Senior Director, External Research and Innovation
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $275,000 - $320,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Proactively engage, build and maintain strong relationships within the biotech ecosystem (established biotech companies, startups, academia and venture capital / investment firms) to identify high-impact scientific collaboration opportunities aligned with the Lundbeck strategy.
- Proactively scout and identify innovative neuroscience targets, platforms, and assets within the Northeast biotech ecosystem according to Lundbeck strategy and R&D priorities.
- Evaluate preclinical and early clinical programs for scientific rigor, differentiation, translational potential, and strategic fit.
- Represent Lundbeck as the partner of choice for strategic collaborations at scientific conferences, partnering meetings, networking groups and industry forums.
- Partner with External Research & Innovation to prioritize opportunities aligned with portfolio needs.
- Ensuring active partnerships (in own area) are scientifically productive and progressing according to agreed milestones and timelines.
- Translate complex data into clear recommendations for internal governance and portfolio decision-making forums.
- Maintain deep insight into emerging science, competitive landscape, and investment trends in neuroscience.
- Support scientific due diligence for external opportunities, including critical assessment of preclinical and early clinical datasets.
Requirements
- Advanced degree (PhD or PharmD) in biomedical sciences or related field
- 8+ years of industry experience (biotech & pharma)
- Strong scientific grounding in neuroscience
- Previous experience with bringing projects forward from inception to development candidate
- Extensive experience in scouting and evaluating scientific opportunities within the biotech ecosystem
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders
- Deep know-how and understanding of the Boston biotech ecosystem - has a wide ecosystem network and can identify and engage with emerging companies, academia, Venture Capital and Investment Firms, key opinion leaders etc.
- Strong oral and written communication skills - ability to communicate complex science effectively to a variety of scientific and non-scientific audiences
- Strong problem solving and project management skills
- Ability to work independently, experience working in a matrix environment.
Benefits
- flexible paid time off (PTO)
- health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
- company match 401k
- car stipend benefit
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
biomedical sciencesneurosciencescientific evaluationpreclinical programsclinical programsdata analysisscientific due diligenceproject managementstrategic collaboration
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunicationproblem solvingindependent workstakeholder engagement
Certifications
PhDPharmD