Business Development Director

Hlx Life Sciences; Paris; Hybride; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A pioneering TechBio company in France seeks a Business Development Manager to lead partnership strategies with biopharma and drug design companies. This strategic role requires at least 7 years of experience in business development in life sciences, along with negotiation expertise. The candidate will manage deals from initiation to signature, while collaborating closely with scientific teams. Fluency in English is required, and international experience is highly valued. Frequent travel will be necessary, including trips to Paris.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in business development within life sciences, biotech, pharma, or TechBio.
• Proven track record of originating and closing complex partnership deals.
• Knowledge of oncology drug development and experience with AI, data, or biology-driven platforms is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Define and execute Orakl’s partnership strategy aligned with corporate objectives.
• Source, initiate, and progress strategic partnerships with pharma and biotech companies.
• Lead deal structuring and negotiations.
• Own opportunities from first contact through deal signature.
• Identify client-specific needs and build tailor-made partnership models.

Connaissances

Business development within life sciences

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

Fluency in English

Description du poste

Orakl Oncology’s ambition is to transform cancer into a chronic disease by expanding the therapeutic arsenal in oncology, enabling more patients to access effective treatments and improving the fight against resistance and relapse.

Orakl is built on a fundamental observation: while artificial intelligence can accelerate drug development and reduce costs, it requires a paradigm shift. Used alone, AI cannot predict complex living systems. This is why Orakl places biological intelligence at the core of drug development, designing a next-generation platform that tightly integrates patient-derived biology with artificial intelligence.

Orakl supports the pharmaceutical industry at the two stages of drug development most exposed to biological risk: identify new targets and predict clinical trial outcomes prior to first-in-human administration. To date, Orakl is able to predict up to 95% of oncology clinical trial outcomes, notably in colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

Building on these results, Orakl is pursuing ambitious growth objectives with the goal of establishing itself as a leading global TechBio player in oncology.

The position

Orakl Oncology is a pioneering TechBio company at the intersection of biology, data, and prediction. We are looking for a Business Development Manager who will play a central role in building and executing our partnership strategy across biopharma and drug designer companies in the EU and the US.

This role is both highly strategic and deeply operational. You will be responsible for initiating partnerships, structuring tailored deal proposals, leading negotiations, and driving deals through to signature. You will own the full business development lifecycle, from pipeline generation to contract execution.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will fuel and advance the partnership pipeline, working closely with scientific, R&D, and leadership teams to translate Orakl’s technology into compelling, client-specific value propositions.

Preferred location: France or Europe. The role involves frequent international travel, including regular round trips to Paris, the EU/UK, and the USA.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute Orakl’s partnership strategy aligned with corporate objectives
• Source, initiate, and progress strategic partnerships with pharma, biotech, and drug designer companies
• Lead deal structuring and negotiations, including upfronts, milestones, and royalty frameworks
• Own opportunities from first contact through deal signature
• Identify client-specific needs and build tailor‑made partnership models
• Actively fuel and manage the BD pipeline with strong autonomy
• Develop and refine external BD materials and representations
• Work cross‑functionally with scientific and technical teams to deeply understand Orakl’s platform and translate science into value
• 7+ years of experience in business development within life sciences, biotech, pharma, or TechBio
• Proven track record of originating and closing complex partnership deals
• Strategic thinker with hands‑on execution mindset
• Knowledge of oncology drug development and experience with AI, data, or biology-driven platforms is a strong plus
• Fluent English required; international experience highly valued

Interested? Apply and we will be in touch!