Calico Life Sciences · 1 day ago
Senior Director, Contracts, Alliances and Intellectual Property
South San Francisco, CA
Contract
Onsite
Director/Executive
$298K/yr - $302K/yr
10+ years expCalico Life Sciences is an Alphabet-founded research and development company focused on understanding human aging. They are seeking an exceptional individual to lead their contracts and alliances group, providing business, contractual, and intellectual property support for external collaborations and internal research activities.
Biotechnology
Responsibilities
Lead and negotiate a wide variety of agreements in support of Calico’s research and development programs
Work closely with Calico scientists and external academic and industry collaborators
Support a number of active research collaborations
Collaborate closely with several internal groups, including Senior Leadership, Alliance Management, Finance, and project teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required, Ph.D. or JD is preferred
Applicants must have extensive industry or academic/institutional experience with a minimum of 10 years of experience in contracts negotiation/management or business development roles that require working closely with current and/or prospective partners
Prior experience negotiating a wide variety of agreements in a research-focused healthcare company
Prior experience providing advice and managing an intellectual property portfolio, in collaboration with IP counsel
The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication, independent decision-making and analytical skills, the capacity to manage and respond to multiple priorities, as well as a proven ability to build both internal and external relationships with scientific stakeholders and successfully advance collaborations
Must be willing to work onsite at least four days per week
Preferred
Prior experience leading a group of contracts professionals
Benefits
Eligible for two annual cash bonuses
Company
Calico Life Sciences
Calico is an Alphabet-founded research and development company whose mission is to harness advanced technologies.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Ashley Archuleta
Sr. Administrative Assistant to the Chief Business Officer
Jonathan Lewis
Chief Business Officer
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