Join Excelya, where Audacity, Care, and Energy define who we are and how we work. We believe in creating bold solutions and fostering an inclusive environment where collaboration and individual growth go hand in hand.
This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, ambitious team in Corporate Development. You will play a critical part in driving innovation and making an impact in the clinical research space, while enjoying a stimulating professional environment that encourages personal and intellectual growth.
You will help shape Excelya’s growth trajectory through strategic acquisitions, expanding our footprint in healthcare and life sciences.
Requirements
Main Responsibilities
- Translate corporate strategy into a dynamic M&A blueprint aligned with Excelya’s growth ambitions
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of potential targets through market mapping, outreach, and CRM management
- Screen and qualify targets using strategic, financial, and cultural criteria to ensure alignment with Excelya’s values and goals
You will also work in:
- Shape deals and develop pre-LOI business cases, including synergy modeling, valuation guardrails, and integration roadmaps
- Coordinate diligence workstreams and support deal execution from LOI to signing
- Ensure Day-1 readiness and contribute to post-merger integration planning and execution
- Track benefits and lessons learned to continuously improve Excelya’s M&A playbook
About You:
At Excelya, taking audacious steps is encouraged, so we’re looking for individuals who are ready to grow with us and share our values.
- Experience: Proven experience managing M&A processes end-to-end, ideally in healthcare or life sciences across Europe and high-growth geographies
- Skills: Strong strategic thinking, financial modeling, stakeholder coordination, CRM pipeline management, and communication skills
- Education: Background in business, finance, strategy, or a related field is a strong asset
- Languages: Fluency in English is required, French fluency as well as any other European languages are a plus
Benefits
Why Join Us?
At Excelya, we combine passion for science with enthusiasm for teamwork to redefine excellence in healthcare.
Here’s what makes us unique—
We are a young, ambitious health company representing 900 Excelyates, driven to become Europe’s leading mid-size CRO with the best employee experience. Our one-stop provider service model — offering full-service, functional service provider, and consulting — enables you to evolve through diverse projects. Working alongside preeminent experts, you will help improve scientific, operational, and human knowledge to enhance the patient's journey.
Excelling with care means benefiting from an environment that values your natural talents, pushes boundaries with audacity, and nurtures your potential, allowing you to contribute fully to our shared mission.
Apply today, become an Excelyate!
Top Skills
What We Do
Excelya is an independent partner that serves Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Device organizations with a comprehensive range of Full-service CRO, FSP, and Resourcing solutions guided by compassion, care, and excellence.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, France, and operating in 28 countries across Europe, USA and India, Excelya has a global team of 900+ experts who understand the critical needs of clients to provide bespoke and robust trial solutions across a broad spectrum of therapeutic areas, with speciality focus on Oncology & Hematology, Rare Disease & Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, Inflammation & Immunotherapy, Pain Treatment & CNS, and Late Phase & RWE.
