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Director Corporate Development, New Ventures & Strategic Alliances, BioPharma Related Opportunities

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Covance)

Durham, North Carolina, United States

<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Development, New Ventures & Strategic Alliances, the Director will work closely with internal and external senior leaders to successfully negotiate, execute, and manage collaborations with BioPharma partners primarily relating to their global companion diagnostic and commercial testing needs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">This role is a key contributor to the Corporate Development, New Ventures & Strategic Alliances team that pursues strategic partnerships and equity investments to enable and support the diagnostic and drug development business units with their strategic and growth objectives through the commercialization of innovative technology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">The team is tasked to identify unmet needs, assess opportunities, and execute agreements across all therapeutic areas with a focus on:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Launching novel diagnostic tests, platforms, and services</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">New biomarker discovery and companion diagnostic development</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Optimizing end-to-end drug development processes</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Developing mobile and digital health offerings</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Enabling consumer convenience and engagement</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Integrating health IT and bioinformatics</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">This role is responsible for coordinating the transactions associated with BioPharma companies, assessment of potential partnering commercialization and post-marketing opportunities, developing financial and benchmark analyses, leading due diligence and negotiations, and effectively engaging key internal and external stakeholders. This person will generate, negotiate, and execute on BioPharma-related opportunities globally by taking a role in all deal aspects both internally and externally. This position requires strategic thinking, strong business acumen, communication and influencing skills and an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The ideal candidate will be strategically minded, team oriented, and analytically excellent.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";"><strong><em>Responsibilities:</em></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Lead licensing and commercial partnership deals relating to BioPharma working closely with internal research & development, commercial, and financial experts to conduct evaluation, due diligence, and initial plans for proposed transactions. This includes leading/supporting the overall product or service evaluation process, clinical/scientific assessments, evaluation of the commercial opportunity, analysis of the competitive landscape, and financial modeling</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Establishes, oversees, and manages ongoing partnering arrangements to ensure successful collaboration, initiation, and execution of the alliance</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Facilitate due diligence efforts and own data collection activities and partners with cross-functional team members to ensure timely and accurate analysis delivery</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Build and maintain valuation, statistical and financial models that incorporate industry standard information sources, valuation methods, and statistically relevant data</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Design partnership roadmaps, conduct initial outreach to prospective companies, and advocate to senior leadership for specific deals in support of portfolio and business team priorities</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Drive internal decision-making process with the business owners and corporate development leaders/managers</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Develop and maintain strong industry and competitive knowledge</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;font-family: "lucida sans";"><strong>Requirements:</strong></span></p><ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline. MBA and/or MS/PhD preferred</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">7-10 years of work experience in a related field. Life Science, Pharma/ Biotech, or Diagnostic companies preferred.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Strong track record of success in positions of increasing responsibility; minimum of five years of broad-based business experience; relevant experience includes, but is not limited to corporate or business development/planning, corporate strategy, or investment banking</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Highly independent, strategic thinker with a mix of deep financial acumen, broad-based business experience and a track record of distinctive leadership in a wide range of team settings</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Excellent leadership and communication skills are required to present to and manage internal and external stakeholders</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Robust understanding of the full drug development process, life-cycle management and commercialization of therapeutics</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Quick learner adept at self-management and handling many simultaneous projects with deadlines</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "arial narrow";">Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook</span></li> </ul>

Job posted: 2021-09-21

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