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

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

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 also include the support of out-licensing activities.

Travel will be approximately 20%.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree & 4 years of drug development industry and/or biopharm

business development experience

OR

Master’s degree & 8 years of drug development industry and/or biopharm

business development experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree & 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, and

mentor individuals