Associate Director, Business Development & Licensing (BD&L) Discovery Transactions

Job Description

The Associate Director, Business Development & Licensing (BD&L) Discovery Transactions will be responsible for overseeing and negotiating a broad spectrum of transactions supporting our company's Research Laboratories in the discovery and preclinical stage across in support of therapeutic and functional areas with external academic, government, and industry partners worldwide.

This position will report to a Director in the BD&L Discovery Transactions group.

Primary responsibilities:

• Collaborating closely with our company's research scientists, management, legal and external partners to negotiate material transfers, licenses, evaluations, consortia, research collaborations and other agreements to establish external scientific partnerships

• Negotiating with external counterparts to execute appropriate agreements in a timely manner in support of our Research Division objectives and compliance policies

• Educating and influencing our Research Division scientists and management in the executional and relational aspects of external partnering 

• Participation and networking at industry-academia professional events to establish our Research Division as a partner of choice

Location/Commute:

• We offer a Hybrid setup, a combination of 3 days in-office/on-site and 2 days off-site/remote)

• This position cannot be 100% remote.

• This role is based at our Headquarters site in Rahway (NJ, USA) or from our PA sites in WestPoint with travel to NJ site on as need basis.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline.

• An advanced degree in business, law or science is a plus

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in one or more pharmaceutical or biotech companies with deep understanding of scientific principles and the drug-development process.

• Proven experience in transactions with academic institutions; contract drafting and negotiation experience desired

• Demonstrated leadership, judgment, and creativity in applying analytical frameworks and solutions to business- and discovery-stage scientific issues

• Demonstrated ability to partner with internal & external client groups

• Candidate must demonstrate superb interpersonal skills and the ability to influence without authority

• Exceptional written, verbal, and organizational skills are essential

• Some travel (<10%) will be required.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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