External Innovation & Transactions Lead (m/f/d)

If you’re passionate about changing lives for the better, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. In Research & Development, we’re continuously exploring innovative new treatment options to make a stronger, more positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve. You’ll work with talented colleagues in a state-of-the-art Research & Development environment, developing innovative medicines that change the live of patients for the better and help us make progress towards our vision of a world free of pain. Join us today, and discover the difference you can make.

What the job looks like
Each day you´ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Identifying highly innovative asset/platform opportunities, devising and proposing collaboration models in consultation with the Head of External Innovation and employing transaction structures and terms that are commercially and scientifically appropriate
• Leadership and management of cross-functional due diligence teams in addition to managing internal senior stakeholders
• Negotiation and closing of transactions by following appropriate review and approval processes
• Developing deep understanding of scientific innovation and the innovation landscape in pain and developing a network and method to systematically identify innovative opportunities 
• Building and maintaining close relationships with appropriate external sources of innovation including entrepreneurs, academics, key opinion leaders, biotech companies and venture capitalists
• Contributing to opportunity landscaping and competitive intelligence activities and maintenance of internal deal and competitive intelligence databases 
• Regular attendance at industry events such as conferences

 
What you´ll bring to the table
To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• MD or PhD in Life Sciences
• 5+ years relevant work experience in Business Development within pharma/biotech and experience from an investment bank or life sciences venture capital fund or a top tier management consultancy firm 
• Deep understanding of pharma R&D including regulatory and commercial aspects and deep understanding of the latest market dynamics
• Evidence of negotiating and closing transactions
• Proven strategic thinking capabilities and living entrepreneurship (e.g. thinks and acts strategically, spots trends, plans long-term and creates opportunities for growth)
• International/intercultural working experience and broad international network in pharmaceutical industry / academia
• Collaborative and integrating working attitude with ability of skillful moderation of scientific expert groups
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to manage cross-functional teams
• Fluent in English, working knowledge of German beneficial but not essential
• Willingness to travel within EU and US

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"In this director role you hold an externally-focused, deal-making role aimed at sourcing, driving and transacting potentially transformational innovation in pain into Grünenthal's R&D pipeline." Sundaresan Pavithra, the Hiring Manager