Director, Business Development & Alliance Management

Role & Function

The position plays a key role in evaluating prioritizing and implementing business development transactions across Sobi.

This individual will support cross-functional projects and transactions within Business Development both globally and regionally. This role will have both due diligence and alliance management focus while also providing project management support. Additional responsibilities include leading regional level business development transactions as needed.

This individual will report directly into the VP Business Development and Alliance Management based in the USA but will support transaction strategies set by Sobi globally.

This role will be remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Liase with Strategy & Corporate Development team members to coordinate due diligence activities following initial evaluation and through all business development discussions
• Lead and own global cross-functional due diligence processes for in-licensing out-licensing distribution and M&A opportunities; coordinate all internal and external resources; establish key value-drivers for business case and contracting efforts; manage the daily dialogue with all internal and external stakeholders
• Establish and maintain internal and external due diligence database activities on assigned projects
• Support agenda development meeting management and content support for business development lead
• Lead effort to build and update company capabilities presentations and executive presentation requirements as needed
• Ability to be strategic and prioritize key projects to deliver with optimal impact; Strong interpersonal skills with ability to lead influence and manage cross-functional projects and teams with multiple diverse stakeholders including senior leadership
• Strong strategic and analytical skills with the capability to appropriately define frame and summarize issues questions and data; to perform accurate risk assessment and analysis; and to think creatively about different ways to analyze data and information
• Ability to negotiate internally with stakeholders at all levels as well as with external resources and counterparts 
• Ability to establish logical flow and key points to realize objectives with excellent verbal and written presentation skills
• Ability to be a thought partner to teams across the business
• Ability to handle confidential information and data with the utmost care and demonstration of highest ethical standards
• Domestic and international travel up to 20%

Personal Attributes

Team-oriented eagerness to learn and work with a wide variety of people and backgrounds someone who can influence ability to stay focused but balanced across multiple projects comfort with ambiguity driven by organization and attention to detail someone with breadth of functional and business knowledge.

Qualifications :

• A Bachelors degree or equivalent. MBA or related advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 7 years of pharmaceutical/medical industry experience and/or highly related experience in consulting investment banking or private equity investing
• Due Diligence expertise experience and process knowledge
• Negotiation experience
• Alliance Management experience
• Strong project management skills and understanding of key project management tools utilized
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint and Project Management tools (e.g. Smartsheet) required

Additional Information :

Compensation and Total Rewards at Sobi

At Sobi we are dedicated to providing our employees with a comprehensive and industry-competitive total rewards package. Our compensation philosophy is designed to recognize and reward talent ensuring that your contributions are valued and reflected in your overall rewards.

Your total compensation at Sobi goes beyond just your base salary and annual bonus. It also includes a robust suite of benefits such as:

• A competitive 401(k) match to support your financial future.
• Tuition and wellness reimbursements to invest in your personal and professional growth.
• A comprehensive medical dental and vision package to prioritize your health and well-being.
• Additional recognition awards to celebrate your achievements.

The base salary range for this role is XXX XXX. Each individual offer will be determined based on several factors including your experience qualifications and location. Additionally this role is eligible for both short-term and long-term bonuses as outlined in the plan details.

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobis core values: Care Ambition Urgency Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us

We are a global company with over 1900 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins and a Board with a stellar track record were ready to take on the worlds diseases ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others lives because thats exactly what we do here. If youre seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better healthier place we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one but we know we cant change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity protected veterans and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time