Location: Boston, MA / Oxford, UK or Remote

Type: Full-time Permanent contract

About PrecisionLife

PrecisionLife is transforming our understanding of chronic disease and rapidly becoming an innovation engine for the pharmaceutical industry. Our DiseaseBank is a rich collection of hundreds of novel drug targets, indication extension opportunities and patient stratification biomarkers to expand Precision Medicine beyond cancer and rare disease – all identified by our unique world leading advanced combinatorial analytics platform and validated by an experienced team of experts and KOLs.
This is an exciting new role created due to significant commercial interest and a rapidly growing pipeline of research collaborations, asset licensing and indication extension opportunities.

We are headquartered in Oxford, UK, with offices in Copenhagen, DK, Warsaw, PL and Boston, MA. This role could be based in any of our offices or remotely. You will be joining a diverse team of highly experienced life science, healthcare, AI and computer science leaders.
To learn more, visit https://precisionlife.com/

This is an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Manager to join our business to support our extensive partnering activities. Reporting to our SVP of Alliance Management, you will be responsible for establishing partnerships with biopharma companies seeking novel drug discovery programs; incremental revenue opportunities associated with indication extension, and patient stratification biomarkers to reduce costs and maximise patient outcomes in clinical trial and product launch.

You will be comfortable working in an outward facing business development role for a dynamic data driven precision medicine company. Ideally you will be experienced with strategic selling, or technology transfer and licensing, into the biotech and pharmaceutical business development environments. You will be able to understand and accurately present complex products and be keen to develop their understanding of how PrecisionLife solutions might fit a potential partner’s needs. You will be organised, as being process focussed and paying attention to timely communication and feedback will be key to success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop potential partner lists as part of a team and key account plans
• Correspond with and provide material to potential partners to effect meeting planning, follow up and confidential disclosures
• Plan and participate in business development discussions and conferences; with appropriate follow up
• Update the CRM with partner discussions and next steps
• Liaise with senior BD, alliance management & PM team to deliver project proposals to potential partners
• Feedback to internal stakeholders on potential partner’s needs / new product ideas
• Contribute to development of presentation and communication material for use in potential partner discussions
• Project manage review and execution of legal documents in collaboration with senior BD and alliance management team
• Participate in internal PrecisionLife teams to develop Business Development and marketing strategies across all PrecisionLife asset classes
• Any other duties as required by the Management team

Key Requirements

• Technical sales or business development background from CRO, pharma, biotech or similar
• Experience in customer communication
• MSc or similar in scientific or technical discipline
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug development processes
• Willingness to travel (10-20%)
• Proficient in use of MS Office and CRM systems

Key Attributes

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with fluent English
• Confidence to make suggestions and influence change
• Resourceful problem solver
• Ability to work well with deadlines, while paying attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong customer service focus and the ability to build strong relationships
• Flexible approach to working in teams, individually and with a range of professionals

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with performance related bonuses
• Stock/Share Options (subject to qualifying)
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance/Death in Service Insurance
• Private Healthcare Scheme (subject to qualifying)
• Flexible-Hybrid working pattern model to allow for flexibly between remote and office working
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata) (increasing to equivalent of 28 days hols/annum on completion 3 years of service)
• Access to substantial number of courses and training events
• Excellent career development opportunities in a fast-growing, innovative, international organisation

We follow the HMG’s right to work employment checks and you will therefore need to satisfy basic eligibility criteria/certain conditions of employment (e.g. nationality rules/right to work); and provide appropriate original documentation to verify ID, nationality, employment and/or academic history.
PrecisionLife is an ISO27001 and ISO27701 accredited business, fully committed to equal opportunities and operating a carbon neutral business.
To learn more, visit: https://precisionlife.com/

No applications will be accepted via recruitment companies.