Senior Director Business Development & M&A, LIfe Science

Apply now » Apply now Apply Now Start applying with LinkedIn Start Please wait... a.dialogApplyBtn { display: none; } Senior Director Business Development & M&A, LIfe Science Date:  Oct 16, 2026 Location:  Malmo, SE #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Company:  Getinge Sterilization AB Remote Work:  3-4 days at home (hybrid)     With a passion for life   Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers. Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.     About this opportunity    Life Science is one of Getinge's business areas, and we are now looking for someone to lead our business development, M&A and strategic marketing agenda. You will work in close partnership with the VP Finance & Strategy and the VP Product Areas, and with colleagues in Product Areas, Innovation, Finance, Strategy & Performance, Group M&A, as well as our commercial organizations and external advisors.   Together you shape our strategy and turn customer, market and portfolio insight into growth opportunities that create long-term value. This is a senior position in a global, matrixed organization, where strategic thinking, financial discipline and strong execution come together.      In this role, your primary responsibility will be to lead the business development, M&A and strategic marketing agenda for Life Science – identifying, prioritizing and executing the organic and inorganic growth opportunities that strengthen our portfolio and accelerate sustainable growth.     What you will do You will connect our 3–5-year strategy and portfolio choices with disciplined business cases, valuations and execution. Your work will include: Driving the business development, M&A and strategic marketing agenda for Life Science, together with the VP Finance & Strategy and the VP Product Areas Contributing to the Business Area strategy, including the 3–5-year plan, portfolio choices and growth priorities, and turning customer and market insight into recommendations on where to play and how to win Identifying, evaluating and prioritizing acquisitions, partnerships and other growth opportunities, and managing the M&A and partnership pipeline Preparing business cases, valuations and decision material for the Life Science Management Team, Group Management and the Board Leading due diligence and integration planning together with Group M&A, Legal, Finance and external advisors, and tracking delivery and ROI on major investments You will also represent Life Science externally with selected targets, partners, advisors and industry stakeholders.   This position can be based in Europe or the US and includes international travel, depending on strategic projects, customer and market engagement, transaction processes and integration needs.   You will bring To be successful in this position, we believe that you have the following qualifications.     10+ years of experience from strategy, M&A, strategic marketing, corporate development, management consulting, investment banking or similar business development roles Proven experience developing market strategies, segmentation, positioning, value propositions and go-to-market plans in a global business-to-business environment Strong financial modeling, business case and valuation skills, with the ability to connect strategic logic to financial impact Demonstrated ability to assess organic and inorganic growth opportunities and to lead strategic analyses, investment cases and transaction workstreams Strong project and program management skills, including driving complex processes with senior stakeholders and external advisors Excellent communication skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear recommendations for executive and board-level audiences, and fluency in English Experience from life science, medtech, bioprocessing or other technology-driven environments is meritorious   In addition to your professional experience, we highly value your personality. You are strategic, analytical, customer-focused and commercially curious, with strong ownership and follow-through. You collaborate well, can influence without formal authority, and communicate with confidence and senior stakeholder presence. You have high integrity and sound judgment, and you balance strategic ambition with financial discipline, risk awareness and pragmatic execution. We think you have an ambition for growth and an eagerness for keeping up to date with the latest in life science and medtech markets, M&A and strategic marketing.   At Getinge we see ourselves as proactive and self-driven in learning and contributing to the continued development of our products and our organization's capabilities.  We are Team Players, Forward Thinkers and Game Changers.    We think you will thrive in a high-expectation environment and have an interest in our products.     Why join Getinge   Getinge offers a job in a safe and informal work environment, where we appreciate close team collaboration. We keep an open dialogue between leaders and employees, as well as between teams. We are focused on developing people, and together we will create a plan for learning and competence development when you start your career with us.    We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wellness allowances, generous family benefits and joint company activities. Everything to ensure we support your well-being and goals.   Salaries will be based on location in Europe. US BASED SALARY - The salary range for this position is $240K - $300K plus annual bonus.          Application    Applications will be reviewed continually, and we therefore recommend sending us your application as soon as possible, but no later than Dec 1st 2026 We kindly ask you to submit your application in our recruitment system by clicking the “apply now” button. Due to GDPR regulations we do not accept applications via e-mail.   About us  With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. 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