• Superior collaborative skills through an informal leadership style to direct & inspire a team to achieve a successful business objective.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information and deliver clear, precise communications.
• Ability to lead through uncertainty and thrive in a deadline environment.
• Ability to collaborate and lead with strong EQ.
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Case Development
• Business Development
• Clinical Judgment
• Conflict Resolution
• Corporate Development
• Cost Forecasting
• Customer-Focused
• Decision Making Under Uncertainty
• Due Diligence
• Enterprise Systems Integration
• Financial Feasibility Studies
• Financial Modeling
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Negotiation
• Operational Business Planning
• Operational Decisions
• Operational Due Diligence
• Operational Risk Assessment
• Operation Risk Management
• Operations Analysis
• Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance
• Strategic Alliances
• Strategic Human Resource Planning
• Strategic Licensing

Nice To Haves

• Masters or above.

Responsibilities

• Participate in operational due diligence on the Target company to identify the value drivers, operational risks and HR strategy for the Target organization
• Support and lead the Enterprise Integration Team in the following: Mobilize and onboard the Enterprise Integration Team teams across the applicable divisions and all global support functions.
• Drive development of enterprise-wide Day 1, interim and end state integration plans.
• Identify and drive resolution of interdependent activities across the impacted business areas to minimize and mitigate risk of business disruption.
• Proactively identify and resolve conflicts and interdependencies; when appropriate, escalate conflicts/disputes via appropriate channels.
• Keep a finger on the pulse of the Target Company & Enterprise Integration Team to remain focused on the value drivers and drive collaboration.
• Keep executive leadership informed of integration progress and potential risks to the key value drivers.
• Drive a positive employee experience for the Target employees through a period of uncertainty.
• Drive execution of integration plans across the enterprise.
• Develop processes & tools and drive continuous integration improvement via updates to the Integration Playbook.
• Drive up-skilling of integration capabilities across the enterprise through close collaboration with divisional and functional leadership.
• Manage the definition, tracking & reporting of value captured from the transaction.
• Drive operational planning for and manage execution of entity restructurings (i.e., LEI, LES) to drive realization of the Company’s global strategy while ensuring no disruption to the business.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director