Assistant Director/Senior Manager CDD - Healthcare & Life sciences (LONDON)

BDO UK
London

Ideas | People | Trust

Were BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate todays changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britains economic engine ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and highgrowth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

Well broaden your horizons

Our Deals team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. When you join them, youll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

Well help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

Youll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior stakeholders to help businesses effectively. Youll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

You'll be an Assistant Director/ Senior Manager in our Healthcare and Life Sciences team playing an important role in Project Delivery, Business Development, Thought Leadership and Practice Development for the Strategy & CDD practice. You will be expected to be able to interact and build relationships with clients, as well as review the Life Sciences market for potential targets and subsectors of interest. Other roles will include the learning and development of the junior team and other managerial tasks.

We are a fast-growing Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy & CDD practice that has created a strong reputation and brand in the market for providing high quality work. We are looking for an individual that can become a leader in the team and help us fuel the next growth phase of our practice. We also often collaborate with our other deal advisory sector teams including M&A, TS and VCS on projects.

Youll be someone with

  • Demonstrable experience in running Commercial Due Diligence projects / streams in numerous deals, as well as growth strategy projects (preferably in a similar firm / environment)

  • Sector experience and in particular deals and growth strategy experience within the sector.

  • Experience in managing teams to deliver superior results, ability to find innovative solution to complex issues

  • Ability to develop and inspire junior team, knowledge / credential development and contribute more widely to running the team and to BDO

  • Experience in recruitment, learning and development and ability to effectively grow and mentor a team

  • Risk and compliance: working knowledge of ethics and independence, regulation and how to work effectively within guidelines and to mitigate risk

  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Youll be able to be yourself; well recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. Were committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, well help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

Were in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDOs core values and were proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, well support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, youll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so weve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDOs people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and well encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, youll never stop learning at BDO.

Were looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why were always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

Weve got a clear purpose, and were confident in our future, because were adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.


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Posted 2026-02-09

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