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Director, Corporate DevelopmentUnited States - California - Foster City Business Development/Corporate Development Regular
Job DescriptionAt Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.Job Description
The Director of Corporate Development, as a member of the Search and Evaluation team, is responsible for identifying, engaging with, and assessing external preclinical and clinical-stage opportunities that align with Gilead's R&D strategy. The key roles of the position are to identify and lead the evaluation of external opportunities, drive the deep scientific cross-functional diligence of select opportunities, and oversee and guide the presentation of diligence findings to Gilead's Senior leadership.
This position will focus on identification and evaluation of external Oncology and Inflammation opportunities with support, as needed, for other Therapeutic areas including Inflammation and Technologies and Platforms. The role requires significant scientific expertise in Oncology, Inflammation, and/or Virology and a firm understanding of and significant experience in drug discovery and/or development in Biotech/Pharma.
It requires deep collaborative engagement within Corporate Development and with key stakeholders within Gilead's R&D leadership. Diligence efforts are supported internally through highly collaborative effort utilizing teams comprised of functional delegates.
The position enables and requires close partnership with colleagues in Corporate Development responsible for leading transactions/contracting and enables collaborative involvement in term sheet and contract negotiations.
If the candidate has interest, the position also has the potential to enable career development more broadly in Corporate Development by allowing for transaction and contract experience with potential for a future transition, if desired, from a science-focused role in Search and Evaluation to a more traditional transaction role in Corporate Development.
Responsibilities and Job Functions
Proactively identify, engage with, and evaluate external opportunities aligned with Gilead's R&D Oncology and Inflammation strategies
Work directly with Gilead's Competitive Intelligence group to understand therapeutic area landscapes, inflection points of key clinical stage programs, and define competitive landscapes for targets/programs of interest
Present new opportunity summaries and recommendations to therapeutic area leadership at regular triage meetings.
Oversee and guide cross-functional scientific diligence teams assembled to evaluate selected opportunities and summarize overall assessments and recommendations.
Work in partnership with transaction colleagues in Corporate Development and cross-functional diligence teams to prepare and present opportunity proposals to Senior Leadership governance committees for approval
Be a highly collaborative and inclusive team member of the Corporate Development organization
Partner with Corporate Development Business leads to help define structure and terms for proposals
The position also offers the opportunity to learn the financial, business, and contractual aspects of partnering and acquisitions based on applicant's career aspirations
Minimum Required Education and Years of Experience
Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years' Experience OR
Masters' Degree and Ten Years' Experience OR
PhD and Eight Years' Experience
Job Description
At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.Job Description
The Director of Corporate Development, as a member of the Search and Evaluation team, is responsible for identifying, engaging with, and assessing external preclinical and clinical-stage opportunities that align with Gilead's R&D strategy. The key roles of the position are to identify and lead the evaluation of external opportunities, drive the deep scientific cross-functional diligence of select opportunities, and oversee and guide the presentation of diligence findings to Gilead's Senior leadership.
This position will focus on identification and evaluation of external Oncology and Inflammation opportunities with support, as needed, for other Therapeutic areas including Inflammation and Technologies and Platforms. The role requires significant scientific expertise in Oncology, Inflammation, and/or Virology and a firm understanding of and significant experience in drug discovery and/or development in Biotech/Pharma.
It requires deep collaborative engagement within Corporate Development and with key stakeholders within Gilead's R&D leadership. Diligence efforts are supported internally through highly collaborative effort utilizing teams comprised of functional delegates.
The position enables and requires close partnership with colleagues in Corporate Development responsible for leading transactions/contracting and enables collaborative involvement in term sheet and contract negotiations.
If the candidate has interest, the position also has the potential to enable career development more broadly in Corporate Development by allowing for transaction and contract experience with potential for a future transition, if desired, from a science-focused role in Search and Evaluation to a more traditional transaction role in Corporate Development.
Responsibilities and Job Functions
Proactively identify, engage with, and evaluate external opportunities aligned with Gilead's R&D Oncology and Inflammation strategies
Work directly with Gilead's Competitive Intelligence group to understand therapeutic area landscapes, inflection points of key clinical stage programs, and define competitive landscapes for targets/programs of interest
Present new opportunity summaries and recommendations to therapeutic area leadership at regular triage meetings.
Oversee and guide cross-functional scientific diligence teams assembled to evaluate selected opportunities and summarize overall assessments and recommendations.
Work in partnership with transaction colleagues in Corporate Development and cross-functional diligence teams to prepare and present opportunity proposals to Senior Leadership governance committees for approval
Be a highly collaborative and inclusive team member of the Corporate Development organization
Partner with Corporate Development Business leads to help define structure and terms for proposals
The position also offers the opportunity to learn the financial, business, and contractual aspects of partnering and acquisitions based on applicant's career aspirations
Minimum Required Education and Years of Experience
Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years' Experience OR
Masters' Degree and Ten Years' Experience OR
PhD and Eight Years' Experience
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Job Requisition ID R0046643
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