Sr. Director, Business Development & Investment
About The Position
DePuy Synthes is recruiting a Senior Director, Business Development & Investment, based in Raynham, Massachusetts; Raritan, New Jersey; or Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The position leads legal support for mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies, asset sales and purchases, venture investments, licensing, divestitures, reorganizations, and complex strategic alliance agreements. Working with other legal specialists, the Senior Director advises senior executives on transaction risk management, deal structure, and transaction best practices. The role has significant impact on innovation, competitive positioning, and sustainable growth across the orthopedics portfolio. Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to separate its Orthopaedics business into a standalone company operating as DePuy Synthes. The planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, consultations, regulatory approvals, and other customary conditions. Following completion of the transaction, the employee is anticipated to work for DePuy Synthes under its employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor from a nationally recognized law school.
- Admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Typically 12–14 or more years of progressive corporate law experience at a top-tier major-market law firm or in-house at a global organization, including experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financing, or licensing.
- Ability to analyze, structure, and negotiate all elements of the transactions described.
- Demonstrated experience leading deal teams or supervising lawyers on transactions, including due diligence.
- Experience with cross-border or foreign transactions.
- Strong strategic thinking, negotiation, and drafting skills.
- Presentation skills and demonstrated ability to influence executive-level stakeholders and work effectively in a complex, global organization.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to take on varied roles in a deal.
Nice To Haves
- Experience representing clients in medical device, medtech, orthopedics, or other highly regulated healthcare industries.
- Prior life sciences transaction experience, including pharmaceutical, medical device, medtech, or consumer healthcare transactions.
- Experience with early-stage innovation, robotics, digital health, software, or enabling technologies.
- Demonstrated experience in competition law review of transactions.
Responsibilities
- Advise on transaction evaluation, risk mitigation, deal structuring, competition law review, and negotiation of deal terms.
- Advise on venture capital investments, including equity positions or rights, board positions, corporate governance, loan agreements, and related disputes.
- Lead legal due diligence in collaboration with other functions, including healthcare compliance, regulatory, and finance, and advise on measures to address findings.
- Support business development professionals in presentations to senior executives for deal review and approval.
- Oversee deal drafting and negotiation, including supervision of other lawyers.
- Manage outside counsel, including negotiating fees and overseeing matter budgets.
Benefits
- Vacation: 120 hours, standard for D2.
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours for Colorado residents; 56 hours for Washington residents.
- Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
- Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
- Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of a child's birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
- Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
- Caregiver leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
- Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
- Military spouse time off: 80 hours per calendar year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
