Senior Director Due Diligence, Technologies

 

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

 

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

 

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

 

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

 

Your role

 

We are currently seeking to appoint a Senior Director level, Due Diligence Lead to oversee all due diligence activities relating to the acquisition of new technologies. You will be part of a newly formed team and will lead on all scientific and technical due diligence processes for potential partnering, acquisitions, or licensing deals relating to different technologies types including but not limited to, Platfrom Technologies, Companion Diagnostics, Drug Delivery, AI and other discovery technologies. The role will require you to utilise your own expertise, as well as the expertise of other internal and external experts to deliver full due diligence assessments to senior management to support key investment decision making.

 

Who you are - Minimum Requirements

 

• PhD, PharmD or MD with relevant experience in R&D/Technology in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.

• A professional with deep understanding of the pharmaceutical development process with credible hands-on R&D experience ideally in an area requiring significant understanding of applicable technologies.

• A Program Leader with at least 8 years experience and demostrable track record of leading multidisciplinary global matrix project teams in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

• A curious drug development leader who may have conducted Due Diligence activities as part of your current position who wishes to move into a critical R&D business role aimed and delivering new treatments to patients.

• Someone comfortable working as a sole contributor.

• Able to be successful working in a highly matrixed organisation.

• Experience working at a global level.

 

Preferred Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.

• Excellent English, oral and written.

• Excellent Analytical skills.

• Experience of working in cross functional matrix teams.

• Experience working as a sole contributor.

 

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!

 

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