VP - Global Biopharma Business Development Lead

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Position Summary

This business development and life sciences leader will be accountable for the search and evaluation of new partnering opportunities with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other external partners, as well as leading the most promising opportunities through contract and deal execution. Biopharma and Business Development (BBD) is a critical focus of the company, which will expand the growing line of oncology business for Caris by leveraging the company’s leading technologies molecular science, laboratory and bioinformatic platforms, and drug development enhancing capabilities. This leader will be a thought partner to BBD leadership and meaningful contributor to the BioPharma strategy that will position Caris as the unequivocal molecular and precision medicine partner of choice for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.

We seek experienced business development professionals with strong scientific oncology acumen and an understanding of how medicines are discovered, developed, and commercialized. The candidate must be able to speak to how molecular science intercalates with and brings value to oncology therapeutic pipelines and should bring extensive experience partnering with BioPharma organizations including the cultivation and leveraging of relationships across the industry to ultimately drive value for the business. The incumbent will understand the unique capabilities of Caris, and in a tailored manner, will position those capabilities to address real-world needs for decision-makers within oncology pharma and biotech in their efforts to enhance research and development activities, identify novel targets, expand existing indications, perform diagnostic testing, improve commercial efficiency, and accelerate clinical trial accrual and success.

Job Responsibilities 

This leader will join and bring to the Caris team a diverse mix of experience and expertise, including a deep knowledge of diagnostics and/or the drug development continuum including early research, development, medical and commercialization and, along with a substantial set of pharmaceutical industry business contacts to build a robust business channel. 

The incumbent will work internally with the company’s scientific and business leadership to define and package the products and services that could be made available to the life sciences industry, assess the competitive and partner landscape, then will position those capabilities and data sets for deal terms that account for the highly valuable commercial and scientific insights they will provide.  Individual will build out, prioritize, and lead a book of work, before seamlessly transferring executed deals to the alliance management team.

The incumbent will bring a substantial business development track record and expertise in targeting pharmaceutical institutions to lead the full spectrum of S&E through contracting efforts with partners. In some cases, alliance or partner experience with extensive BioPharma interactions and deep knowledge of the BioPharma industry will be considered for candidates with less direct BD experience. In all cases, this individual will be expected to have an existing cadre of biopharma contacts including those with decision making authority. Caris’ BBD team engages Biopharma contacts across a wide range of departments or company functions, and the incumbent will ideally have connectivity to individuals across several of these departments, including but not limited to Discovery, Early/Late Development, Biomarkers, Translational Medicine, Precision Medicine, Clinical, Co