Manager, Business Development and Corporate Strategy

ElevateBio is a technology-driven cell and gene therapy company, accelerating access to the cutting-edge technologies and expertise to change the future of medicine. Our integrated technologies model offers turnkey scale and biotechnological capabilities to power genetic medicines processes, programs, and companies to their full potential.

The Role:

In this critical role, the Business Development Manager will have responsibility for evaluating growth opportunities for Life Edit. Life Edit is a dynamic, high-growth, and intellectually challenging workplace with many projects that span Corporate Strategy, R&D strategy, financings, BD deals, and competitive analyses.  The successful candidate will be a scientifically and intellectually curious self-starter who can tackle complex tasks by breaking them down into solvable parts. Must be deeply passionate about and driven by the goal of helping patients. This individual will be a key member of Life Edit’s Business Development group and will work closely with the executive team on key strategic exercises. 

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Work as an integral part of the business development team to strengthen Life Edit’s position in the gene editing space
• Support corporate licensing and partnering efforts
  • Coordination of due diligence activities
  • Financial analysis
  • Identify, source, and evaluate potential licensing partners
  • Work with Business Development and R&D team to craft external partnering presentations
  • Opportunity to learn how to properly read a variety of business and R&D agreements, and real time negotiation practice
• Create financial models, establish template models and assumptions built from industry benchmarks that are sensitive to the specific dynamics of Life Edit’s business
• Lead the monitoring of current landscape and competitive positioning for Life Edit
• Support strategy projects across the ElevateBio ecosystem
• Think creatively about ElevateBio’s business strategy, identify and foster new ideas and help make them a reality

Requirements:

• Undergraduate Science or Engineering degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in investment banking or management consulting within the life sciences sector; additionally, will consider individuals with previous business development or corporate strategy experience within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport with senior leaders, and R&D, legal and finance teams; outstanding collaboration skills with colleagues is essential for success in this job.
• Strong analytical skills required to provide sound inputs into financial evaluations.
• Understanding of the drug discovery and development process.
• Strong communication and leadership skills necessary to effectively lead diligence teams and navigate the Life Edit corporate structure, i.e., possessing organizational savviness.
• Ability to build stories in presentations and to present them clearly.
• Strong organizational skills.

 

We’re committed to finding the best ways to support our teams so they can do their best work. We take care of our employees, right from the start.

 

Health & Wellness

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance covered at 90%
• Low deductible, no co-insurance and no copays for mental health visits (for in-network care)
• Annual fitness reimbursement
• Employer paid for access to wellness apps and programs like Task Human

Financial

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) retirement plans with a 4% employer match and no vesting period
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employer-sponsored flexible spending accounts (FSA) and dependent care account (DCA)
• Access to a 1-on-1 financial advisor
• Commuter reimbursement benefit
• Monthly cell phone stipend

Time Off & Flexibility

• Unlimited paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, family leave, personal days, and bereavement
• 18 paid company holidays, plus an end-of-year holiday shut down
• 12 weeks of parental leave
• Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), administered by Unum

Development Journey

• Insights Discovery training for every employee to make the most of workplace relationships
• Ongoing professional development, including manager training
• Access to LinkedIn Leaning, a self-guided online education platform

 

Why Join ElevateBio?

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