Director, BD Early Stage

The Director BD Early Stage leads the assessment of early-stage external innovation opportunities from Due Diligence Stage 2 to negotiation of a Non-Binding Offer (NBO). The role integrates evolving scientific advances therapeutic trends and market dynamics to guide CSLs long-range BD investment decisions in early-stage opportunities. It provides deep subject-matter leadership and enterprise-level judgement to ensure potential partnerships and acquisitions advance CSLs portfolio impact scientific differentiation and competitive positioning.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

External Innovation Evaluation Leadership:

• Lead evaluation of early-stage external assets technologies platforms and modalities aligned to TA Strategy from Due Diligence Stage 2 through Governance to negotiation of NBO.

• Integrate scientific clinical mechanistic regulatory and commercial evidence into holistic assessments of attractiveness differentiation and enterprise and TA strategic fit.

Development of Investment-Ready Assessments:

• Deliver investment-quality inputs such as valuation assumptions scenario modelling unmet needassessments deal analogues and downstream implications (e.g. biomarker requirements specialized development pathways manufacturing needs).

• Translate complex scientific and clinical narratives into clear concise and decision-readyrecommendations for CSL senior leaders.

Strategic Judgement and Opportunity Prioritization:

• Provide recommendations on progressing deferring or declining opportunities based on enterprisepriorities and the TA Strategy.

• Apply CSLs evaluation standards and prioritization frameworks to ensure rigor consistency andbalanced risk-benefit assessment.

Cross-Functional Partnership and Collaboration:

• Develop and maintain key external partnerships with potential partners in close collaboration withR&D Search.

• Partner with BD Transactions to shape valuation logic risk scenarios deal structures and diligencereadiness for advanced opportunities.

• Engage with global cross-functional partners including Commercial Medical Clinical DevelopmentRegulatory Technical Operations Strategy Finance to inform integrated and robust evaluationoutputs.

Governance and Decision Support:

• Prepare high-quality evaluation summaries strategic assessments and decision papers forenterprise governance (e.g. PRISM REDC) and other senior bodies as needed (e.g. PDCa IDC)

• Ensure evaluation outputs reflect analytical depth strategic clarity scientific credibility andintegrated cross-functional perspectives.

• Support enterprise capital allocation and portfolio shaping discussions with clear strategic logic and evidence-driven recommendations.

Team Leadership & Capability Development

• Strengthen organizational capability in scientific evaluation market analysis disease modelling and structured diligence within the BD function.

The expected base salary range for this position at hiring is $231000 - $299000. Please note this salary range reflects the minimum and maximum base pay that CSL expects to pay for this position at the Waltham MA location as of the time of this posting. Individual base salary for a successful candidate is determined by qualifications skill level experience competencies and other relevant addition to base salary total compensation for this role may also include incentive compensation and equity.

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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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