Director, Corporate Development & Strategy

Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the company’s corporate development and long-range strategic plans;
• Conduct competitive intelligence, landscape analyses, and market assessments to inform pipeline, portfolio, and prioritization decisions;
• Support early-stage commercial planning and launch-readiness work, in partnership with the broader commercial and strategy organization, for programs that are several years from potential launch, including market sizing, epidemiology and patient-flow modeling, forecasting, and early pricing, reimbursement, and access considerations;
• Partner with clinical and medical teams to develop and execute the publication and scientific communications strategy, including congress/abstract planning, manuscript timelines, and alignment of data disclosures with corporate milestones;
• Build and refine executive-, board-, and investor-facing presentations and narratives; ensure accurate, consistent, and compelling messaging across corporate materials;
• Support fundraising activities (e.g., equity raises and strategic investments), including preparation of investor materials, narrative development, investor targeting, and diligence support;
• Support partnering and BD activities, including opportunity identification and evaluation, scientific and commercial due diligence, valuation and deal-modeling inputs, and transaction support;
• Cross-functional leadership: Collaborate across executive leadership, clinical development, regulatory, medical affairs, finance, and IR, and represent corporate development in cross-functional planning forums.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree strongly preferred (PhD, PharmD, MD, or MS in a life sciences discipline); MBA or equivalent business training a plus;
• Typically 8+ years in the biopharmaceutical industry within a corporate, commercial, or strategy function, and/or at a top-tier life sciences strategy consultancy;
• Demonstrated experience in commercial strategy/planning, corporate strategy, or business development;
• Experience in immunology, autoimmune disease, hematology/oncology, or cell therapy is a strong plus given Artiva’s pipeline;
• Strong scientific fluency with the ability to translate complex data into strategy and narrative;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication;
• Advanced presentation (PowerPoint) and quantitative/financial modeling (Excel) skills;
• Structured, strategic problem-solving;
• The ability to effectively leverage artificial intelligence tools to enhance research, analysis, and productivity;
• Sound judgment and executive presence;
• The ability to operate autonomously and thrive amid ambiguity in a fast-paced, clinical-stage environment;
• Ability to travel as needed for scientific congresses, partnering meetings, and investor events.