MSD Exec Dir Search & Evaluation BD L 

Kenya, Nairobi County, Nairobi 

442338354

Job Description

Specific responsibilities include:

• Act with urgency to identify, screen, monitor and evaluate business development opportunities with life science and biotech companies in China with a focus on cutting-edge science across all therapeutic areas (preclinical through pre-proof of concept in humans) and modalities to enhance and expand our pipeline.
• Work closely with scientific leadership and stakeholders across therapeutic areas and functions to review and assess partnering opportunities and help set partnering strategy, in addition to bringing and advocating for new partnering opportunities based on differentiated science/ and or new modalities.
• Lead cross-functional scientific due diligence teams. Integrate internal subject matter expert input to build strategic rationale and internal support for business development opportunities. Prepare slides and materials for presentation of partnering opportunities to R&D department senior leadership for approval.
• Conduct competitive landscape analysis to help guide business development strategy and approach. Work closely with search and evaluation colleagues across BD&L to ensure comprehensive coverage of the relevant opportunity space and assessment of the best assets in a given space. Serve as primary scientific contact for business development projects. Ensure prompt consideration of all business development opportunities both internally and externally with potential partners.
• Contribute to deal team and collaborate with scientific stakeholders, alliance management, intellectual property and legal counsel to support negotiation and completion of licensing deals, collaborations, acquisitions and strategic alliances.
• Lead and manage a small team in China focused on multiple therapeutics areas and ensuring that the team is timely identifying, tracking and evaluating novel science to bring into the therapeutic pipeline.

Experience & Skills:

Required Experience:

• At least 15 years of experience within the biopharmaceutical industry or related role (e.g. management consulting, equity research, university technology transfer, etc.), of which at least 7-8 years have been focused on sourcing and evaluating business development opportunities and/or leading a business development function with people management responsibilities.
• Three to five years of experience working in a multinational or global organization with headquarters located outside of China and demonstrated experience working with global functions.Experience working and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including demonstrated experience in project management and/or contract negotiations as well as the ability to build effective coalitions to move projects forward.
• Broad-based scientific knowledge across human health therapeutic areas, coupled withstrong business acumen and ability to translate scientific and technical information to frame attractive business opportunities. Demonstrated ability to learn new science in therapeutic areas outside of your primary area of scientific expertise. Sound judgment and ability to present and succinctly explain scientific and technical topics.
• Demonstrated understanding of small molecule and biologics drug discovery and development, biopharmaceutical industry trends and competitive landscape.
• Strong presentation and communication skills. Demonstrated experience presenting complex science and/or business topics to management, including preparation of slides and cogent scientific and business rationale for a decision.
• Extensive relationships with key stakeholders in the China life sciences ecosystem, including life science venture firms, biotech entrepreneurs and companies and universities. Strong work ethic and demonstrated ability to track and follow-up with several hundred opportunities in a calendar year.
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical and computing skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

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No Travel Required

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