Director, Corporate Development & Strategy

Superluminal Medicines, Inc. • Boston, MA

15h • $214,375 - $245,595

About The Position

Superluminal Medicines is seeking a Director, Corporate Development and Strategy to support strategic evaluation and advancement of the company's drug discovery and development portfolio. Reporting to the SVP, Business Development & Operations, this role evaluates the commercial feasibility and strategic potential of pipeline programs, informs investment decisions, and supports corporate development and business planning. The Director works cross-functionally with Research, Development, Business Development, and Finance leaders to translate scientific opportunities into commercial and business insights, assess market opportunities and competitive dynamics, and develop strategic analyses that support informed decision-making.

The role also supports new product planning and competitive intelligence, portfolio strategy and business planning, and corporate and business development. The successful candidate will bring biotechnology industry knowledge and experience in commercial or portfolio strategy, and will be able to navigate the opportunities and uncertainties of early-stage drug development with autonomy in a dynamic, evolving biotechnology environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals, with a background in commercial strategy, portfolio strategy, corporate development, business development, venture capital, or life sciences management consulting.
• Experience within an emerging or early-stage biotechnology company.
• Experience conducting commercial feasibility assessments, market opportunity evaluations, competitive analyses, and strategic assessments of drug development programs or pipeline assets.
• Experience in the drug discovery and development lifecycle, particularly early-stage development, and ability to evaluate commercial opportunities in the context of evolving scientific and clinical data.
• Experience developing commercial assumptions, market models, financial analyses, business cases, and scenario assessments to support strategic and investment decisions.
• Experience routinely briefing C-suite, Board members, or operating committee stakeholders.
• Experience authoring and presenting cross-functional business cases and assessments integrating clinical, financial, and regulatory data to drive go/no-go decisions.
• Experience collaborating with scientific, commercial, finance, and executive leadership teams.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent practical experience.
• Direct experience structuring, negotiating, or drafting corporate development or partnering transactions in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical sector, such as licensing, asset acquisitions, or strategic alliances.

Responsibilities

• Define unmet needs for each program through landscape assessments, treatment-paradigm analysis, KOL and payer input, and primary and secondary market research.
• Assess commercial opportunities and build revenue forecasts and scenarios by target patient populations, segments, and geographies.
• Build and maintain competitive landscapes for each program, track and prioritize competitor programs, identify upcoming data readouts or regulatory events, and flag implications for company programs.
• Identify commercial risks, differentiation opportunities, and key value drivers that may influence asset development and strategic decisions.
• Partner with program leads to translate unmet needs and competitive benchmarks into competitive TPPs and inform development plans, indication selection and sequencing, trial design, and go/no-go criteria.
• Engage external consultants, market research providers, and industry experts as appropriate to support commercial assessments.
• Support development and refinement of the company's enterprise strategy, strategic priorities, portfolio plan, and long-range plan.
• Partner with scientific and functional leadership to develop and maintain a strategic view of the portfolio, including milestones, risks, and opportunities.
• Work cross-functionally to establish annual and multi-year business plans aligned with corporate objectives, portfolio priorities, and functional strategies.
• Develop business cases, financial analyses, and scenario models to evaluate strategic alternatives, investment requirements, and potential returns.
• Create decision frameworks for resource allocation, sequencing, partnering, financing, and organizational investment.
• Support Executive Committee and Board-level discussions on portfolio strategy, investment priorities, and long-term value creation.
• Synthesize scientific, commercial, and financial information into actionable recommendations.
• Develop executive-level presentations, analyses, and recommendations for leadership and Board discussions.
• Provide strategic and analytical support for business development opportunities, including potential partnerships, licensing, and external asset evaluations.
• Create partner-facing materials connecting platform advantages and program progress to collaboration and licensing opportunities.
• Develop and maintain investor presentations, the corporate narrative, Q&A, and diligence materials that connect scientific progress to enterprise value.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with annual deductibles and monthly premiums fully covered for employees.
• 401(k) match program.
• Massachusetts transportation subsidy.
• Equity opportunities.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Bonus opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director