Global BD Strategy & Licensing Director

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 203,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Director of BD Search & Evaluation to drive global growth by identifying licensing, acquisition, and partnership opportunities.

The role leads competitive intelligence and preliminary evaluations, coordinating with internal experts and external stakeholders to inform strategic decisions. The successful candidate will organize diligence efforts, develop patient and market insights, and present findings to leadership while strengthening Catalyst’s

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree required; Doctorate preferred.
• 5–7 years in pharma/biotech or life science strategy/consulting; rare disease experience preferred.
• At least 3 years of due diligence experience in licensing, acquisition and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Identify BD opportunities via real-time disease landscape monitoring and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop best practices and maintain a real-time BD opportunities database.
• Prepare concise overviews of new BD opportunities for prioritization across the portfolio.
• Lead preliminary evaluations coordinating internal SMEs and third parties.
• Provide updates and recommendations on BD opportunities for leadership decision-making.

Skills

Competitive intelligence

Excel modeling

PowerPoint presentations

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Project management

Independent research

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Advanced scientific degree

Doctorate preferred

Tools

AlphaSense

Biomedtracker

Evaluate

Global Data

Pharmaprojects

IPD Analytics

Job description

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Director of BD Search & Evaluation to drive global growth by identifying licensing, acquisition, and partnership opportunities.

The role leads competitive intelligence and preliminary evaluations, coordinating with internal experts and external stakeholders to inform strategic decisions. The successful candidate will organize diligence efforts, develop patient and market insights, and present findings to leadership while strengthening Catalyst’s