SVP, Strategic Partnerships

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a forward-looking partnership thesis aligned with market evolution and platform priorities
• Design complex, multi-asset and platform-based alliances including risk-share and co-development models
• Structure IP, governance, economics, and milestone frameworks to optimize long-term portfolio value
• Exit or restructure partnerships when strategic value no longer aligns
• Conduct systematic market scanning to identify emerging science, technology inflection points, and capital flows
• Anticipate future innovation clusters and shape participation in these ecosystems
• Build regional and global partnership strategies aligned with Evotec’s long-term growth agenda
• Lead negotiations with C-suite and Board-level stakeholders
• Translate scientific and translational strategy into commercially viable deal structures
• Balance risk, capital exposure, and resource allocation across a diversified partnership portfolio
• Align scientific, legal, finance, and operational functions from concept to contract and into launch
• Establish governance models that enable effective decision-making and execution
• Drive internal alignment across geographies and therapeutic areas
• Articulate strategic rationale and long-term value creation to executive committees and external partners

Qualifications

• Several years in biopharma or biotech
• Advanced scientific or medical background
• Extensive experience in drug discovery, translational science, and early clinical strategy
• Demonstrated track record of structuring and closing complex, innovation-driven partnerships
• Experience negotiating at C-suite and Board level
• Established global network across senior scientific and industry leadership
• Portfolio-oriented thinking across multinational territories
• Strong understanding of portfolio balance including risk, capital, and resource exposure
• Experience designing governance models that accelerate decision-making
• Capability to manage long-cycle deals and multi-year partnership build-outs
• Proven ability to operate effectively in high-ambiguity, multi-stakeholder environments
• Strong change advocacy based on external innovation exposure