Quest Diagnostics · 2 days ago
Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions
Secaucus, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$400K/yr - $450K/yr
10+ years expQuest Diagnostics is focused on driving growth through acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships. The Vice President, M&A will lead all phases of strategic acquisitions and divestitures, ensuring alignment with the company's business model and risk appetite while managing relationships with key stakeholders.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsInformation ServicesPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Work with the senior leadership team and General Managers to identify acquisition targets and other opportunities consistent with Quest's strategy
Develop relationships with M&A targets’ senior executives
Oversee market assessments related to Quest’s inorganic growth vectors
Work with business leaders to form and challenge strategic theses for deals
Lead all aspects of deal process
Lead & direct team for due diligence including liaison with business units and corporate functions
Develop risk mitigation approaches
Present deal assessments to the Business Development Committee
Oversee and review financial modeling
Lead internal alignment and issue resolution on a transaction. Manage subject matter experts (legal, finance, tax, etc.) in preparation for closing
Negotiate with key stakeholders on behalf of Quest Diagnostics
Maintain post-close performance metrics to track short- and long-term business performance
Work with the Functional leaders to develop and enhance the M&A Playbook, and regularly drive lessons learned reviews
Annually support the review of deal performance
Will lead, mentor, and manage a team of ~5-7 people
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting, as well as an MBA or other advanced degree, is required
A minimum of 10 years of M&A experience, including leading all aspects of M&A transactions
A minimum of 5 years within a strategic consulting practice
Strong leadership, financial, analytical, communication, relationship building, coordination and organizational skills, particularly associated with administering and directing activity under complex M&A agreements
Excellent financial modeling skills
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans
Presentation Skills: Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings; one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and bosses; is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn't working
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team
Business Acumen: Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace
Decision Quality: Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions
Intellectual Horsepower: Is bright and intelligent; deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; described as intellectually sharp, capable, and agile
Perspective: Looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge; has broad-ranging personal and business interests and pursuits; can easily pose future scenarios; can think globally; can discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues and project them into the future
Directing Others: Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator
Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities, reading situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise
Ethics and Values: Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches
Integrity and Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidence; admits mistakes; does not misrepresent him/herself for personal gain
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds constructive, effective relationships; leverages diplomacy and tact; diffuses high-tension situations comfortably
Negotiating: Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing
Benefits
Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
Best-in-class well-being programs
Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
HealthyMINDS mental health program
Vacation and Health/Flex Time
6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
FinFit financial coaching and services
401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
Flexible Spending Accounts
Annual incentive plans
Matching gifts program
Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
Career advancement opportunities
…and so much more!
Company
Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics is a clinical laboratory that offers diagnostic testing, services, and information.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.6B2024-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.85B
2023-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $750M
1996-12-17IPO
Leadership Team
James Davis
Chief Executive Officer and President
Cecilia McKenney
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2026-01-09
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