Director, Partnerships Office

Role

Location:

Waltham, MA

We are Alloy Therapeutics —a biotechnology ecosystem company empowering the global scientific community to make better medicines together. Through a community of partners, we democratize access to pre-competitive tools, technologies, services, and company creation capabilities that are foundational for discovering and developing therapeutic biologics. The company facilitates affordable, non-exclusive access to the entire drug discovery community from academic scientists, small and medium biotech, to the largest biopharma.

At Alloy, we believe our industry should compete on getting the best drugs to patients as quickly as possible, not exclusive access to the best platforms. As a reflection of our relentless commitment to the scientific community, we reinvest 100% of our revenue in innovation and access to innovation.

MAY THE BEST DRUG WIN.

Alloy has evolved from a startup into a global biotechnology infrastructure company operating 11 divisions across 5 research sites in 4 countries on 3 continents. Our model - Integrated Independence - combines centralized capabilities with entrepreneurial operating divisions. Successful members thrive in our shared culture of accountability, deliberate trust, and open communication. As a team we aspire to work together to exceed expectations and collectively contribute across the global organization to always maintain our nimble, startup culture.

At Alloy, we have an ethos of “Mentorship-By-Apprenticeship” in all of our positions. We strive to have workers in the office when needed to interact organically and face-to-face. Of course, as a lab-based operation, our cells and animals grow 7 days a week, 365 days per year. We respect and value our colleagues for their hard work that requires them to be in the lab every day.

We ask our people who have more flexible accommodations, like this position, to appreciate their colleagues who have less flexibility. We are all one team!

Alloy’s Partnership Office runs one of the most active BD operations in biotech, with dozens of live threads spanning platform licensing, co-development, R&D service partnerships, and company creation. The pace is high, the work is varied, and most things are moving at once.

This role is how that activity turns into outcomes.

You’ll work directly with the Chief Business Officer and, for better or worse, have frequent communication with the CEO. As an execution and strategy partner, you will be translating conversations, ideas, and partial inputs into clear, high-quality deliverables that move work forward, whether that’s a partner follow-up, a proposal, or materials for an upcoming meeting.

The work is fast-moving and not always fully scoped. You’ll need to prioritize effectively, ask questions when needed, and independently drive work to completion. A typical day might start with a few messages across different partnership threads and quickly turn into deliverables around in-flight initiatives for partners or leadership.

This role operates similarly to a Chief of Staff, with a focus on execution rather than coordination. It is not administrative or logistical, dedicated support exists for that. The focus here is maintaining momentum across all active work streams within partnerships and ensuring nothing stalls. For someone looking to build a career in partnerships or strategy, this role offers early ownership and direct exposure to how deals come together across the biotech ecosystem.

• Own and produce a high volume of partnership deliverables (i.e. proposals, decks, emails, term sheets, and briefing documents) at speed and level that is partner-ready.
• Operate as an extension of the Chief Business Officer, advancing priorities, following up without prompting, and keeping work streams moving.
• Manage cross-divisional pipeline initiatives across all active threads: follow up with counter parties, and flag where things are slowing down.
• Build clear, effective materials that translate partnership ideas into something others can quickly understand and act on.
• Draft external communications, including partner outreach, follow-ups, and…