Remote Director, BD Strategy & Evaluation

Catalyst Pharma Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 203,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of Business Development Search & Evaluation to advance our global growth strategy through identification, evaluation, and prioritization of licensing, acquisition, and partnership opportunities. You will lead competitive intelligence and due diligence efforts across indications, collaborating with internal experts and external stakeholders.

The role reports to the VP, BD Search & Evaluation and requires a strong scientific background, extensive due

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required; Doctorate preferred.
• 5–7 years in pharma/biotech strategy or life science consulting.
• At least 3 years conducting due diligence for licensing/acquisition.
• Proficiency with CI databases to monitor landscapes and market dynamics.
• Strong understanding of drug development across all phases.

Responsibilities

• Identify BD opportunities via real-time disease landscape monitoring.
• Develop best practices and maintain a real-time BD opportunities database.
• Prepare overviews highlighting key information for prioritization.
• Lead preliminary evaluations with internal SMEs and third parties.
• Coordinate evaluations to assess strategic fit and commercial potential.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership for decisions.
• Establish relationships with pharma/biotech, academia, and investors.
• Develop Excel-based patient adoption models and revenue forecasts.

Skills

Strategic BD

Competitive intelligence

Due diligence

Presentation skills

Excel modeling

AI tools usage

Stakeholder management

Independent researcher

Education

Advanced scientific degree

Doctorate preferred

Tools

AlphaSense

Biomedtracker

Evaluate

Global Data

Pharmaprojects

IPD Analytics

Job description

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of Business Development Search & Evaluation to advance our global growth strategy through identification, evaluation, and prioritization of licensing, acquisition, and partnership opportunities. You will lead competitive intelligence and due diligence efforts across indications, collaborating with internal experts and external stakeholders.

The role reports to the VP, BD Search & Evaluation and requires a strong scientific background, extensive due