YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Deputy Director Business Development Out Licensing, are to: 

• Drive the overall divestment strategy and tactics for identifying, assessing and partnering assets for continued growth of Bayer’s out licensing portfolio of pre commercialization assets;
• Provide guidance and updates to BD&L and other senior management on transaction progress;
• Implement the established framework, processes, tools and templates that lead to value delivery and suggest process improvements to manager as part of continuous improvement process;
• Support and where appropriate lead deal negotiations, due diligence, separation planning and execution;
• Identify priorities, progress and risks associated with each project;
• Develop value creation and risk mitigations for each project;
• Conduct lessons learned and identify best practices;
• Prioritize effectively multiple opportunities while coordinating the workflow;
• Build and leverage a network of connections in the academic, biotechnology and pharma world to raise awareness of Bayer’s partnering objectives and capabilities;
• Work with manager and key stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive and ensure effective communication, efficient decision-making, and completion of transactions in a timely manner.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or science or related discipline; Ph.D. in a life sciences/medical field, M.D. or Pharm.D. preferred.
• At least five years of pharmaceutical experience in commercial or BD&L roles; Practical experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry of at least two years in any area of drug development, such as Discovery, Preclinical Development, Clinical Development or Regulatory Affairs, preferred
• Demonstrated project management and leadership skills to lead/manage cross-functional teams in preparing partnering opportunities and preparation for due diligence to enable decision making;
• Broad pharma industry experience (biotech, biopharma, academic tech transfer, management consulting);
• Ability to drive projects and teams to deliver timely results, enable well-informed, fact based decision-making and follow through on internal and external commitments;
• Effective communication, critical thinking, problem-solving skills along with strong scientific understanding and business acumen to engage with internal stakeholders and external partners;
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize while balancing many projects and adept at utilizing databases and technology to increase efficiency for the broader team;
• Strong existing network and networking skills to reach out to a broad range of industry decision makers to keep abreast of emerging opportunities;
• Be willing to travel up to 30-50% of the time for opportunities and conferences as needed;
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, strong presentation skills;
• Be a team player, builds strong relationships internally for effective and high-throughput handling of assessments and externally to source compelling opportunities and to raise the visibility for Bayer as a strong and focused partner;
• Has a good grasp of the pharmaceutical landscape and is a quick learner and shows a demonstrated capability to drive projects through the system;
• Proactive, drives results, accountable good sourcing instincts and ability to convey and frame opportunities to various functions and senior management internally and externally.