Associate Regional Business Development Director - #1092949

POSITION SUMMARY:

As part of the Regional Business Development team, this role will be reporting to the Regional Vice-President, Business Development & Alliance Management. This role involves originating and executing deals (in-licensing, acquisitions, out-licensing) that covers a wide range of geographies including North Asia, South East Asia, South Asia and Oceania and across therapeutic areas, not just mid and late stage research assets and also on-market brands

You are also responsible for proactive deal scouting, leading cross-functional evaluations, managing due diligence, and constructing negotiation strategies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Preparing business cases in a structured manner
• Evaluating new business development opportunities based on commercial, regulatory, market access and scientific feasibility, and strategic fit, in coordination with cross-functional teams
• Leading due diligence process to confirm assumptions and identify mitigatable risks
• Creating proposals and non-binding offers in a customized manner to “win” in bidding processes
• Generating new business development opportunities via networking (existing and new), partnering meetings, industry trends and news
• Execute or support execution of contracts in a timely, meaningful manner
• Mentoring other Regional and Local Business Development colleagues as the senior member of the team

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor Degree in Biomedical or Life Science preferred. Masters, especially an MBA, will be a plus
• At least 10 years of experience in biopharmaceutical industry in any of these functions - Business Development, Strategy, Portfolio, Strategic Marketing, Business Intelligence, Analytics
• Ability to work in a matrix structure with local, regional and global stakeholders
• Motivated professional with strong work ethics, who can stretch tirelessly to deliver
• Ability to quickly build trusted relationships across the organization
• Ability to make judgments on clinical/regulatory risks and opportunities