Senior Manager, External Innovation

Eisai • Boston, MA

1d • $136,800 - $179,600

About The Position

This role integrates search & evaluation (S&E) with hands-on alliance management to translate external innovation into meaningful impact for Eisai’s portfolio. A central component of this position is the end-to-end management of external collaborations to ensure delivery against scientific, strategic, and contractual objectives. In parallel, this role is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing new external opportunities across academia and industry. The position serves as a scientific and strategic thought partner, ensuring both effective execution of ongoing collaborations and continued development of the external innovation pipeline.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with 5+ years of biotech/pharma industry experience.
• Direct experience independently managing external collaborations in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry setting
• Strong scientific expertise in neurology with an interest in exploring other therapeutic areas.
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate novel technologies and platforms, particularly in the neurodegeneration space
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex scientific ideas
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional colleagues and engage senior stakeholders in a global matrixed environment. This includes openly sharing knowledge and resources, valuing different perspectives, and contributing to a positive work environment.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on alliance management with proactive opportunity identification

Nice To Haves

• PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage active external collaborations, ensuring delivery against scientific objectives, timelines, and contractual commitments
• Drive collaboration governance, including meeting leadership, milestone tracking, and issue resolution
• Ensure alignment between scientific activities and contractual terms
• Translate scientific discussions into clear deliverables, action plans, and next steps
• Conduct S&E of external opportunities including novel therapeutics, platforms, models, and consortia
• Develop competitive and technology landscapes across priority therapeutic areas
• Identify and cultivate relationships with external experts and key opinion leaders (KOLs)
• Prioritize opportunities for diligence using scientific and strategic criteria
• Provide scientific and strategic input into collaboration workplans and external opportunities
• Partner cross-functionally to align external activities with internal program and portfolio strategy
• Ensure external innovation activities support both near-term execution and long-term portfolio growth

Benefits

• Eisai Inc. Annual Incentive Plan.
• Company employee benefit programs

What This Job Offers

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