Senior Director, Early Partnerships & Transactions Lead

Waltham, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

CSLs R&D organization is accelerating innovation to deliver greater impact for patients. With a project-led structure and a focus on collaboration were building a future-ready team that thrives in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.

Could you be our next Senior Director Early Partnerships Lead The job is in our King of Prussia PA or Waltham MA Office. This is a hybrid position and is onsite three days a week.

Position Description Summary

Lead deal maker for early-stage external innovation opportunities including MTAs research collaborations and creative partnership structures. This role requires a strong business development background in pharma a proven track record of innovative deal-making and the ability to shape strategies that create competitive advantage in onboarding and advancing external assets.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Lead Early-Stage Deal-Making: Drive MTAs research collaborations options-to-license and other innovative structures to accelerate external innovation.
Source Strategic Assets: Partner with big pharma BD teams to identify and onboard deprioritized assets; maintain strong relationships with academia biotech and investors.
Develop Partnership Strategy: Create onboarding advantages and transaction pathways that position the organization as a preferred partner.
Align and Influence: Communicate deal vision and strategic rationale internally; collaborate with BD to amplify priorities to banks VCs and the investment community.
Innovate Models: Design new partnership and funding approaches to expand deal-making capabilities.
Ensure Governance & Performance for Early Partnerships: Set success metrics monitor progress and deliver value through disciplined execution.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

15 years in biopharma business development alliance management or external innovation roles with 10 years in senior leadership positions.
Demonstrated success in structuring and closing complex deals including early-stage collaborations and creative funding models.
Strong network within pharma BD organizations biotech and investment communities.
Advanced degree preferred (MBA PhD or equivalent).
Exceptional negotiation relationship-building and strategic thinking skills.

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About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients needs by using the latest technologies we discover develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology hematology cardiovascular and metabolic respiratory and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation recombinant protein technology and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the worlds largest plasma collection networks CSL Plasma. Our parent company CSL headquartered in Melbourne Australia employs 32000 people and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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