CSL · 2 days ago
Senior Director, Global Landscaping & Strategy Lead
CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader dedicated to saving lives through innovative therapies. The Senior Director, Global Landscaping & Strategy Lead will lead the global landscaping process and co-lead the Philadelphia, New York, and Washington D.C. regions to enhance external innovation and strategic collaborations.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Responsibilities
External Innovation Strategic Landscaping & Intelligence
Create and manage as single source of truth to drive the external innovation process
Synthesize therapeutic area landscapes to identify priority opportunity lists, key players, innovation hotspots, and emerging trends across selected therapeutic areas or modalities
Ensure consistent tracking/monitoring of asset inflection points and deliver best-in-industry competitive landscapes of assets in development
Assess new landscaping tools and AI platforms to efficiency identify and monitor external opportunities (including Clin Trials, IP, etc.)
External Innovation Conference Strategy
Develop and lead conference strategy for sourcing/early business development meetings
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define strategic objectives, target meetings, and key narratives for external engagements
Oversee coordination of conference preparation materials (e.g., landscape summaries, target lists, briefing documents) and post-conference follow-up processes
Governance Process & Opportunity Advancement
Architect and oversee governance framework for evaluating and advancing external innovation opportunities, from intake to triage, review, and recommendation
Regional Ecosystem Co-Lead (with Head of Search) for Philadelphia and New York
Embedded in ecosystem and responsible for representing CSL to source innovation against all TA strategies
Maintain local relationships and ensure CSL EI priorities are amplified at key universities, incubators, local organizations, etc
Partner closely with Search TA Leads to conduct regional searches, plan for regional engagements/conferences, and share regional news/developments
Hold and represent CSL at local external innovation events
Qualification
Required
PhD, MD, or equivalent advanced scientific degree in life sciences required
15+ years of experience in pharma/biotech strategy, external innovation, R&D strategy, or corporate/business development roles
Demonstrated ability to synthesize scientific, strategic, and competitive insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership
Experience designing or managing governance processes and driving high-level decision-making forums
Experience evaluating pre-clinical assets and clinical-stage drug candidates across multiple modalities (small molecules, biologics, cell/gene therapies, etc.)
Company
CSL
CSL develops innovative biotherapies and influenza vaccines that save lives, and help people with life-threatening medical conditions.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$111M2013-12-20Acquired
2004-02-06Post Ipo Equity· $111M
1994-06-03IPO
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