Remote SVP, Innovation Partnerships & Alliances

Evotec; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Evotec seeks a Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships to design and secure long-term, innovation-driven alliances with global pharma and biotech partners. The role requires deep scientific credibility, executive-level influence, and a portfolio-focused mindset to unlock Evotec's multimodal discovery platforms.

The successful candidate will lead complex negotiations, shape governance models, and build regional and global partnership strategies aligned with Evotec's growth agenda.

Qualifications

• Track record of structuring and closing complex, innovation-driven partnerships.
• Experience negotiating at C-suite and Board level.
• Global network across senior scientific and industry leadership.
• Portfolio-oriented thinking across multinational territories.
• Understanding of portfolio balance including risk, capital, and resource exposure.
• Ability to anticipate emerging scientific and market inflection points.
• Experience designing governance models that accelerate decision-making.
• Experience managing long-cycle deals and multi-year partnership build-outs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a forward-looking partnership thesis aligned with market evolution and platform priorities.
• Design complex, multi-asset and platform-based alliances including risk-share and co-development models.
• Structure IP, governance, economics, and milestone frameworks to optimize long-term portfolio value.
• Lead negotiations with C-suite and Board-level stakeholders.
• Translate scientific and translational strategy into commercially viable deal structures.
• Balance risk, capital exposure, and resource allocation across a diversified partnership portfolio.

Skills

Partnership strategy

C-suite negotiations

Board-level negotiations

Global network

Portfolio thinking

Governance design

Ambiguity tolerance

Change advocacy

Education

Masters in Biological sciences

MBA

Job description

Evotec seeks a Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships to design and secure long-term, innovation-driven alliances with global pharma and biotech partners. The role requires deep scientific credibility, executive-level influence, and a portfolio-focused mindset to unlock Evotec's multimodal discovery platforms.

The successful candidate will lead complex negotiations, shape governance models, and build regional and global partnership strategies aligned with Evotec's growth agenda.