Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & BD (Contract) – Biotech

Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 117,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

The Associate Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development (Contract) at Kriya Therapeutics, Inc. in Palo Alto leads senior analytical work to shape capital strategy, BD opportunities, and investor communications for a pre-financing biotech.

You’ll work with CFO, Finance, BD, and clinical teams to translate scientific progress into a compelling corporate narrative. Responsibilities include multi-path financing analyses, non-dilutive deal evaluation, due diligence support, and clear,

Qualifications

• Advanced science degree required; 3–5 years in management consulting or biotech strategy-related roles are preferred.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems into clear analytical frameworks and defend analyses.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive and investor audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute multi-path capital access strategy with investor narrative tied to core value pillars.
• Build financing scenario and valuation analyses (rNPV, decision gates, program-level capital needs).
• Evaluate non-dilutive partnerships, outlicensing, and IP monetization structures with benchmarking.
• Support market intelligence and landscape analysis with explicit sourcing and confidence tagging for claims.
• Assist due diligence, data-room prep, and management presentations for investors and collaborators.
• Partner with Finance, BD, Communications, and clinical teams to translate progress into a coherent corporate narrative.
• Maintain data integrity by distinguishing sourced facts from internal characterization and hypotheses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic communication

Financial modeling

Education

Science degree (PhD, MS, MD or equivalent)

Tools

Claude LLM

Job description

The Associate Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development (Contract) at Kriya Therapeutics, Inc. in Palo Alto leads senior analytical work to shape capital strategy, BD opportunities, and investor communications for a pre-financing biotech.

You’ll work with CFO, Finance, BD, and clinical teams to translate scientific progress into a compelling corporate narrative. Responsibilities include multi-path financing analyses, non-dilutive deal evaluation, due diligence support, and clear,