Director, Business Development & Licensing - Oncology

Job Description

New hires based in the US & Puerto Rico will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption or accommodation to this vaccination requirement, subject to applicable law.

Our Development team ensure production can be scaled up whilst remaining stable, effective, deliverable and safe. Following formulation, cutting edge computer modelling techniques are used to simulate outcomes and, if successful, PKPD and toxicity studies bring the science one step closer to giving hope to patients.

As a leader in biopharmaceuticals, we focus on scientific innovation to deliver medicines and vaccines that may help many people around the world.

Scope:

• Oncology: contributing to our Company’s therapeutic pipeline.

• Discovery, Preclinical, and early Clinical.

• Strategic partnership and acquisition opportunities, primarily with biopharmaceutical companies.

• New England, USA and eastern Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Find, evaluate, champion, and collaboratively bring to execution strategic business development opportunities.

• Prioritize opportunities, together with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Lead cross-functional due diligence.

• Lead presentation of prioritized business opportunities to the senior leadership.

• Contribute to BD&L strategy.

• Represent our company in the broader ecosystem.

Prior education, experience, and background:

• PhD or MD required. Relevant discipline.

• 10+ years relevant industry experience.

• Knowledge of relevant scientific fields and industry landscape.

• Interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Business acumen.

• Collaborative.

• Organizational and operational professionalism.

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Requisition ID:R160342