Head, Oncology Alliance Management

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Job Description

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The R&D Alliance Management team is responsible for managing and optimizing the value of strategic alliances across the pharmaceutical product life cycle. This includes a broad portfolio of research, development and commercial-stage strategic partnerships, including co-development, in-licensing and/or out-licensing, acquisition of assets, and academic alliances. We are seeking an accomplished Alliance Manager candidate to lead a team of therapeutically aligned Alliance Managers with responsibilities for business-critical alliances. The ideal candidate will have significant experience managing complex discovery research, clinical drug development and commercial partnerships, as well as direct experience with Business Development processes having participated in in/out-licensing and M&A activities. The role will lead development of the global alliance strategy for the Oncology Therapeutic Area to effectively execute a broad portfolio of partnerships. This successful candidate will be highly detail-oriented and well organized, with responsibility to oversee complex partnerships while leading, developing and mentoring a team. This individual will partner with R&D and business functional stakeholders to advise on collaboration agreement terms and structures, evaluate alliance complexity and determine portfolio resourcing needs for the Therapeutic Area.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee a complex portfolio of research, clinical development and commercial partnerships led by a team of therapeutically aligned Alliance Managers and directly manage business critical activities for the Oncology Therapeutic Area.
• Directly manage a limited number of partnerships, determined by complexity and strategic value to the Therapeutic Area.
• Guide the Alliance Management team to:
  • Maximize the value of our partnered programs by successfully operationalizing our alliances and ensuring the vision, goals and strategic intent of our partnerships are jointly created and executed.
  • Embed operational effectiveness across all components of the alliance, establishing measurable performance metrics, mitigating risk and facilitating speed of execution.
  • Proactively report on upcoming decision points and contractual milestones.
  • Clearly define and share the communication plan and alliance critical processes.
  • Lead joint project and governance teams