Senior Director, Business Development Biologics Lead

March 21

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.

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Making biology easier to engineer.

cultured ingredients • biological engineering • metabolic engineering • gmos • synthetic biology

501 - 1000

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 Grant on 2023-10

Description

• Responsible for building the Biologics partnering strategy • Leading the expansion of Ginkgo’s partnership in the Biologics space • Crafting and pitching external narrative and technical offerings • Managing matrixed and direct reports • Coordinating with enterprise account leads • Leading agreement discussions, structuring deals, and negotiation with potential partners • Growing Ginkgo’s network within the biopharma ecosystem • Participating in long-term planning and annual operating planning • Representing Ginkgo at industry events • Traveling for conferences or partner meetings

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or science; a PhD and Master degree in life science will be a plus • Minimum 12 years of experience plus PhD (or equivalent experience with a Bachelor's) • Demonstrated account management track record and experience in negotiating complex deals • Business development experience with attractive deal sheets • Deep understanding of drug discovery and development across Biologics • Ability to proactively identify problems for potential clients and offer solutions • Recognized business leader in biopharma pre-clinical research and development partnering • Demonstrated networks to CSOs, Heads of Research, and Business Development at biotech and large pharma companies • Prior experience within a fast-growth company or entrepreneurial environment • Excellent communication and presentation skills • Demonstrated commitment, self-motivation, and drive, and enthusiasm about being a part of Ginkgo’s mission

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision coverage • Health spending accounts • Voluntary benefits • Leave of absence policies • Employee Assistance Program • 401(k) program with employer contribution • 8 paid holidays • Full-week winter shutdown • Unlimited Paid Time Off policy