Corporate Development Associate

Pledge Therapeutics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pledge Therapeutics in Boston is seeking a Senior Associate to partner with the CEO on business development, corporate strategy, financings, and diligence to advance an emerging biotech portfolio.

The role blends strategic analysis with hands-on execution, requiring strong communication, analytical rigor, and the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives across therapeutic programs and partnering discussions at the executive level.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience in healthcare investment banking, biotech or pharmaceutical corporate development, life-sciences strategy consulting, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry and drug-development ecosystem.
• Exceptional analytical, research, business judgment, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce polished, executive- and investor-ready materials.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority workstreams with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• High degree of initiative, discretion, intellectual curiosity, and comfort operating in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior executives, scientists, investors, pharmaceutical partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree required, ideally in a scientific, finance, or related discipline

Responsibilities

• Participate in meetings with strategic partners, investors, and other external/internal stakeholders alongside the CEO; prepare briefing materials, capture key insight signals and commitments, and drive disciplined follow-up.
• Create meeting materials, investor and partner decks, company overviews, briefing notes, and selected analytical work.
• Investigate therapeutic landscapes, companies, transactions and other strategic questions, synthesizing information beyond the obvious conclusions to identify implications, opportunities and recommended actions.
• Support scientific and program review meetings, assembling materials and tracking action items, open questions, follow-up commitments and driving outcomes
• Identify, research and cultivate relationships with counterparties, including thoughtful outreach and thoughtful follow-up on behalf of the executive office
• Maintain a clear view of active strategic processes, including counterparties, decision makers, outstanding questions, commitments, timing and next actions.
• Help drive company-wide priorities, ensuring strategy and execution remain in sync, follow through on functions and fill gaps where needed.

Skills

Healthcare investment banking

Biotech/pharma corporate development

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree (science/finance)

Job description

Senior Associate, Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships

We are seeking an unusually resourceful, high-judgment Senior Associate to work directly with the CEO across business development, corporate strategy, financing, diligence, execution and selected company-building initiatives.

This is not a traditional corporate development or strategy role. The Senior Associate will have direct exposure to company-building, working across pharma partnering, investor and financing discussions, R&D decision-making and the day-to-day execution required to move an emerging biotech company forward, and they will work closely with experienced founders and executive leadership across multiple therapeutic programs.

The candidate should be equally comfortable preparing for a strategic pharma discussion, building an analysis or investor quality presentation materials, or working with the CEO to develop and drive internal R&D and operational strategy. At the same time, the successful candidate will be comfortable moving between high-level strategic work and detailed execution.

This role is for an ambitious, disciplined professional on a strong career trajectory who combines analytical horsepower with sound judgement, exceptional follow-through, and commercial instinct. The ideal candidate has deep intellectual curiosity and a natural tendency to think beyond the immediate and obvious question. They will connect scientific, commercial and strategic information, anticipate what comes next, and translate that thinking into action.

The candidate will be comfortable taking ownership of the detailed work required to turn decisions into action, and will develop a point of view rather than simply reporting information. The role offers unusual exposure to the decisions, trade-offs, and execution required to build and advance an emerging biotech company.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in meetings with strategic partners, investors, and other external/internal stakeholders alongside the CEO; prepare briefing materials, capture key insight signals and commitments, and drive disciplined follow-up.
• Create meeting materials, investor and partner decks, company overviews, briefing notes, and selected analytical work.
• Investigate therapeutic landscapes, companies, transactions and other strategic questions, synthesizing information beyond the obvious conclusions to identify implications, opportunities and recommended actions.
• Support scientific and program review meetings, assembling materials and tracking action items, open questions, follow-up commitments and driving outcomes
• Identify, research and cultivate relationships with counterparties, including thoughtful outreach and thoughtful follow-up on behalf of the executive office
• Maintain a clear view of active strategic processes, including counterparties, decision makers, outstanding questions, commitments, timing and next actions.
• Help drive company-wide priorities, ensuring strategy and execution remain in sync, follow through on functions and fill gaps where needed.

Key Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience in healthcare investment banking, biotech or pharmaceutical corporate development, life-sciences strategy consulting, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry and drug-development ecosystem.
• Exceptional analytical, research, business judgment, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce polished, executive- and investor-ready materials.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority workstreams with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• High degree of initiative, discretion, intellectual curiosity, and comfort operating in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior executives, scientists, investors, pharmaceutical partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree required, ideally in a scientific, finance, or related discipline

What We Offer

• Be part of a team driving a discovery platform that is unlocking previously untapped therapeutic targets.
• A high-growth startup environment with the ability to shape the future of the company and your own career - your ceiling is what you set for yourself.
• A tight-knit, mission-driven team that embraces creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Opportunities for visibility, mentorship, and growth, with direct access to senior leaders, seasoned entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.
• Competitive salary and benefit package

Job Type

Full-time, Equal Opportunity Employment. Must have valid U.S. work authorization.