Business Development – External Innovations

Job not on LinkedIn

🕒 May 8

🦀 Maryland – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $144k - $244k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💰 Business Development (BDR)

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Receive Emails For Remote Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

Uwi (AI Recruiter by HeroHunt.ai)

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

11 - 50 employees

👥 HR Tech

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

☁️ SaaS

HR Tech • Artificial Intelligence • SaaS

Uwi (AI Recruiter by HeroHunt. ai) is an innovative recruitment platform that automates the full cycle of talent acquisition. It is powered by advanced AI technologies such as RecruitGPT, which enables it to conduct AI-driven candidate searches and screenings. Uwi can autonomously reach out to potential candidates and personalize outreach using prompt-based AI. Its platform integrates with various data sources to find candidates globally, offering services such as LinkedIn profile searches and outreach automation to provide efficient recruitment solutions with minimal effort from users. This service aims to reduce the time and costs associated with hiring by leveraging AI's capabilities to find the best talent worldwide.

📋 Description

• Drive external innovation initiatives and support long-term growth within the organization. • Identify, evaluate, and execute strategic partnerships, licensing opportunities, collaborations, and other inorganic growth initiatives across the biotech and life sciences landscape. • Develop and execute external innovation and business development strategies aligned with the company’s long-term growth objectives and overall business strategy. • Identify, evaluate, and lead inorganic growth opportunities, including acquisitions, strategic partnerships, collaborations, co-development agreements, licensing opportunities, distribution agreements, and joint ventures. • Partner closely with internal stakeholders across strategy, innovation, marketing, R&D, legal, and finance to align business development activities with organizational priorities. • Support the creation and ongoing refinement of strategic roadmaps for key growth areas through market analysis, competitive intelligence, and opportunity assessment. • Support and lead negotiations related to partnerships, licensing agreements, collaborations, and other strategic transactions. • Develop business cases and financial models to assess commercial opportunities and support executive decision-making. • Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, including biotech and pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, investors, and industry leaders. • Represent the organization at industry conferences, networking events, and external meetings to strengthen market presence and identify new opportunities.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in business development, corporate development, strategic partnerships, or M&A within the biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry. • Demonstrated experience leading or supporting strategic partnerships, licensing agreements, collaborations, joint ventures, or acquisitions. • Strong experience with contract negotiations, deal structuring, and cross-functional stakeholder management. • Proven ability to conduct or support commercial, financial, legal, and scientific due diligence activities. • Experience developing and executing business development strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives. • Strong understanding of the biotech/life sciences market landscape, including emerging technologies, competitive trends, and innovation pipelines. • Ability to build and maintain relationships with industry leaders, academic institutions, venture capital/investment groups, and external partners. • Experience working cross-functionally with R&D, marketing, strategy, legal, finance, and executive leadership teams. • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, including experience with market analysis, competitive intelligence, and financial modeling. • Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. • Self-motivated and highly collaborative, with the ability to work independently in a remote environment. • Willingness and ability to travel up to 30%, including international travel. • Advanced degree preferred, ideally a PhD in a relevant scientific discipline; MBA or other advanced business training is a plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Performance-related bonus • Medical, dental and vision insurance • 401(k) matching plan • Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance • Employee assistance programs • Paid time off (PTO)