Vice President/Senior Vice President, Business Development

About the role

The Vice President/Senior Vice President, Business Development (BD) will lead the company’s business development activities, including in-licensing, out-licensing, clinical collaborations, and other strategic transactions to advance the company’s business priorities, and serve as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, evaluation, negotiation, structuring, and execution of strategic transactions that create long-term value for the company
• Own the end-to-end transaction lifecycle, including opportunity assessment, cross-functional diligence, deal structuring, and contract execution
• Develop and execute short and long-range business development strategies aligned with Avenzo’s corporate strategy and business priorities
• Define, communicate, and drive the company’s partnering strategy in close collaboration with executive leadership
• Develop negotiation strategies and deal structures that align scientific, clinical, and business objectives, and provide clear recommendations to executive stakeholders
• Build and sustain key external partnerships and drive cross-functional alignment in support of all partnering activities
• Manage a high-performing BD team, establish scalable processes, and foster a culture of collaboration and excellence
• Provide strategic oversight of the alliance management function, ensuring effective governance, performance tracking, and issue resolution across partnerships
• Influence and align internal and external stakeholders while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, business, or a related field preferred (e.g., M.S., Ph.D., M.B.A.), with 15+ years of relevant life sciences industry experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Record of progressive career advancement
• Demonstrated track record of leading and negotiating strategic transactions across a range of deal structures, pharma partnership experience required
• Deep understanding of oncology drug development and the ability to translate scientific and clinical insights into business opportunities
• Experience managing and developing BD professionals in a fast-paced, clinical-stage environment
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and inspire high-performing teams
• Experience leading cross-functional diligence and transaction teams, across scientific and clinical opportunities
• Established network of relationships across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a strategic mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Constant or continuous use of a computer keyboard, monitor, and mouse to perform a variety of tasks
• Constant or frequent sitting, standing, or walking
• May lift and/or move objects of various weights
• On-site requirement (Monday through Thursday)
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Fast-paced, time sensitive environment with frequently changing priorities
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Constant or continuous use of a computer keyboard, monitor, and mouse to perform a variety of tasks
• Constant or frequent sitting, standing, or walking
• May lift and/or move objects of various weights
• On-site requirement (Monday through Thursday)
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Fast-paced, time sensitive environment with frequently changing priorities
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

• Group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, vision, and basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Voluntary insurance programs, including voluntary life, AD&D accident, and critical illness
• Discretionary paid vacation time
• 17 paid holidays each calendar year, including a winter closure, subject to applicable Company policies
• Discretionary bonus
• Equity award