Senior Analyst, Corporate Strategy and Business Development

Senior Analyst, Corporate Strategy and Business Development

 Recently named by Forbes as one of the 200 Best Small Companies and by Washingtonian Magazine as one of Washington, DC's Best Places to Work, The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) is the leading health care services firm providing best practices insight, leadership development, implementation and technology solutions. The company currently serves over 2,600 of the country's preeminent hospitals and health care systems as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies and insurers.  Our continually expanding business portfolio provides employees with significant opportunities for career development at an accelerated pace, while an employee-focused internal environment places emphasis on service ethic, spirit of generosity, team engagement, and continuous learning.

 In 2007, the firm launched a Corporate Strategy and Business Development function which is responsible for helping set the firm’s growth strategy with a focus on external partnerships and acquisitions. The department works closely with the CEO, senior executive team, and the board.

 Responsibilities:

 In this entrepreneurial role the senior analyst will join a small team and be expected to immediately begin leading research to refine the company’s strategic direction as well as identifying acquisition/partnership targets and leading due diligence in the company’s highest priority growth areas.  In particular the analyst will be expected to use strong leadership skills to manage multiple research projects, formulate perspectives on potential acquisition targets, build relationships with executives at target companies, and communicate recommendations to our executive team and board of directors.  In addition the analyst will be responsible for working with the group head to build-out the strategy and business development group’s structure and processes.

Experience/Attributes:

·       2- 4 years experience and strong track record of academic and professional excellence

·       Ability to identify and frame strategic and financial issues

·       Entrepreneurial mindset

·       Strong analytic skills

·       Exceptional problem solving abilities and creativity

·       Poise to communicate with the board of directors and customers at the CEO level

·       Partnership, strategic investment, and M&A experience (preferred, not required)

·       Modeling experience (preferred, not required)

 The Advisory Board Company has a competitive employment offer that includes: Competitive base salary plus bonus potential Career advancement based on meritocracy Full benefits package that includes 401K and employee stock purchase plan
For further information, and to apply, please visit us at
www.advisory.com/content/careers/opportunities.html
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