Chief Business Officer

Ridge Biotechnologies, Inc.•San Carlos, CA

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced business development leader to join Ridge Bio as our Chief Business Officer. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will focus on identifying and closing external partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies, emerging biotechs, CROs, and CDMOs to put to our three core product lines to work - NativeLink™ (site-specific antibody bioconjugation for ADCs without modifying the antibody sequence), ProTrigger™ (ML-designed linkers for tissue and tumor microenvironment-specific payload release), and Catalytic Medicines™ (enzyme-based therapeutics). You’ll complement a brilliant scientific and operational team at the cutting edge of precision medicine design. Ideal candidates for this role have spent years initiating, structuring, and closing major licensing deals. You will bring a network, a deal track record, and scientific fluency that lets you represent our platforms credibly to R&D and corporate development counterparts at the world’s leading life sciences organizations. We are open to working with the right person to find an arrangement that fits their situation (an initial engagement of 25-50% effort is highly preferred).

Requirements

Deep deal-making experience in life sciences.
Fluency in ADCs, bioconjugation, or precision biologics.
A strong, active network in pharma and biotech.
Senior BD or corporate development background. 10+ years of business development experience in life sciences, with meaningful time at the VP level or above, either at a platform-stage biotech or large pharma. Experience on both sides of the table is a plus.
Scientific foundation. A graduate degree (MS, MBA with a science background, or PhD) in a relevant life sciences or business discipline, or equivalent demonstrated scientific fluency from years of working closely with R&D teams.
Comfort in a lean, early-stage environment.
Flexibility to travel for key meetings and conferences.