Business Development Manager – Licensing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Identify and establish external business opportunities for out-licensing, co-development, and other structured transactions.

• Spearhead the creation and presentation of business cases for prioritized external opportunities, incorporating analyses, assumptions, risks, and contributions from both internal and external sources.

• Initiate, manage, and present external opportunities with minimal supervision.

• Oversee cross-functional due diligence and alliance management across R&D, CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Operations, and Finance, including executive reporting and serving as the primary business development contact when necessary.

• Manage business development operations and transactions, which include drafting proposals, developing term sheets, negotiating, closing deals, and handling alliance management.

• Assist in defining and updating the business development and licensing strategy to align with corporate and portfolio objectives.

• Represent Biocytogen at industry events, investor meetings, and partnering conferences, fostering and maintaining relationships with participants in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.

⛳️ Requirements

• Ph.D. in pharmacology, immunology, cancer biology, or a related biomedical science discipline.

• Robust background in antibody drug discovery, encompassing target validation and hit-to-lead optimization.

• Proficient in interpreting complex biological data, such as affinity, specificity, and in vivo efficacy, and translating it into therapeutic and licensing narratives.

• Familiarity with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), bispecific antibodies, and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).

• Strong strategic thinking skills to align internal scientific platform capabilities with the pipeline gaps of pharmaceutical partners.

• Bilingual proficiency in Mandarin and English for global R&D and business communications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance

• 401K with Company Match

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Sick Days & Holidays