Director, Search and Evaluation

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Day One Biopharmaceuticals

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Oncology • Cancer • Drug Development • Biotechnology • Pediatric Oncology

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Description

• Director, Search & Evaluation • Day One Biopharmaceuticals focuses on developing treatments for pediatric oncology patients • Create meaningful business impact by shaping future growth • Identify, evaluate, and recommend oncology assets to license or acquire • Part of a dynamic team with high visibility with Senior Management • Unique opportunity to leverage scientific training while gaining business development experience • Fully remote with occasional travel for in-person meetings • Conduct initial triaging and assessment of inbound opportunities • Perform proactive search and outreach to identify partnering or acquisition opportunities • Build relationships across academia, corporates, investors, and others in Oncology • Identify and evaluate novel oncology targets based on literature and unpublished studies • Collaborate with expert teams to evaluate opportunities and drive decision-making • Support completion of transactions by collaborating with transaction leads • Participate in regular internal meetings to discuss and prioritize opportunities • Support internal process including developing proprietary databases for targets, programs, and clinical trials of interest

Requirements

• PhD or MD/PhD with strong knowledge in cancer biology, proven project management skills, and 5+ years of industry experience in Pharma, Biotech or Venture Capital with experience in S&E a plus • Keen scientific acumen with strong knowledge of the Oncology landscape, emerging science, drug discovery and development processes, industry trends and competitive environment • Deep understanding of key modalities including small molecule chemistry and biologics (antibodies and ADCs) • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, with ability to prioritize while balancing many projects but openness to shift priorities and manage the unknown • History of working in complex team environments with diverse stakeholders and ability to build collaborative working relationships with multidisciplinary teams • Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information into succinct and effective storylines and produce high quality output of due diligence findings to enable decision-making • Effective communication, cross functional thinking, and problem-solving skills along with strong scientific understanding and business acumen to engage with internal stakeholders and external partners • Strong self-motivation and work ethic and ability to work independently and in a dynamic team environment • Confidence in presenting to management • Foreign language skills in Mandarin beneficial • Travel 25-30%, including some international

Benefits

• Competitive benefits