Director of Business Development

Scorpion Therapeutics; New Jersey; On-site; USD 187,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Company vehicles

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an experienced Senior Business Development leader to identify external growth opportunities, structure and execute transactions, and drive diligence across therapeutic programs from preclinical through clinical stages.

The role requires strong financial and analytical skills, proven ability to present partnerships to senior leadership, and a track record of navigating complex, matrix organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in pharma/biotech.
• Record of presenting partnership opportunities to senior management.
• Ability to build rapport with therapeutic and functional area leaders.
• Strong analytical skills for financial evaluations.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead due diligence and deal negotiation.
• Ability to identify/prioritize risks across functions and frame decisions for senior leadership.
• Experience navigating internal dynamics; matrix organization experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate external growth opportunities and execute transactions to access assets of interest.
• Partner with Search & Evaluation and therapeutic area heads to identify deals of interest and drive diligence to reach “go”/“no go” decisions.
• Lead cross-functional evaluations of therapeutic drug programs from preclinical through clinical stages, including clinical benefit, mechanism, preclinical data, manufacturing, regulatory strategy, clinical development path, intellectual property, and commercial potential.
• Participate in and ideally lead negotiations in business transactions.
• Work with legal, finance, commercial, clinical, and scientific teams to develop business development proposals to senior management.
• Contribute to strategy planning for financial investment trade-off decisions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Evaluate external growth opportunities and execute transactions to access assets of interest.
• Partner with Search & Evaluation and therapeutic area heads to identify deals of interest and drive diligence to reach “go”/“no go” decisions.
• Lead cross-functional evaluations of therapeutic drug programs from preclinical through clinical stages, including clinical benefit, mechanism, preclinical data, manufacturing, regulatory strategy, clinical development path, intellectual property, and commercial potential.
• Participate in and ideally lead negotiations in business transactions.
• Work with legal, finance, commercial, clinical, and scientific teams to develop business development proposals to senior management.
• Contribute to strategy planning for financial investment trade-off decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience required; pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience preferred (advanced degree may substitute as appropriate).
• Record of presenting partnership opportunities to senior management.
• Ability to build rapport with therapeutic and functional area leaders.
• Strong analytical skills for financial evaluations.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead due diligence and deal negotiation.
• Ability to identify/prioritize risks across functions and frame decisions for senior leadership.
• Experience navigating internal dynamics; matrix organization experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• 5–10% overnight travel.

Benefits/Compensation

• Base compensation range: $187,000–$279,000; eligible for company bonus and long-term incentive compensation and/or company vehicles (role-dependent).