Senior Director, Head of Search & Evaluation
Opportunity
The Senior Director, Head of Search & Evaluation is a senior leader within the Business Development organization responsible for identifying, assessing, and advancing external innovation opportunities that support Revolution Medicines' portfolio strategy and long-term growth objectives. Working in close partnership with leaders across Research, Development, Commercial, Corporate Strategy, Portfolio Management, and Executive Management, this individual will lead the company's search and evaluation activities across discovery and clinical-stage opportunities.
This role is accountable for developing and maintaining a robust pipeline of external opportunities, driving rigorous opportunity assessments, and providing strategic recommendations that inform portfolio and partnering decisions. The successful candidate will combine deep scientific and business acumen with strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills. This individual will serve as a key connector across the organization, ensuring that external innovation efforts are aligned with corporate strategy, therapeutic area priorities, and emerging opportunities in precision oncology and related fields.
Required Skills, Experience and Education
Lead the company's search and evaluation of external innovation in partnership with senior cross-functional stakeholders. Develop and execute search strategies that align with Revolution Medicines' research, development, and commercial priorities.
Oversee all discovery- and clinical-stage search and evaluation activities, ensuring a robust pipeline of external opportunities aligned with portfolio priorities.
Partner with Portfolio Management, Disease Strategy, Research, and Development leaders to identify areas where external innovation can create strategic value and enhance portfolio competitiveness.
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of relevant scientific, clinical, and competitive landscapes to identify emerging opportunities and trends.
Portfolio and Governance Leadership
Establish and maintain scalable frameworks for opportunity evaluation, diligence governance, prioritization, and decision-making.
Drive opportunities through evaluation and governance processes, ensuring efficient review, transparency, and organizational alignment.
Prepare and present opportunity assessments, landscape analyses, strategic recommendations, and diligence findings to senior leadership and governance committees.
Support portfolio planning efforts through identification and assessment of external opportunities that address strategic gaps or accelerate growth objectives.
Partnership with Transactions & Partnering
Partner closely with the Head of Transactions & Partnering to advance prioritized opportunities through transaction execution and negotiation.
Ensure key diligence findings, strategic considerations, and identified risks are effectively incorporated into transaction strategy and deal structuring.
Support negotiation preparation and executive decision-making by providing scientific, clinical, commercial, and strategic context for opportunities under consideration.
Facilitate seamless transition of opportunities from evaluation through transaction execution.
Organizational Leadership
Build and lead a high-performing Search & Evaluation organization capable of supporting the company's evolving business development objectives.
Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain exceptional talent.
Foster a culture of scientific rigor, strategic thinking, collaboration, and accountability.
Develop processes, tools, and best practices that enhance organizational effectiveness and scalability.
External Relationship Management
Build and maintain senior-level relationships across the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic, and investment communities to advance the company's partnering objectives and long-term growth strategy.
Represent Revolution Medicines at scientific meetings, partnering conferences, investor events, and other external forums.
Cultivate a broad network of external relationships that supports opportunity sourcing, intelligence gathering, and strategic collaboration.