Corporate Development Analyst

Job Description

Corporate Development Analyst | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

The Tone:
This is a Hybrid role at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, located in Eagan, MN. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is dedicated to helping everyone achieve their healthiest life by transforming healthcare. This role is crucial for supporting the organization’s strategic growth through mergers, acquisitions, and venture investments, directly influencing executive leadership decisions and the future direction of the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Eagan, MN
• Pay: $90800–$149800 annual
• Team: Corporate Development department, supporting M&A and venture investment transactions and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Mission: This person provides key analytical support and financial modeling for M&A, venture investment transactions, and enterprise initiatives to inform strategic recommendations.
• Tech Stack: MS Excel, PowerPoint

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Modeling: Develops financial models for M&A, venture investment opportunities, and strategic initiatives.
• Market Research: Conducts industry, market, and company research to support corporate development activities.
• Target Identification: Performs acquisition target identification and private/public screening analyses.
• Business Profiling: Prepares descriptive business profiles for potential acquisition targets.
• Presentation Creation: Supports team members in creating presentation materials for senior management and executive leaders.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early Career professional with a foundation in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, equity research, or a related analytical environment.
• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience, including 2+ years in a financial analyst role performing advanced financial modeling and analysis, or 1+ years in a capital markets environment.
• Skills: Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint proficiency, strong financial modeling and valuation analysis capabilities, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Bonus: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field; experience in the health care industry or a highly regulated industry; prior experience in investment banking, equity research, private equity, or venture capital; experience performing company valuations using comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, and discounted cash flow methodologies; knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, venture investments, or strategic partnerships.