Director / Sr Director Business Development - Life Sciences

Ecolab is active in mergers and acquisitions, investments, and partnerships on a global basis across its various business units as a means of inorganic growth. To that end, Corporate Development is a centralized global corporate group set up with the objective of leading this activity on behalf of Ecolab. The Corporate Development team is composed of senior members who interface with the business units, and associated executives, and the functional groups across the company. The Corporate Development team is responsible for both the Business Development and M&A/Investments activity associated with inorganic growth.

Ecolab is seeking a Director or Senior Director for the Business Development - Life Sciences team who will be leading strategic expansion opportunity assessment, target identification and sourcing, and commercial team transaction support for one or more divisions on a global basis. This position reports to the Executive Vice President Corporate and Business Development and is located in St. Paul, MN.

Location: Hybrid role based out of St. Paul, MN or King of Prussia, PA

What You Will Do:

• Lead discussion/consideration of global inorganic growth opportunities, including strategic expansion platform opportunities, with division leadership
• Prepare market taxonomy and/or market space gap analysis and identify specific potential targets for acquisition, partnership or otherwise
• Profile, contact and engage prospective targets
• Prepare discussion, communication and internal approval materials as needed in support of potential opportunities
• Assemble and lead commercial due diligence team to evaluate opportunity and target, translate findings into forecast, and identify integration planning implications
• Partner with M&A, Minority Investments and Technology Partnership & Development teams to execute the appropriate transaction

Minimum Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must be an outstanding leader with strong relationship building skills, strategic and business acumen, and communication skills
• Experience in strategy development with exposure to M&A, investment, and partnership related work
• Life Sciences industry experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills coupled with solid financial and general business acumen
• Skilled project management in terms of both leading the thought content and managing the process
• The ability to lead and work well in a team based, matrixed environment
• An undergraduate degree in finance or related business degree, with an MBA or other advanced business degree required
• 10 years of professional experience including 5 years of experience as a business development, strategy, or strategic marketing professional, with at least 2 years in a management consulting environment preferred

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