Senior Biotech BD & Licensing Leader - Remote

Biocytogen; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Biocytogen Boston Corp is seeking a Senior BD & Licensing Director to lead scientific and business alignment in a fast-growing biotech environment. The role emphasizes end-to-end deal structuring, licensing strategy, and cross-functional leadership across R&D, CMC, Regulatory, and Finance.

The successful candidate will drive external opportunities, lead due diligence, and manage alliance activities while engaging with industry partners and conferences to accelerate growth. A Ph.D.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in pharmacology, immunology, cancer biology, or a related biomedical science field.
• Strong background in antibody drug discovery with target validation and hit-to-lead optimization.
• Proven ability to translate complex biological data into a compelling therapeutic and licensing narrative.
• Familiarity with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), bispecific antibodies, and ADCs.

Responsibilities

• Establish external business opportunities for out-licensing, co-development, and other structured transactions.
• Lead the development and presentation of business cases of prioritized external opportunities with recommendations to management team with robust analyses, key assumptions, and risks, as well as internal and external input where necessary.
• Initiate, lead and present external opportunities with limited supervision.
• Lead driving cross-functional due diligence and alliance management, coordinate with R&D, CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Operations, and Finance and executive reporting; in some instances be the main BD contact person.
• Follow BD operations and transactions including proposals and term sheet developments, negotiations, deal closure and alliance management.
• Contribute to the definition and revision of business development & licensing strategy that is in line with overall corporate and portfolio strategies.
• Represent Biocytogen at industry, investor and partnering conferences, develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of pharmaceutical/bi biotechnology industry participants.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Deal negotiations

Industry networking

Scientific and business alignment

Education

Ph.D. in pharmacology, immunology, cancer biology, or related biomedical science

Tools

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)

Bispecific antibodies

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)

Job description

Biocytogen Boston Corp is seeking a Senior BD & Licensing Director to lead scientific and business alignment in a fast-growing biotech environment. The role emphasizes end-to-end deal structuring, licensing strategy, and cross-functional leadership across R&D, CMC, Regulatory, and Finance.

The successful candidate will drive external opportunities, lead due diligence, and manage alliance activities while engaging with industry partners and conferences to accelerate growth. A Ph.D.