Head of Strategic Partnerships, Life Sciences

Neara; United States, Northern America, Americas; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Neuroscience is seeking a Director, Business Development in the United States to build and lead the partnership function for advancing brain–computer interface collaborations. You will shape partnerships with biopharma and life sciences organizations, negotiating terms and structuring deals to enable clinical and commercial success.

You will translate scientific advances into compelling commercial narratives, work with cross‑functional teams, and guide leadership on deal architecture

Qualifications

• 8+ years in business development, alliance management, corporate development, or external innovation, with substantial time in biopharma or in an organization partnering with biopharma research and development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own a pipeline of strategic partnerships with organizations across the life sciences and healthcare landscape end to end.
• Structure and negotiate complex collaboration, researching, and licensing agreements, including the commercial terms, governance model, and rights allocation.
• Work closely with cross functional teams to design partnership models that are scientifically sound, operationally executable, and contractually clean.
• Translate technically sophisticated work into a clear commercial narrative for senior external audiences, and carry the narrative into conferences, partners meetings, and execution conversations.
• Advise company leadership on partnership strategy, deal architecture, and where to concentrate effort.
• Define how a partnership function operates at a company at our stage- the process, the pipeline discipline and the internal interfaces.

Skills

Business development

Alliance management

Corporate development

External innovation

Deal closing

Scientific communication

Stakeholder management

Partnership strategy

Job description

Precision Neuroscience is seeking a Director, Business Development in the United States to build and lead the partnership function for advancing brain–computer interface collaborations. You will shape partnerships with biopharma and life sciences organizations, negotiating terms and structuring deals to enable clinical and commercial success.

You will translate scientific advances into compelling commercial narratives, work with cross‑functional teams, and guide leadership on deal architecture