Partner 18, Business Development & Corporate Development Partner, Bio
Partner 18, Business Development & Corporate Development Partner, Bio
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$ 192000 - 224000
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Job Description
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies across AI bio healthcare consumer crypto enterprise fintech games and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $45B in assets under management across multiple funds.
Weve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what its like to be in the founders shoes. Weve invested in companies like Accolade BigHat Biosciences Cedar Devoted Health EQRx Freenome Insitro Omada Health and PatientPing. Our team is at the forefront of new technology helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.
The Role
The BioHealth Business Development (BD) and Corporate Development (CD) teams support a16z portfolio companies across:
- BD strategy and planning and M&A
- Financing strategy and planning
- Partner and investor insights
- Pipeline and portfolio strategy
- Transactions and negotiations
The BD and CD teams also provide valuable input into our understanding of portfolio company progress and opportunities and key investing team decisions
The Partner will drive analytical BD & CD initiatives to help our life sciences portfolio companies: (1) develop BD and Financing strategy (2) maximize partnership financing and other transaction outcomes and (3) better assess commercial / competitive landscapes and pipeline opportunities
The BD & CD Partner will also support the broader a16z BioHealth investing team to: (1) assess product and company-specific valuations that impact investment decisions and (2) monitor and develop sell/hold recommendations for our public stock holdings.
You will work closely with the Life Sciences BD & CD leads as well as partner with our investing team and portfolio companies on a variety of data-driven projects.
We are open to candidates based in New York City NY or Menlo Park CA. The role requires an in office presence at least 1-2 days a week.
To join our team you should be excited to:
- Work with a16z portfolio founders and leadership teams on analytical projects to inform corporate and pipeline strategy BD partner and investor target lists deal structures valuations and negotiations of terms
- Manage grow and deepen a16zs downstream life sciences investor networks
- Support assessment of and enable decision-making for a16z follow-ons and new investments via product / company-specific valuations and exit value estimates
- Monitor a16z life sciences public holdings and develop hold / sell recommendations for GP Leadership and the Distribution Committee
- Lead various internal analytical processes e.g. quarterly portfolio reviews and deal trackers audits pharma and investor network maps etc
Minimum Qualifications
- 5-7 years of analytical experience within investment banking or management consulting with a focus on biotech and/or pharmaceutical companies
- A strong understanding of financial modeling and specific experience building models to support capital raising BD and M&A transactions in the pharmaceutical / life sciences space
- Ability to navigate and leverage output from various databases not limited to CapIQ EvaluatePharma GlobalData Pitchbook and more
- Highly organized self-motivated and detail-oriented
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with both internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage competing priorities within a dynamic work environment
- Keen interest in science novel biotech platforms and the life sciences industry overall
- Low ego high empathy and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $192000 - $224000 actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience skills and scope.
This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health dental vision disability life insurance 401K plan vacation and sick leave.
a16z culture
- We do only first class business and only in a first class way
- We take a long view of relationships because we are in the relationship business
- We believe in the future and bet the firm that way
- We are all different we recognize that and we win
- We celebrate the good times
- We do it for the team
- We play to win
At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity age marital or family status disability Veteran status and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves our portfolio companies and the World.
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Andreessen Horowitz hereby reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.
Employment Type
Full Time
