AD/Director, Search and Evaluation EnVivo Pharmaceuticals
The successful candidate will assume primary responsibility for identifying and evaluating opportunities for drug development program acquisition or in-licensing and will report into The Chief Business Officer. Primary emphasis would be on Phase 2 and later CNS programs, with secondary emphasis on earlier stage CNS-related technology.
Responsibilities include:
Work with the management team to define and articulate technology search criteria
Establish and develop worldwide contacts with potential program sources
Establish EnVivo in-licensing presence at structured licensing/partnering events
Become facile with relevant CNS clinical landscape: targets, mechanisms, competitive dynamics
Make independent initial judgments regarding triage of candidate programs and decide what to bring forward for internal discussion
Lead informal cross-functional teams to perform relevant expert analysis, due diligence and discussion
Champion specific licensing prospects within EnVivo
Contribute to competitive intelligence gathering and synthesis activities in database (output is regular updates and reports)
Requirements include:
MD or PhD in neuroscience or related discipline with a minimum of 8 years of experience in biotech and/or large pharmaceutical industry
Breadth of experience to interpret wide range of preclinical and clinical data across multiple indications
Excellent communication skills
Scientific/medical judgment to make sound initial triage decisions
Experience in technology search and evaluation preferred
Experience working in multifunctional teams
Ability and eagerness to travel extensively and independently
Business development experience per se helpful but not required
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Boston, MA
United States
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