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Job Description Summary

The Associate, Strategy and Business Development plays a critical role in supporting inorganic growth activity across GE HealthCare, including in identifying and executing mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, partnerships / alliances, and licensing transactions. Associates support or lead various phases of the transaction process, including market analyses, development and evaluation of inorganic strategies, drafting investment theses, target identification and screening, valuation modelling, due diligence, negotiation, and closing.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Essential Duties

• Collaborates with business segment and regional deal teams in identifying and executing on all Business Development transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, partnerships / alliances, and licensing;

• Supports and/or leads various phases of the transaction process, including market analyses, development and evaluation of inorganic strategies, drafting investment theses, target identification and screening, valuation modelling, due diligence, negotiation, and closing;

• Collaborates with assigned segment, function, and regional teams, performs gap analysis to business unit portfolio, and helps define strategic and tactical steps to best position segment for accelerated growth;

• Partners with Strategy and Business Development leadership to manage communication and alignment with key internal stakeholders to support effective decision making and transaction approval processes;

• Facilitates smooth transition of responsibilities and knowledge to business and functional leadership responsible for ongoing operations post- close;

• Partners with investment bankers, consultants, lawyers, and other third parties in transaction processes; and

• Owns key tools, process, and standard work for the Strategy and Business Development team and leads initiatives to constantly improve the use and functionality of these tools and templates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, or a technical field;

• Minimum two of relevant experience in finance, strategic marketing, strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate development, or related field;

• Demonstrated quantitative analytical skills and familiarity and experience with financial modeling and M&A;

• Ability to understand business unit goals and identify inorganic opportunities to achieve those goals;

• Experience and demonstrated aptitude both managing and prioritizing multiple projects; and

• Accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare industry experience;

• Ability to work within a matrix organizational environment and to interact with executives at the most senior levels;

• Demonstrated experience analyzing and negotiating business transactions including acquisition evaluation, modeling, and financial analysis;

• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated teamwork skills;

• Adaptable/Flexible: Being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations; and

• External focus: Analyze customer needs, marketplace dynamics, industry trends, and the competitive landscape and understand the impact of business activities and decisions on the external environment.

Personal Competencies

• Collaborative, team-work oriented, transparent, low-ego working style.

• Ability to quickly build and maintain trust with colleagues.

• Strong sense of accountability, including end-to-end ownership, ability to follow-up, and deliver expected outcomes.

• Not easily distracted, ability to stay focused.

• Flexible to change course given new information and unexpected circumstances.

• Comfortable working in ambiguous situations.

• Curious about customer needs, market dynamics, industry trends, and competitive landscape of the healthcare industry.

• Accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership –always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No