Senior Director, Transactions - Oncology R&D

Do you want to be at the cutting-edge of innovation that will lead to a cure for cancer? At AstraZeneca, our team is working to make this a reality by bringing together our world-leading oncology pipeline with emerging innovations and technologies.

• Lead, coordinate and implement transactional activities, including in licensing, out licensing, acquisition or divestment of assets, clinical collaborations, discovery collaborations, partnerships and alliances
• Build and maintain strong external networks with biotechnology companies, academic institutions, venture capital firms, and other key stakeholders in the oncology ecosystem
• Manage deal negotiation and closure
• Collaborate with the Oncology Search & Evaluation lead in preparing and communicating the transactional aspects of deals to senior governance bodies
• Partner with Oncology Search & Evaluation teams, deal finance, legal, commercial teams and other partners to align collaboration, licensing, partnership and divestiture activities with Oncology's disease and science area strategies
• Ensure effective transition to alliance management of post-deal matters
• Prepare activity and achievement reports for senior management
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve ways of working through emerging technologies, including AI and automation tools, and serve as a role model for professional excellence both within AstraZeneca and in external forums
• Meaningfully contribute to BD team mission for AZ to be regarded as partner of choice

Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

• 5+ years in life sciences industry
• Experience and background working in a business development, licensing or commercial business role in the biopharma or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong oncology deal sheet including transaction leadership experience across various technology areas, with successful closure of multiple significant license or collaboration transactions as transaction lead

• Broad knowledge of oncology disease areas, drug development activities and commercial processes within the pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent ability to establish and act on priorities
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to contribute to and fully understand the complex architecture of contracts, scientific and financial evaluations
• Strong communicator with ability to work collaboratively across matrixed organizations, effectively communicate to and influence leaders through data‑driven storytelling, and interact effectively across multiple disciplines internally
• Extensive experience interacting effectively with third parties including senior representatives of peer companies, banks, venture capital firms, and other external partners
• Capable of representing AZ at external partnering events and industry forums
• Capable of making effective decisions, acting courageously and communicating with conviction and inspiration at all levels

Advanced degree in relevant field

In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. We work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. Flexible arrangements are considered to respect individual flexibility.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $200,799 to $301,199. Positions offer eligibility for various incentives, including short‑term incentive bonuses, equity‑based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (vacation, holiday, leaves), health, dental and vision coverage in accordance with plan terms.

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