Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Aldevron, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.
At Aldevron, we deliver world-class CDMO services that accelerate the development of groundbreaking therapies. Our mission is to be the engine of innovation for genomic medicine pioneers. As a member of our team, you'll help bring life-changing innovations to life-impacting millions around the world. We bring together deep scientific expertise, an unwavering commitment to quality, and a collaborative spirit to drive progress. Whether you're launching your career or bringing years of experience, we value the unique perspective you bring. Join us and become part of a mission-driven team advancing science and unlocking human potential-one discovery at a time.
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The Director of Business Insights and Market Intelligence role is pivotal to strategy creation and deployment across the organization and will drive market and competitive research and analysis. The Director will also own the end-to-end process of negotiating and securing out-licensing for key technology assets. The ideal candidate has an outstanding ability to bring rigor and data to bear on strategic decisions and has a successful track-record of deal-making and ability to create and maintain strong client relationships. This person must be excited to roll up their sleeves to own and drive every aspect of strategy creation - starting with building complex models through slide writing and artful storytelling.
This role is part of the Strategy team and will be fully remote. You will report to the VP of Strategy responsible for end-to-end strategic planning across the organization.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Lead strategic planning, the development and deployment across Aldevron from start to finish- more specifically from insight generation to strategic storylines for executive level audiences
Drive primary and secondary research on market, customers, and competitors. Own analysis to identify trends, customer dynamics, growth drivers, opportunities and competitive threats. Synthesize insights into recommendations and provide regular updates to leadership
Create business cases for strategic initiatives, organic and inorganic growth opportunities, along with technology licensing and other potential opportunities. Own, contribute to, and evaluate complex models based on large data sets market analysis, forecasting, and the evaluation of opportunities
Evaluate new markets qualitatively and quantitatively and formulate perspectives on opportunity for Aldevron, assess competitive positioning, and conduct gap analysis to identify areas of differentiation and focused growth
Lead negotiations and manage the end-to-end process of securing business deals and licensing agreements, ensuring favorable terms and conditions for all transaction documents, including Confidential Data Agreements, Letters of Intent, Term Sheets, License Agreements, Collaboration Agreements and Intellectual Property Licenses in close partnership with intellectual property colleagues including internal and external legal counsel
The essential requirements of the job include:
Bachelor's degree in biotechnology, genetics, cell and gene therapy, biomedicine, chemistry, biology, life sciences or related disciplines; top tier MBA, PhD or other graduate degree
Proven experience and 10+ years leading strategic projects in health care industry as well as driving business development opportunities from start to finish, with at least 5+ years at a top tier consulting firm
Significant analytical expertise and techniques with an outstanding ability to synthesize data into insights to inform strategic decisions; the ability to model and interpret complex data and market trends
Ability to understand and evaluate complex technologies and processes related to cell and gene therapies (CGT)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate complex business and scientific issues with any audience and strong project management skills
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
Ability to travel -
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
Cell and gene therapies, CDMOs, and/or bioprocessing
Aldevron, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
At Aldevron we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Aldevron can provide.
The annual salary range for this role is $140,000 - $200,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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