Senior Director, Alliance Management

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary alliance lead for assigned biotech/pharma collaborations, including licensing agreements, research collaborations, clinical development partnerships, co-development and co-commercialization arrangements, manufacturing or CMC partnerships, and platform or external innovation alliances.
• Establish and manage alliance governance structures, including joint steering committees, joint development committees, operating teams, meeting cadences, agendas, minutes, decision logs, action trackers, and escalation pathways.
• Monitor alliance performance, development timelines, milestone achievements, budgets, risk registers, decision points, contractual obligations, and partner commitments; provide regular updates and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Partner with Business Development, Legal, Finance, R&D, Clinical Development, Regulatory, CMC, Quality, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Program Management, and other functional leaders to ensure alliance commitments, milestones, deliverables, and contractual obligations are clearly understood and executed.
• Facilitate internal alignment before partner engagement, ensuring positions, recommendations, governance materials, and decision requests are consistent with corporate strategy and program priorities.
• Anticipate and resolve alliance issues diplomatically, balancing scientific, clinical, operational, regulatory, commercial, financial, and partner considerations while preserving strong long-term relationships.
• Support Business Development activities focusing on partner landscaping and cross-functional evaluation of potential collaborations, including other activities as needed, such as supporting opportunity assessment, strategic fit analysis, preliminary diligence, term sheet input, and transaction planning.
• Represent the organization externally with professionalism, credibility, and sound judgment at partner meetings, scientific and industry conferences, investor-related forums, and strategic partnership discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree is preferred
• 8+ years of experience required in clinical research in the pharmaceutical/research industry leading complex clinical research deliverables in a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional environment
• Experience in more than one therapeutic area is required
• Working knowledge of legal, compliance, and regulatory guidelines related to conduct of late-phase trials in the US and globally
• Analytical skills, quick perception and excellent judgment; able to identify risks and problems, to develop adequate problem-solving strategies even in complex situations, and to take appropriate measures when required.
• Considers quality and attention to detail as fundamental and necessary attributes of all output and patient safety as an overarching responsibility
• Strategic problem-solver with ability to identify appropriate solutions
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

• Medical, Vision and Dental benefits the first of the month following start date
• Generous paid time off and Company designated Holidays
• Company paid Disability benefits and Life Insurance coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Parental leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Company sponsored wellness programs
• Professional development initiatives and continuous learning opportunities
• Certified Great Place to Work® for eight consecutive years based on our positive, values-based company culture

What can Harmony offer you?

• Travel (both domestic and international) is estimated to be 20% of the time for this position; Candidate must be able to maintain or obtain valid US Passport within 90 days of hire date
• Continuous sitting for prolonged periods