Director, Business Development & Licensing - Search & Evaluation for Immunology, Infectious Dis ...

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director, Business Development & Licensing - Search & Evaluation for Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Respiratory, and Metabolism for our European Hub to be based in Moorgate, London. This role is hybrid and requires presence onsite 2 days a week.

Team & Purpose

The Search & Evaluation (S&E) team is a core function within our company's Global Business Development & Licensing (BD & L) organisation that is focused on identifying and evaluating external partnering opportunities that are aligned with our company's Research & Development and Business Development & Licensing strategies. The Search & Evaluation team interacts with biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, venture firms, and other key stakeholders in the life sciences industry, to explore potential opportunities to collaborate, license, or acquire assets. Our team is responsible for leading global Search & Evaluation efforts for assets of high strategic value across the entire spectrum, from early stage discovery to late stage development or approved assets. They are accountable for leading scientific and technical due diligence to ensure an in depth understanding of the underlying science behind each opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and execute Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Respiratory, and Metabolism business development opportunities with a focus on cutting edge science across all stages of development and modalities to enhance and expand our pipeline.
• Collaborate cross functionally to analyse, review, and gain internal support for business development opportunities.
• Lead deep scientific due diligence, the quality of formal due diligence output, and the integration of internal subject matter expert input and senior management review and approval.
• Work closely with transaction leads, legal, commercial, and financial analysis team to ensure relevant deals of highest priority are being advanced and executed.
• Contribute to Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Respiratory, and Metabolism business development strategy with discovery and clinical development leadership.
• Collaborate with preclinical, clinical, and commercial team, as well as corporate business development colleagues to ensure alignment between activities and business development needs relating to the pipeline.
• Co ordinate with search and evaluation colleagues across our company's business development & licensing team to ensure comprehensive coverage of the relevant opportunity space.
• Provide thorough and timely assessments and updates to appropriate management levels to ensure efficient communication and seamless cross functional collaboration.
• Manage a portfolio of complex business development projects serving as the primary scientific contact for potential licensing deals, acquisitions, collaborations, co development partnerships, and strategic alliances.

Education & Experience

Education: PhD, MD, MD/PhD in a life sciences field is required, preferably in one of the therapeutic areas for this role.

Required experience: Substantial experience within the biopharmaceutical industry or related role (e.g. management consulting, equity research, university technology transfer, etc.) with preferred experience in a Search & Evaluation business development role. Preferred experience in identifying, evaluating, and executing business development deals and partnerships that have resulted in substantial impact. Comprehensive understanding of drug discovery and development and a broad knowledge of the biopharmaceutical industry and the Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Respiratory, and Metabolism therapeutic areas. Thorough understanding of biopharmaceutical industry trends and competitive landscape with strong business acumen and ability to translate scientific and technical information to frame attractive business opportunities.

Skills & Competencies

• Desire and proven ability to have an impact.
• Energetic self starter with a strong work ethic, capable of thriving in a high growth, fast paced and intellectual environment.
• Experience with cross functional leadership and collaboration with demonstrated conflict/issue resolution, time critical project management, negotiation skills, ability to build effective coalitions to move the deals forward.
• Demonstrated ability to forge relationships and work in a hands on collaborative fashion with many different disciplines both inside and outside the company.
• Ability to function autonomously, drive strategic decisions, and execute deals from sourcing to deal close.
• Comfortable in high visibility situations, ability to demonstrate executive presence, and gain the trust and respect of research and development colleagues.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, and the ability to influence and work successfully with varied audiences including colleagues, scientific and technical leaders, financial institutions, pharmaceutical and business partners, collaborators, and senior executives.
• Highly developed organisational skills, operational skills, and ability to understand the content of and memorialize interactions with potential partners.
• Ability to multi task while ensuring consistent attention and prioritisation of the most critical and visible projects.
• Self motivated, attention to detail, and proven ability to work well on teams.

Preferred Skills

• Acquisitions Divestitures, Animal Health Care, Biopharmaceutical Industry, Biopharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceutics, Coalition Building, Cross Functional Collaboration, Developing Proposals, Drug Discovery Process, Environmental Scanning, Executive Presence, Financial Feasibility Studies, Immunoassays, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Market Research, Multitasking, New Business Development, Operations Analysis, Pharmaceutical Biology, Professional Networking, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Self Motivation.