Lead BD - Innovation Licensing

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Opportunity Sourcing & Relationship Building
• Independently source innovative licensing opportunities across global biotech and pharmaceutical companies, while building and owning relationships with key stakeholders including biotech partners, founders, and investment banks across major innovation hubs such as the US, Europe, and China.
• End-to-End Asset Leadership & Due Diligence
• Lead comprehensive evaluation of assets across clinical, scientific, and commercial dimensions, develop a clear investment thesis and strategic rationale for each opportunity, and own the end-to-end due diligence process by working closely with cross-functional teams including clinical, regulatory, CMC, IP, legal, and commercial to ensure rigorous and timely assessment, while actively challenging assumptions and driving data-backed decisions.
• Deal Leadership & Execution
• Drive deal structuring, valuation, and negotiations across licensing, co-development, and strategic partnership models, while ensuring seamless coordination across internal stakeholders to maintain momentum during diligence and negotiation phases, and securing alignment and approvals through direct engagement with senior leadership.
• Strategic Contribution
• Contribute to therapy area prioritization and overall portfolio strategy, proactively identify emerging trends and whitespace opportunities across innovation areas and support complex transactions including multi-asset and platform-level partnerships.

Qualification & Experience

• Educational Qualification: Advanced degree preferred (PhD / PharmD / MD / MBA), with strong ability to interpret clinical data and translate it into commercial value.
•  Work Experience: 10-12 years of experience in business development, licensing, consulting within pharma or biotech, with demonstrated exposure to innovation-focused asset evaluation, hands-on due diligence, and direct involvement in deal execution or negotiations.