Executive Director, BD Finance

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role reports to the VP, Corporate Finance, and has exposure to key leaders and strategic transactions across the Company. This role will serve as the senior financial leader and strategic business partner to the SVP, Business Development, and will be involved in all aspects of acquiring external innovation. As the finance lead they will be responsible for providing rigorous financial analysis and bringing transparency to assumptions related to a broad range of transaction structures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, CPA, CFA, and/or MBA preferred
• 15+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting positions with upward progression preferred
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and financial modeling skills with the ability to prioritize workload
• Strategic thinker who must be detail-oriented and have analytical problem-solving capabilities
• Broad financial experience and business acumen, previous experience in business development, banking, FP&A and/or Treasury preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of various valuation methodologies and strategic finance analytics
• Ability to simply frame complicated financial/enterprise considerations and communicate effectively with senior leadership
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive change and action through an organization

Nice To Haves

• Key Skills to be leveraged: Valuation & Scenario Planning Strategic & Cross-Functional Business Partnering Negotiation & Influencing Project & Management

Responsibilities

• Act as financial business partner to the Business Development Team
• Lead multiple transactions at a single time across a diverse set of potential structures spanning from company or product acquisitions, divestitures, and licensing & collaboration arrangements
• Drive the creation of presentation materials and messaging for the Leadership Team & Board of Directors, focused on value creation
• Present financial analysis to the leadership team, enabling a robust discussion on risk/reward frameworks and financial trade-offs
• Develop and own the robust financial assessment including valuation, return metrics, and risk profile assessment across multiple scenarios for potential transactions
• Coordinate financial inputs and advice from subject-matter experts across the company (BD, Commercial, R&D, Legal, Various finance teams, Tax & Treasury) for inclusion in financial models, term sheets and contracts
• Analyze complex business situations and identify related risks and opportunities as well as providing recommendation on deal terms and deal structure
• Drive strong business partnerships and cross functional relationships to support potential transactions across the broader financial organization including impacts on Budget/Project, LTI, LTFP, Capital Allocations, etc
• Support BD teams in corporate development assessments / pro-forma impact of transactions
• Lead financial due diligence process in coordination with Legal, BD and the enterprise
• Provide financial guidance related to contractual terms
• Ensure all financial evaluations and transaction documents adhere to BMS financial policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements
• Demonstrate core leadership behaviors including empowering and engaging their direct team of 4+ individuals

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays
• Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

What This Job Offers

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