Verge Genomics
Bioinformatics • Genomics • Drug Discovery • Neuroscience
11 - 50 employees
🧬 Biotechnology
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
💊 Pharmaceuticals
💰 $98M Series B on 2021-12
VP - Business Development
November 20
Verge Genomics
Bioinformatics • Genomics • Drug Discovery • Neuroscience
11 - 50 employees
🧬 Biotechnology
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
💊 Pharmaceuticals
💰 $98M Series B on 2021-12
Description
• Technology has transformed almost every single aspect of our lives. Yet in biopharma, it still takes 12 years to develop a drug. Even today, thousands of diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people have no effective treatment. Accelerating the pace of bringing effective, new medicines to patients is one of the greatest opportunities for humanity. • As the Vice President of Business Development, you will play a critical role in shaping the growth trajectory of Verge Genomics. You will be responsible for driving strategic business initiatives, forging and managing partnerships, and identifying new market opportunities within the biotech sector. • This role requires a dynamic leader with a strong background in deal structuring, strategic planning, and relationship management to drive meaningful growth and long-term value for the company.
Requirements
• 10-12 years of experience in business development within a Pharma or Biotech setting • Advanced degree (PhD, MD, and/or MBA), coupled with a significant aptitude—and love for—complex scientific discussions • Substantial experience dealing with corporate partners, including negotiating and executing agreements across a variety of types, including licensing deals, co-development partnerships, collaborations, M&A, and strategic alliances; significant deal sheet consisting of completed buy-side as well as sell-side transactions for drug/therapeutic assets • Robust experience in identifying, evaluating, and executing licensing deals in biotech and/or pharma • Comprehensive understanding of drug discovery and development • Thorough understanding of biopharmaceutical industry trends and competitive landscape combined with a deep scientific understanding, business acumen • Ability to generate and/or champion new creative high-value ideas • Ability to lead and inspire a high performing cross-functional team, with a demonstrated ability to forge relationships, and experience with effective conflict/issue resolution and time-critical project management • Ability to work collaboratively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, and demonstrated ability to build effective coalitions to move deals forward. • Ability to perform financial modeling, asset valuation, and deal analyses as part of business cases for deals • Ability to navigate change and ambiguity all the while driving for clarity and ideal outcomes • A passion for making an impact on patients
Benefits
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions • Disability insurance, Life insurance, Dependent Care FSA and Healthcare FSA • Unlimited paid time off • Paid parental leave • Access to free onsite fitness center • Free snacks and lunch for employees who work onsite • Monthly stipend
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