Corporate Development Lead

Job Description

Associate Director Corporate Development | Zimmer Biomet

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Zimmer Biomet, which offers a flexible working environment and involves travel up to 20%. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, Zimmer Biomet creates products and technologies that enhance a patient’s mobility every 8 seconds. This role is central to driving the company’s inorganic growth strategy by identifying, evaluating, and executing mergers, acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships. The Associate Director will directly contribute to Zimmer Biomet’s commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people globally through informed strategic decision-making and efficient transaction execution.

The TL;DR
• Role: Senior Professional
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Flexible / Up to 20% Travel
• Pay: $145000–$200000 yearly plus bonus target
• Mission: Drive Zimmer Biomet’s inorganic growth strategy by leading strategic M&A, investment, and partnership opportunities from assessment to execution.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Leadership: Lead financial modeling, valuation, and business case development for M&A, investment, and partnership opportunities.
• Transaction Evaluation: Drive key aspects of transaction evaluation, including strategic fit assessment, market analysis, competitive review, and risk identification.
• Due Diligence Management: Lead diligence workstreams across finance, legal, tax, strategy, regulatory, and business unit teams to support thorough evaluation of opportunities.
• Strategic Alignment: Partner with business units and Corporate Strategy to prioritize opportunities aligned to Zimmer Biomet’s growth objectives and portfolio strategy.
• Executive Communication: Prepare clear, concise, and executive-ready materials, including transaction summaries, investment memos, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree and 6 years relevant experience, or an Associate’s degree and 8 years relevant experience, or a High School Diploma and 10 years relevant experience, preferably in Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Economics, or Accounting.
• Experience: Six years of experience in M&A, investments, strategic partnerships, and/or corporate development, ideally within MedTech, medical devices, healthcare, or life sciences. This includes direct experience leading core components of M&A or investment transaction processes, such as financial analysis, due diligence, and execution support.
• Skills: Strong understanding of valuation, transaction economics, business case development, and diligence workflows; ability to independently lead complex analyses and manage multiple transaction workstreams simultaneously; effective cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders; strong strategic thinking to connect market trends, competitive dynamics, and portfolio priorities to opportunity assessment; strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Bonus: MBA or other advanced degree; 8+ years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, business development, strategic finance, or strategy; prior experience in the MedTech, medical device, or broader life sciences industry, with familiarity in orthopedic or surgical markets; strong financial modeling and business case development experience supporting investment, acquisition, or partnership decisions.