Senior BD Contractor: Partnerships & Commercial Negotiations

Consortium; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Consortium in Hatfield is seeking a Senior Business Development contractor to lead external partnerships with Eisai commercial partners, oversee third party distribution, and manage due diligence processes. The role focuses on building a robust commercial framework and coordinating cross-functional teams.

You will negotiate terms, pricing, service levels, and governance, drive approvals, and support in-licensing or divestment projects as needed.

Responsibilities

• Partner assessment and contracting strategy: Define the territory, products, services and commercial objectives; coordinate partner and subcontractor due diligence; confirm the proposed operating model, regulatory pathway, resources and distribution capabilities; and align the internal contracting strategy and approval requirements.
• Commercial development and negotiation: Build and negotiate the business case and key commercial terms, including pricing and commissions, forecasts and minimum purchase commitments, payment terms and credit arrangements, service scope, KPIs/service levels, launch milestones, supply and inventory responsibilities, governance, termination and change control.
• Contract drafting and internal review: Coordinate Legal, Commercial, Regulatory, Compliance, Finance, Supply, Quality and other relevant stakeholders; manage draft iterations; maintain issue and decision logs; resolve dependencies and elevate material commercial or contractual risks.
• Approval and execution: Set and manage the timetable to contract completion; maintain a clear tracker of actions, owners and outstanding issues; prepare the approval case and final commercial summary; obtain required internal approvals; and coordinate finalisation and signature.
• Further Support for BD for any new or on-going in-licensing or divestment projects as required

Job description

Consortium in Hatfield is seeking a Senior Business Development contractor to lead external partnerships with Eisai commercial partners, oversee third party distribution, and manage due diligence processes. The role focuses on building a robust commercial framework and coordinating cross-functional teams.

You will negotiate terms, pricing, service levels, and governance, drive approvals, and support in-licensing or divestment projects as needed.