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SystImmune · 1 day ago

Vice President and Head of Business Development

Princeton, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$280K/yr - $380K/yr

10+ years exp

SystImmune is a leading and well-funded clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in innovative cancer treatments. As the Vice President and Head of Business Development, you will drive growth by developing portfolio strategies and forging impactful partnerships, working closely with various departments to enhance clinical asset progress.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyProfessional Services

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive business development strategy aligned with SystImmune’s scientific, strategic, and financing plans

Identify licensing, partnership, and collaboration opportunities to accelerate clinical asset development

Collaborate closely with the scientific team to define and deliver key data packages and lead all scientific due diligence process by potential partners

Develop proposed deal architecture and terms, and lead negotiations of term sheets and agreements with potential partners in collaboration with legal and finance

Work closely with R&D to formulate company’s portfolio strategy based on the commercial assessment, scientific data, competitive landscape, market insights, and fit with company’s long-term strategy

Oversee and be accountable for commercial assessment to support portfolio decisions and prioritization of portfolio, including but not limited to commercial forecast

Develop initial target opportunity profile, build product differentiation hypothesis, and support product development strategy decisions

Monitor external landscape, with a focus on close competitors, and keep track of the development of competitive assets and identify potential competitive threat

Lead and mentor a high-performing business development and commercial assessment team

Foster a collaborative and results-driven culture

Provide guidance on deal structuring, relationship building, and strategic decision-making

Create compelling partner pitch decks that showcase SystImmune’s story and product portfolio. Collaborate closely with the scientific team to define and deliver key data packages for effective business development outreach

Build and maintain a network of business development professionals across the pharmaceutical and biopharma industries

Attend conferences, industry events, and investor meetings

Establish an internal BD organizational system:

Track and document all collaborations along the BD pipeline

Provide regular status reports to senior leadership

Qualification

Advanced degree in life sciencesBusiness development experienceScientific understanding of cancer therapeuticsSuccessful deal-makingTeam managementStrategic thinkingNegotiation skillsResiliencePassion for purposeCommunication skillsPresentation skillsProblem-solving abilitiesAdaptabilityCollaboration