88-50100574 Business Development Project Leader
- Location
- South San Francisco
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
Skills mentioned
- Business development
- M&A and licensing
- Investment strategy
- Contract negotiation
- Cross-functional leadership
- Due diligence
- Stakeholder management
- Financial modeling
- Risk assessment
- Biotechnology knowledge
- Venture capital dynamics
- Healthcare market analysis
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About the job
The Position Genentech, Inc. seeks a Business Development Project Leader at its South San Francisco, CA location.
Duties: Within a global biotechnology company, lead cross functional diligence teams to evaluate and advance business development opportunities related to drug discovery, including licensing and Mergers and Acquisitions. Identify business opportunity risks and mitigation strategies, including leading Material Transfer Agreement and Feasibility Study Agreement design and negotiation in the areas of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Rare diseases, Technologies and other therapeutic areas. Develop relationships with third party companies and collaborate to ensure access to data needed to assess assets and technologies. Lead negotiation and contract teams including finance, legal, Intellectual Property, and other functions. Collaborate with teams to develop deal structures, key terms, and financial offers, and conduct negotiations. Drive projects through internal governance processes and facilitate organizational decision making. Contribute to search and evaluation of opportunities by identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing business development opportunities to feed the partnering pipeline through conferences, network, landscaping, proactive outreach, and building relationships with Venture Capitalists and accelerators. Collaborate with senior research and development leaders to establish strategic partnering priorities, including Target Product Profiles. Prioritize targets and modalities for Corporate BD focus. Contribute to departmental activities. May supervise up to 3 interns and/or rotational program participants within medical scientists, business analysts, or management analysts occupations. May telecommute up to 2 days per week.
E du ca tion a nd ex p e ri e nc e r e quir e d: Master’s degree in Business Administration or closely related field with concentrated coursework in healthcare management and 3 years of experience spearheading investment opportunities for the biotechnology or health care industry.
S p ec i a l Re quir e m e n ts: Employment experience must include following skills:
- Investment strategy development including prioritization of indications, targets, mechanistic pathways and modalities for investment, and analyzing scientific theory around cutting edge targets and mechanisms for drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases,
- Developing business cases around novel science, including consideration of therapeutic hypothesis, assets, technologies, assays, discovery and development plans, risks and mitigation strategies, competitive landscapes, market assessments, and valuations,
- Collecting and integrating inputs from cross-functional experts to analyze assets and support organizational decision-making,
- Linking risk assessment and mitigation plans to deal structures,
- Negotiating Confidential Disclosure Agreements and other agreements with counterparts,
- Stakeholder management for investment recommendations and governance meetings,
- Understanding the dynamics of VC fundraising, company creation, investment, and the roles of key stakeholders to support relationship building and negotiations with VC–backed companies for license or M&A deals.
May telecommute up to 2 days per week.
Wor ks i te: 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080
T h e expected annual sa l ary range for thi s p o s i t ion based on the pr i mar y l ocat i on for th i s pos i t i on of South San Francisco, California is $279,032 to $297,600 per year. Actual pay with i n the range w ill be determined based on exper i ence, qua l ificat i ons, geographic locat i on, and other job - related factors perm i tted b y l aw . A d i scret i onary annua l bonus ma y be avai l ab l e based on ind ivi dua l and Company performance. T hi s pos i t i on a l so q u a li f i es for t h e benefits deta il ed at t h e li nk provided be l ow. Benef it s ( https://roche.ehr.com/default.ashx?CLASSNAME=splash )
Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants .
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