Alliance Management Manager, Pharma Partnerships (Remote) #2616

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.
GRAIL is seeking an Alliance Management Manager.
This is a key leadership role within the Post Diagnosis Alliance Management organization, facilitating across internal technical and cross functional teams, as well as owning the external pharmaceutical relationship management.  This role will be responsible for maintaining and growing multiple pharmaceutical alliances.
The Alliance Management group is responsible for ensuring the value of Grail’s partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director, Alliance Management.
This is a remote position based in the US (preferred West Coast). Or can be based at our Menlo Park, CA Facility.

You Will

• Work with partner companies to set the direction and scope for implementation of partnership agreements: define key activities, timing and responsibilities for parties, ensure effective and efficient partnership governance
• Build expertise about partner company, including company organization/leadership, business strategy, priorities and financial health
• Establish credibility, trust, and respect internally and externally
• Identify, understand, lead and resolve any differences between GRAIL and partners including strategy, process, risk tolerance and program prioritization, working closely with program, product and project management where appropriate
• Monitor implementation of and adherence to agreed-upon research, development and commercialization plans and work closely with project management to ensure execution
• Liaise with product, program and project management, legal and finance to provide information/updates as needed
• Regularly engage with and update senior management on partnerships, communicate milestones, opportunities and any key issues and paths for resolution
• Lead regular governance and check-in meetings with Pharmaceutical partners and present to internal stakeholders clear and concise business updates.
• Monitor the health and effectiveness of the alliance, implement necessary action plans to address any gaps

Your Background Should Include

• Bachelor's degree and 5 or more years' experience. Advanced scientific degree and experience in genomics is preferred
• 2-3 years in an alliance management function and shown leadership skills in life sciences or related industry or five (5) years of experience in related industry such as project management
• Experience managing alliances (pharmaceutical alliances preferred)
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to optimally lead cross functionally, interface with and influence technical, clinical and leadership team stakeholders
• Proven project management, solution-oriented leadership, problem-solving and facilitation skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills and experienced presentation preparation and presentation skills using Google Workspace and Microsoft Office
• Some travel required for customer meetings

The expected, full-time, annual base pay scale for this position is $86,000 to $115,000. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience, and location.
Based on the role, colleagues may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan tied to company and individual performance, or an incentive plan. We also offer a long-term incentive plan to align company and colleague success over time.
In addition, GRAIL offers a progressive benefit package, including flexible time-off, a 401k with a company match, and alongside our medical, dental, vision plans, carefully selected mindfulness offerings.
GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job