Director, Business Development & Acquisitions - Oncology

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term incentive programs

Health/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced Oncology BD&A Director to lead strategic transactions, including in-licensing, out-licensing, co-development and co-promotion. You will develop analytical assessments, present findings to senior management and drive negotiations with internal and external partners.

The role requires 10+ years in pharma/biotech, strong financial acumen, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Required in Business, Science or relevant discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Licensing and acquisitions deal sheet with negotiating and closing deals.
• International or cross-border experience is a plus.
• Strong grasp of pharmaceutical drug discovery, development, and commercialization.
• Clear understanding of financial analysis and corporate finance from reading financial statements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Director leveling commensurate with experience.
• Role requires domestic and international travel (~20%).
• At minimum three days onsite in North Chicago, IL offices.

Responsibilities

• Supports achievement of BD&A objectives and growth strategies.
• Partner with teams to identify and advance opportunities.
• Conduct due diligence and financial diligence on prioritized opportunities.
• Present business components to governance bodies with executive presence.
• Lead deal negotiations with internal and partner teams.
• Represent BD&A in planning processes and strategic projects.
• Attend external partnering meetings to build AbbVie’s partnerships.
• Monitor industry and transaction trends.

Skills

Executive presence

Cross-functional leadership

Financial analysis

Deal negotiations

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MBA)

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Xand YouTube.

The Business Development & Acquisitions function drives the advancement of AbbVie’s R&D pipeline and commercial business by assessing and executing key strategic transactions. Example transaction types include in-licensing, out-licensing, co-development / co-promotion, collaboration, and option deals, as well as divestiture / carve-outs and mergers & acquisitions. The Oncology Director of Business Development & Acquisitions, supports those efforts through development of analytical assessments to determine opportunity viability, communication of findings to senior management and participation in terms and contract negotiations for the Oncology Therapeutic Area.

Responsibilities:

• Supports the achievement of overall business development objectives, strategies and tactics for growth of AbbVie’s pharmaceutical business.
• Partners with Search & Evaluation and Global Commercial Development team members as well as key Therapeutic Area subject matter experts to efficiently identify and advance opportunities.
• Works constructively with key stakeholders and cross-functional teams to conduct timely initial technical assessments and full due diligence of prioritized opportunities, with specific responsibility for business and financial diligence.
• Presents business components of key opportunities to therapeutic area and enterprise governance bodies concisely, demonstrating strong executive presence and mastery of both strategic rationale and detailed findings for individual opportunity, to enable effective decision-making.
• Leads deal negotiations, including collaboration with Transactions Legal, to secure both internal and partner alignment on all key terms from initial discussions of economics through contract execution.
• Represents BD&A, as needed, during key internal planning processes (e.g., Business Development Strategy, Long Range Plan) and ad hoc strategic projects as requested by Executive Leadership Team
• Participates in external partnering meetings and conferences to build individual network and advance AbbVie’s position as a biopharma “partner of choice.”
• Monitors global and domestic industry and transaction trends and activities.

• Bachelor’s Degree Required. Degree in Business, Science or relevant discipline. Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MBA) preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical / biotech industry required. Licensing and acquisitions deal sheet required with negotiating and closing deals successfully. International or cross-border experience a plus.
• Strong grasp of the fundamentals of pharmaceutical drug discovery, development, and commercialization.
• Clear understanding of financial analysis and corporate finance from critical reading of financial statements and annual reports to generation and validation of forecast and valuation models.
• Strategic and critical thinker, with ability to identify and pressure-test key sensitivities in business cases and diligence team findings.
• Practical drive for results, with ability to identify and achieve the right level of granularity to balance speed of execution and facilitate optimal decision-making by executive management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including experience leading cross-functional teams and successfully interacting with executive-level management.
• Director leveling commensurate with experience.
• This role will require domestic and international travel - estimated ~20%.
• This role requires at minimum three (3) days onsite in our North Chicago, IL offices.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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