Director, Business Development - Transactions

Career Category

Business Development

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Director, Business Development - Transactions

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What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world. In this vital role we are seeking an individual who is committed to our mission to serve patients through the deal seat. This Director on the Transactions team will play a critical role analyzing and negotiating potential deals.

We are committed to sourcing the best innovation to transform patients’ lives. At Amgen, we take a balanced approach in seeking innovation – recognizing the value of both internal and external innovation. Today, ~50% of our revenues is due to our business development activities. The Business Development (BD) team leads Amgen’s efforts to license, acquire or collaborate on externally sourced innovation. We are a lean team with high impact, reporting into the CEO.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate within BD and our key cross-functional stakeholders to assess and advance deals

• Develop and recommend deal structures, financial terms and other key deal terms

• Drive decision making and the deal process

• Create presentations and present to the Deal Review Committee and various key senior leaders

• Lead negotiations with potential partners

• Work on deals of all sizes and stages – from early research to commercial assets, structures and deal structures – licensing, collaboration to M&A.

• Ability to juggle multiple projects at a time with different deadlines

• Interface with external parties including venture capitalists, executive management of target companies, peers in the industry and investment banks

Personal attributes:

• Energetic, results driven self-starter with a strong executive presence, collaborative mentality, and ability to think strategically and analytically

• Must have excellent project management skills -- projects are complex and involve many issues and functions

• Strong executive communication skills (written and oral) -- frequent interaction with broad and diverse groups

• Strong negotiations experience, with problem-solving capabilities

• Good business instincts with financial acumen

• Solid understanding of the biopharmaceutical industry and key functions

• Passion for supporting difficult data-driven decisions either in support of a deal or walking-away

• Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams, drive business decisions and manage multiple projects

• Managerial skills are critical

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek has these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of Business Development deal experience

Or

Master’s degree and 7 years of Business Development deal experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Business Development deal experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of deal experience with a track record of successfully completing complex or value-creating deals

• At least 5 years in biopharmaceutical industry

• Experience managing in time intensive situations

• MBA and/or JD highly desired

• A combination of scientific and business education / experience could be quite helpful

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we