Associate Director, ExploR&D Consultation Agreements

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly ExploR&D is seeking an Associate Director for ExploR&D Consultation Agreements to lead negotiations and execution of contracts between Lilly ExploR&D and external biotech partners across preclinical and development phases.

You will manage complex negotiations, translate scientific scope into commercial terms, and coordinate with legal, finance, and R&D teams to maintain a robust deal pipeline and drive efficiencies. Remote with travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; 7+ years in business development, contracting, or R&D consulting within biotech, pharma, or life sciences.
• Strong negotiation, contract drafting, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience negotiating and drafting complex biotech/pharma contracts with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume, end-to-end negotiations and serve as the primary biotech interface.
• Translate scientific scope into commercial contract terms for partnerships.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and R&D teams; negotiate amendments and drive process efficiencies.

Skills

Business development

Contracting

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred (PhD/PharmD/MS)

Job description

Role: Associate Director, ExploR&D Consultation Agreements, leading negotiation and execution of contracts between Lilly ExploR&D and external biotech partners across preclinical and development phases.

Responsibilities

manage high-volume, end-to-end negotiations; serve as primary biotech interface; translate scientific scope into commercial contract terms; collaborate with legal, finance, and R&D teams; negotiate amendments; maintain deal pipeline and drive process efficiencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; 7+ years in business development, contracting, or R&D consulting within biotech, pharma, or life sciences; strong negotiation, contract drafting, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred

advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MS) with deep R&D fluency; experience engaging biotech leaders; alliance management; familiarity with early-stage biotech ecosystem; excellent communication skills.

HighValue

focus on early-stage biotech collaborations, preclinical and development phases, contract negotiation expertise, with up to 10% travel in US/OVUS.

Work setup

remote with some travel.