Associate Director, Business Development – Discovery Transactions
MSD
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New Jersey • Pennsylvania • United States
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Salary
💰 $153,800 - $242,200 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Collaborating closely with our company's research scientists, management, legal and external partners to negotiate material transfers, licenses, evaluations, consortia, research collaborations and other agreements to establish external scientific partnerships
- Negotiating with external counterparts to execute appropriate agreements in a timely manner in support of our Research Division objectives and compliance policies
- Educating and influencing our Research Division scientists and management in the executional and relational aspects of external partnering
- Participation and networking at industry-academia professional events to establish our Research Division as a partner of choice
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline required; an advanced degree in business, law or science is a plus
- A minimum of 5 years work experience in one or more pharmaceutical or biotech companies
- Experience in transactions with academic institutions, biotech, and/or pharma; contract drafting and negotiation experience desired
- Demonstrated leadership, judgment, and creativity in applying analytical frameworks and solutions to business- and discovery-stage scientific issues
- Demonstrated ability to partner with client groups
- Understanding of scientific principles and the drug-development process
- Candidate must demonstrate superb interpersonal skills and the ability to influence without authority
- Exceptional written, verbal, and organizational skills are essential
- Some travel (<10%) will be required
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays
- vacation
- compassionate and sick days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract draftingnegotiationanalytical frameworksscientific principlesdrug-development process
Soft skills
leadershipjudgmentcreativityinterpersonal skillsinfluence without authoritywritten communicationverbal communicationorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeadvanced degree in businessadvanced degree in lawadvanced degree in science