Associate Director, Business Development Discovery Transactions

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The Associate Director/Director, Business Development & Licensing (BD&L) Discovery Transactions will be part of a seasoned team of transaction leads located in Rahway, NJ, West Point, PA, Cambridge, MA, and South San Francisco, CA. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and negotiating a broad spectrum of transactions supporting our company’s Research Laboratories in the discovery and preclinical stage across therapeutic and functional areas with external academic, government, and industry partners worldwide.

This position will be based in our offices in Rahway, NJ or West Point, PA and will report to a Director in the BD&L Discovery Transactions group.

• Collaborating closely with research scientists, management, legal, and external partners to negotiate material transfers, licenses, evaluations, consortia, research collaborations, and other agreements to establish external scientific partnerships.
• Negotiating with external counterparts to execute appropriate agreements in a timely manner in support of our Research Division objectives and compliance policies.
• Educating and influencing our Research Division scientists and management in the executional and relational aspects of external partnering.
• Participation and networking at industry-academia professional events to establish our Research Division as a partner of choice.

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline required; an advanced degree in business, law, or science is a plus.
• A minimum of 5 years work experience in one or more pharmaceutical or biotech companies.
• Experience in transactions with academic institutions, biotech, and/or pharma; contract drafting and negotiation experience desired.
• Demonstrated leadership, judgment, and creativity in applying analytical frameworks and solutions to business- and discovery-stage scientific issues.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with client groups.
• Understanding of scientific principles and the drug-development process.
• Candidate must demonstrate superb interpersonal skills and the ability to influence without authority.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and organizational skills are essential.

• Business Development
• Compliance Policies
• Contract Negotiations
• Contracts
• Contractual Drafting
• Drafting Agreements
• Due Diligence
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Scientific Research
• Transaction Management

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• Some travel (10%).
• Hybrid work model: employees in office-based positions will be working a hybrid schedule of three total days on-site per week (Monday–Thursday), with Friday remote unless business critical tasks require on-site presence.
• Salary range: $ – $.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, health‑care and other insurance benefits, retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive may be available.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, Merck provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a Federal Contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Apply online at  The Final date to receive applications is stated in the posting.

Based in Rahway, NJ or West Point, PA, with no relocation required. Travel: 10%.

San Francisco Residents and Los Angeles Residents: qualified applicants will be considered under local Fair Chance ordinances.

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