Search and Evaluation Director, Respiratory & Immunology (R&I), Business Development and Licensing, Biopharmaceuticals R&D
Do you have a scientific or clinical background combined with an entrepreneurial attitude and business know-how? Would you like to apply your expertise in a company where we are following the science and turning ideas into life-changing medicines? Then you might be the one we are looking for!
Job Description
The Search and Evaluation Director, Respiratory & Immunology, in Business Development and Licensing is a key role in Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, where the role holder supports global Business Development initiatives and has a direct impact on the scientific strategy and portfolio. The Search and Evaluation (S&E) group is responsible for driving search efforts of external innovation throughout the Biopharma R&D R&I community and conducting technical due diligence activities that ensure an in-depth understanding of investment opportunities and provide effective decision-making tools for the organization. The role holder will have a major impact on the strategic development of Biopharmaceuticals R&D, R&I, ensuring that the portfolio is delivered and that the science, capabilities, and portfolio are fit for future challenges and opportunities.
The successful candidate has a strong R&D scientific and/or clinical background, business and strategic acumen, and excellent communication skills. In addition, an ability to engage and collaborate across boundaries with an entrepreneurial attitude and delivery focus.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Reporting to the Head of S&E, R&I, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and maintaining the landscape of external in-licensing opportunities from academia, biotech, and peer-pharma, including early research projects, new modality platforms, early and late clinical stage candidates, and Life Cycle Management (LCM) opportunities.
2. You will represent the Business Development strategy at partnering meetings to identify and triage external assets and opportunities related to R&I.
3. You will be responsible for integrating input from various functional areas across the organization to create high-quality, clear, and concise confidential evaluation reports of external assets and will provide recommendations to the Head of S&E.
4. You will be responsible for identifying and evaluating key strategic collaborations and technical platform capabilities that can enhance the scientific credibility and portfolio of Biopharmaceuticals R&D R&I.
5. You will work constructively with key collaborators and cross-functional teams including commercial to ensure effective communication and efficient decision-making to support completion of transactions with BD teams in a timely manner.
6. You will track breakthrough innovation, ongoing clinical trials, and market trends of existing external R&I opportunities using competitive intelligence tools to find opportunities, threats, and risks in a timely manner.
Culture
* Create a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and externally facing organization which enables an internally and externally collaborative culture with calculated risk-taking.
Education:
* 10 years MD or PhD or MBA experience.
Requirements and Qualifications:
* Strong scientific reputation in drug discovery and clinical development in R&I.
* Basic understanding of deal making.
* Ability to interact and communicate effectively.
* Validated leadership abilities in an R&D environment.
* A strong understanding of clinical development experience in R&I, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and awareness.
* Extensive experience in pharmaceutical R&D, demonstrating international experience in multiple cultures and R&D environments.
* Ability to think critically, creatively, and to anticipate and tackle problems.
* Ability to navigate and be successful in a fast-paced, highly-matrixed work environment.
Leadership and Behaviours
* Excellent communicator who takes responsibility for decisions made. Role model engagement and commitment.
* Able to lead culture shift and set the standard in performance at all levels in the organization.
* Able and accountable for driving business performance.
* Understand the wider AstraZeneca business priorities.
* Appreciate that scientific expertise needs to be balanced with business leadership.
* Able to actively seek collaboration in a sophisticated matrix structure.
Reporting Line
Reports to the Head of Search and Evaluation, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, R&I.
If you are interested, apply now!
You are welcome to apply no later than March 1, 2025.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. In addition to being one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, AstraZeneca is proud to provide a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and cross-boundary collaboration. Within this environment, employees are empowered to express varied perspectives, and are made to feel valued, energized, and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the countries where the role is advertised.
Date Posted:
14-Feb-2025
Closing Date:
28-Feb-2025
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