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Calico Life Sciences · 1 week ago

Senior Director, Contracts, Alliances and Intellectual Property

South San Francisco, CA

Contract

Onsite

Director/Executive

$298K/yr - $302K/yr

10+ years exp

Calico Life Sciences is an innovative research and development company focused on understanding human aging. They are seeking an experienced individual to lead their contracts and alliances group, providing support for external collaborations and internal research activities, while negotiating a variety of agreements.

Responsibilities

Lead and negotiate a wide variety of agreements in support of Calico’s research and development programs

Support a number of active research collaborations

Collaborate closely with several internal groups, including Senior Leadership, Alliance Management, Finance, and project teams

Qualification

Contracts negotiationBusiness developmentIntellectual property managementLeadership experienceAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsDecision-making skillsRelationship building

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