Director, Search and Evaluation (CVRM)

AstraZeneca•Boston, MA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position may be filled at the Associate Director or Director level based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, including years of relevant experience and demonstrated competencies. At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week . Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. Reporting to the Head of S&E, CVRM, you will be responsible for identifying and evaluating external in-licensing opportunities from academia, biotech’s and peer-pharma including early research projects, new modality platforms, early and late clinical stage candidates and Life Cycle Management (LCM) opportunities. You will be responsible for representing the Business Development strategy at partnering meetings to identify and triage external assets and opportunities related to CVRM. You will be responsible for integrating input from various functional areas across the organization to create high quality, clear and concise confidential evaluation reports of external assets and will provide recommendations to Head of S&E. The candidate will be responsible for identifying and evaluation of key strategic collaborations and technical platform capabilities that can enhance the scientific credibility and portfolio of Biopharmaceuticals R&D CVRM. You work constructively with key stakeholders and cross-functional teams including commercial to ensure effective communication and efficient decision-making to support completion of transactions with BD teams in a timely manner. You will track breakthrough innovation, ongoing clinical trials and market trends of existing external CVRM opportunities using competitive intelligence tools to identify opportunities, threats and risks in a timely manner.

Requirements

Advanced Degree Required (MD or PhD or PharmD).
4 years of pharma experience
Strong scientific reputation in drug discovery and clinical development
Basic understanding of deal making
Ability to interact and communicate effectively
Proven leadership abilities in a R & D environment
A strong understanding of clinical development experience in CVRM , demonstrating cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Extensive experience in pharmaceutical R&D, demonstrating international experience in multiple cultures and R & D environments.
Ability to think critically, creatively and to anticipate and solve problems
Ability to navigate and be successful in a fast-paced, highly-matrixed work environment

Responsibilities

Identifying and evaluating external in-licensing opportunities from academia, biotech’s and peer-pharma including early research projects, new modality platforms, early and late clinical stage candidates and Life Cycle Management (LCM) opportunities.
Representing the Business Development strategy at partnering meetings to identify and triage external assets and opportunities related to CVRM.
Integrating input from various functional areas across the organization to create high quality, clear and concise confidential evaluation reports of external assets and providing recommendations to Head of S&E.
Identifying and evaluation of key strategic collaborations and technical platform capabilities that can enhance the scientific credibility and portfolio of Biopharmaceuticals R&D CVRM.
Working constructively with key stakeholders and cross-functional teams including commercial to ensure effective communication and efficient decision-making to support completion of transactions with BD teams in a timely manner.
Tracking breakthrough innovation, ongoing clinical trials and market trends of existing external CVRM opportunities using competitive intelligence tools to identify opportunities, threats and risks in a timely manner.