Senior Associate, Corporate Development

Agenus Inc. • Lexington, MA

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About The Position

This role will include leading and supporting projects across Business Development, Strategic Finance, and Investor Relations. It will require project management effort and coordination across cross-functional teams comprising members of the Clinical, R&D, Commercial, Legal, Regulatory, and CMC teams. Within each of the focus areas the following efforts will be part of the roles and responsibilities of this new hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, or related) preferred
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in life sciences, biotech, pharma, consulting, investment banking, or corporate/business development roles
• Solid understanding of the biopharma landscape, including drug development stages, regulatory considerations, and commercial drivers
• Strong financial and analytical skills with experience building and managing financial models and development plans
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects with attention to detail and timely delivery
• Prior experience in investor relations, corporate strategy, or business development within healthcare/biotech strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with comfort engaging investors, analysts, and external partners in both written and verbal settings
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration/project management tools (e.g., Monday.com)
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across Clinical, R&D, Commercial, Legal, Regulatory, and CMC teams

Responsibilities

• Recurring investor engagement
• Coordination of, and potential participation in, annual Healthcare Conferences
• Sell-side analyst engagement
• Coordination of, and potential participation in, other recurring activities, including monthly retail shareholder calls, quarterly earnings announcements, non-deal road shows, R&D and Investor days at Medical congresses, and the annual shareholder meeting
• Management and refinement of Agenus all-company multi year pro forma financial model
• Long Range Development Planning
• Same broad strategic efforts for Agenus, MiNK, and SaponiQx
• CMC partnership efforts
• Maintenance and continued management of active royalty agreements and strategic partnerships
• Continued engagement with prospective pharma partners for BOT/BAL
• Potential leadership of/participation in integration needs post-pharma partnership
• Continued engagement with prospective BOT/BAL regional partnerships (MENA, LATAM, APAC, E.Europe/CIS)
• AGEN2373 go-forward BD needs
• Annual key meetings (JPM, ASCO, BIO)
• Maintenance of interaction tracking tools (Monday.com, Excel)
• SaponiQx BD interactions (vaccine manufacturers, pharma service providers, supply/materials resellers)
• Planning and potential leadership of additional active out licensing activities for other assets

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees