Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development — Alcon
- Location
- Geneva
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 15 days ago
Role overview
At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly.
With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health.
We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before.
- At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly.
- With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health.
Company and context
- You will drive comprehensive analysis on opportunities, support strategic projects in new areas, and assist leadership in aligning the organization with strategic goals.
- Specifics include:Support development of overall corporate development strategy to increase pipeline value via acquisitions, business development and licensing, and partnership and alliances. In this role, a typical day will include:
- Support BD&L priority area definition across franchises (Surgical, Vision Care & Pharma), including scoping and executing landscape work (jointly with Search & Evaluation and the Franchises), assessing unmet medical need, opportunity sizing, identifying high level product requirements, etc.
- Drive business growth by supporting the evaluation and recommendation of externally sourced product/business opportunities, including: o Developing opportunity and competitive landscape scans
- o Articulating strategic rationale, including “fit” in Alcon portfolio, role in future standard of care, etc.
- o Developing early technical perspectives on technologies (in collaboration with S&E, and with input from R&D colleagues)
- o Conducting commercial assessments, including working with 3rd parties to conduct market, epidemiology and/or payer research
- o Developing business cases and financial analyses, including valuation, P , cash flow analyses, sensitivity analyses, and other relevant financial metrics
- o Leading cross-functional teams to assess opportunities (technical & commercial), including leading due diligence on investment opportunities
- o Obtain feedback from project sponsors and key stakeholders, and ensure alignment
Additional details
- Specifics include:Support development of overall corporate development strategy to increase pipeline value via acquisitions, business development and licensing, and partnership and alliances. In this role, a typical day will include:
- Drive business growth by supporting the evaluation and recommendation of externally sourced product/business opportunities, including: o Developing opportunity and competitive landscape scans
- o Working with potential partner companies to increase understanding of and scope opportunities o Identifying risks, mitigation and options to implement
- Represent Alcon and participate in external industry associations, alliances, and partnership for market development WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:
- At least 8 years of relevant work experience in: o Consulting at a top-tier firm, o PE or VC focused on medical devices and/or biopharma, and/or o BD&L at major pharmaceutical or medical device companies
Notes and original content
- Specifics include:Support development of overall corporate development strategy to increase pipeline value via acquisitions, business development and licensing, and partnership and alliances.
- In this role, a typical day will include:
- Drive business growth by supporting the evaluation and recommendation of externally sourced product/business opportunities, including:
- o Developing opportunity and competitive landscape scans
- o Working with potential partner companies to increase understanding of and scope opportunities
- o Identifying risks, mitigation and options to implement
- Represent Alcon and participate in external industry associations, alliances, and partnership for market development
- WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:
- degree (e.g., OD, MD).
- MBA is a plus
Questions about this listing
What salary does Alcon offer for this role?
Alcon lists CHF 83'500 - 126'500 gross per year for this position in Geneva. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Alcon offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Alcon during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Geneva?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Geneva can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Geneva's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Alcon?
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