Total 3 job vacancies by Novotech Clinical Research Pte. Ltd.

The Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy & Development plays a critical role in shaping the organisation’s long‑term strategic direction and driving value creation initiatives. This role is responsible for driving corporate strategy development, evaluating inorganic growth opportunities, and supporting executive decision‑making through rigorous analysis, insight, and commercial judgment. The position partners closely with senior leadership, business unit heads, and external stakeholders to execute strategic priorities and M&A initiatives. This role reports in Chief Strategy Officer.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the development and execution of the enterprise‑wide corporate strategy in alignment with business objectives and shareholder value creation.
• Conduct market, industry, and competitive analyses to inform strategic planning and identify growth opportunities, risks, and emerging trends.
• Translate strategy into executable initiatives, defining clear priorities, milestones, and success metrics.
• Prepare high‑quality strategic materials and recommendations for the Executive Committee and Board.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritise inorganic growth opportunities including mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Lead end‑to‑end transaction execution, including commercial due diligence, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, and post‑deal integration planning.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, tax, risk, and external advisors to ensure robust transaction governance and execution discipline.

Stakeholder Engagement& Leadership

• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders and cross‑functional teams.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to drive alignment and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Engage effectively with external partners, advisors, and counterparties as required.

Minimum Qualifications &Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, management consulting, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience working with executive leadership and board‑level stakeholders.
• Track record of successfully executing strategic initiatives or transactions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.

The Associate Director Mergers and Acquisitions role is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and strategic partnerships that strengthen the company’s scientific, operational, and commercial capabilities.

This position partners closely with the Chief Strategy Officer, Executive Team, and functional leaders to manage the full deal lifecycle — from opportunity assessment through due diligence, negotiation, and post‑merger integration.

Responsibilities:

Financial &Strategic Analysis

• Conduct comprehensive analysis of the CRO and broader biopharma services landscape to identify trends, competitive movements, and strategic opportunities.
• Identify, assess, and prioritise potential acquisition and partnership targets based on strategic fit, market positioning, operational flexibility, and value‑creation potential.
• Lead financial modelling and valuation analyses; clearly articulate deal economics and commercial impact.
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence to assess risks and inform investment decisions.
• Partner with the Board and Executive Leadership on scenario planning, business cases, and investment approval materials.
• Serve as PMO for M&A transactions, managing timelines and deliverables across the deal lifecycle.

Executive &Board-Level Materials

• Prepare executive‑ready slide decks summarising financial results, operational performance, and key strategic themes.
• Support the Director of Corporate Strategy in drafting Board papers and investor packages with concise, data‑backed insights.
• Translate complex operational and financial information into clear narratives for senior stakeholders.

Market &Competitive Intelligence

• Conduct ongoing research on global CRO competitors, M&A activity, funding trends, pricing movements, and service line innovations.
• Produce monthly or quarterly intelligence summaries to inform both internal decision‑making and external messaging.
• Support benchmarking analyses of the CRO’s performance versus peers.

Cross‑FunctionalCoordination

• Partner with Finance, FP&A, Operations, Commercial/BD, and regional leaders to ensure data accuracy and message alignment.
• Support executive preparation for investor Q&A, strategy reviews, and leadership briefings.

Performance Tracking& Reporting of Acquisitions

• Track performance of acquired businesses throughout integration.
• Prepare post-acquisition reviews assessing integration progress and value realization.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• An Advanced Degree (PhD or Master’s) in Finance, Business, Economics, Life Sciences, or related field.

Experience:

• 7-10+ years’ experience in strategy, finance, investor relations, corporate development, consulting, or business analysis.

• Significant experience in M&A, corporate development, investment banking, strategy consulting, or similar, ideally within life sciences, CRO, biotech, or healthcare services sectors.

• Strong financial modelling, valuation, and analytical skills.

• Deep understanding of clinical research and biopharma ecosystem.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex transactions and manage cross‑functional teams.

The Corporate Development and Strategy Director plays a critical role in shaping and executing the long-term direction of the organisation. Operating as a key strategic partner to and reporting into the Chief Strategy Officer, this role drives corporate strategy and corporate development initiatives, leads cross functional high-impact projects through a global project management office, and develops materials that inform key decision-making for the Executive Team and Board. Responsible for market intelligence, stakeholder engagement and strategic partnership development.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Initiatives & Corporate Projects

• Lead or support enterprise-wide strategic initiatives aligned with the corporate strategy, including growth strategy development, operational improvements, and global transformation programs.
• Lead or support development of business plans with clear financial objectives for new offerings and products 
• Work closely with senior business leaders to assess strategic priorities, define problem statements, and deliver actionable recommendations.
• Build data driven frameworks, feasibility assessments, and business cases to evaluate new opportunities or strategic shifts.
• Track and report on the progress of key strategic programs and performance against strategy.
• Lead the design and delivery of long-term strategic initiatives, including managing annual corporate planning cycles and cross-functional special projects.
• Drive the strategy for integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning across organizational processes for both efficiency gains and competitive differentiation

Executive & Board Level Material

• Develop high quality presentations, insights, and briefing documents for the Executive Leadership team, and Board of Directors with CSO guidance.
• Translate complex data and strategic issues into crisp, compelling narratives suitable for senior audiences.
• Prepare materials for investor related discussions and partner engagements (as required).

Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Drive market research and competitive analysis across the global CRO, biotech, and pharma landscape.
• Identify strategic trends, emerging risks, and new opportunities in clinical development and outsourced R&D services.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Build strong relationships across global functional and regional teams to drive alignment and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Corporate Development, BD, Operations, and HR on cross functional strategic work.
• Support and mentor more junior strategy team members as needed.

Minimum Qualifications &Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business Management or related field, MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 10+ years in a leadership role, with either management consulting (Life Sciences practice) with CRO/healthcare strategy experience.
• Advanced skills in data analytics, visualization, valuation, financial modelling and storyboarding 
• Experience in strategic planning and business analysis, business process improvement 
• Experience in market analysis, go-to-market strategy development, and competitor analysis