Job Details

Overview

New Role: Director of Licensing for Oncology programs. This position can be based in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• The Director works in the External R&D group of Business Development and will be responsible for leading the business development efforts in identifying and evaluating external therapeutic assets for in-licensing, M&A, or partnership collaborations, in support of the Oncology therapeutic area strategy.
• The Director will develop and nurture a network of key industry and academic contacts to ensure robust communication of ideas, interests and information between the external community and internal groups.
• The role requires proactive efforts to manage the search and identification of opportunities through networking along with landscape and strategy reviews.
• The Director will lead the technical evaluations of opportunities by creating and managing cross-functional review teams, providing recommendations based on robust scientific and drug industry knowledge, and ensuring appropriate and efficient decision making processes.
• The Director will work closely with the transaction lead to ensure efficient reviews and business negotiations.
• The Director is responsible for leading strategic discussions and presentations, collaborating closely with senior management, R&D, and Commercial to develop a set of priorities for licensure or M&A.
• The Director will also successfully mentor any direct reports, and present themselves as a thoughtful and respected professional to both internal colleagues and external parties.
• The Director will include the support of out-licensing activities.
• Travel will be approximately 20%.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree with 4+ years of drug development industry and/or biopharm experience.
• OR Master's degree with 8+ years of drug development industry and/or biopharm experience.
• OR Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of R&D and/or biopharm business development experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in scientific discipline, with robust working knowledge in oncology therapeutic area.
• 5+ years of management experience in business and drug development activities, and strong technical R&D experience along with business development and licensing experience.
• Strong leadership, scientific, organizational, communication, and project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent presentation skills. Effective communication skills pertaining to scientific and business development. Must demonstrate ability to foresee and solve problems, and prioritize and meet deadlines. Strong team player, experience in successfully managing direct reports and a demonstrated ability to interface effectively with all levels of staff across differing functional expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to create and build relationships with internal and external parties.
• Professional demeanor with strong decision making.
• Be able to work independently, manage large cross-functional teams.