EVP – Head of Strategic Partnerships
Evotec
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Hamburg • Germany
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About the role
- Focus on building a pipeline of high-impact, first-in-class therapeutics through transformative partnerships with pharma and biotech.
- Prioritize collaborations that leverage differentiated technology platforms and address future unmet needs.
- Identify, design, and secure future-focused strategic alliances that position Evotec at the center of next-generation therapeutic innovation.
- Drive long-term, value-creating relationships that go beyond transactions — creating shared roadmaps for scientific and commercial success.
- Serve as the lead architect of complex, innovation-driven partnerships.
- Structure deals that are bold, future-facing, and aligned with evolving industry priorities.
- Negotiate from a position of deep scientific understanding and long-term strategic vision, creating enduring value for Evotec and its partners.
- Lead globally distributed business development teams, uniting scientific, legal, and operational functions around a shared vision.
- Champion a collaborative, agile, and integrated approach to building a high-value pipeline across geographies and therapeutic areas.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of how pharma is evolving — scientifically, commercially, and structurally.
- Ability to anticipate the strategic imperatives of future pharma pipelines and align Evotec’s platforms and discovery engines accordingly.
- A bold, entrepreneurial mindset with a proven ability to identify opportunities, initiate bold partnerships, and lead change at scale.
- Passion for creating what doesn’t yet exist.
- Extensive experience in drug discovery and development, including translational science and early clinical strategy.
- Fluency in both scientific and business domains, with an ability to build deals that are both visionary and executable.
- Proven success in negotiating complex, high-value partnerships that redefine strategic positioning.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, assessing risk, and crafting innovative deal structures that align long-term interests.
- Experience leading globally dispersed teams across scientific, business, and operational domains.
- Skilled in inspiring cross-functional collaboration, building trust, and driving unified execution of strategic initiatives.
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Hard Skills & Tools
drug discoverydrug developmenttranslational scienceearly clinical strategystrategic alliancesdeal negotiationpipeline developmentpartnership managementrisk assessmentinnovation-driven partnerships
Soft Skills
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