Business Development Manager – Licensing

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

📋 Description

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

• Oversee the creation and presentation of business cases for prioritized external opportunities, providing recommendations to the management team based on thorough analyses, key assumptions, and risk assessments, along with necessary internal and external insights.

• Proactively initiate, lead, and present external opportunities with minimal supervision.

• Drive cross-functional due diligence and alliance management, coordinating efforts with R&D, CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Operations, Finance, and executive reporting, occasionally serving as the primary BD contact.

• Monitor BD operations and transactions, including proposal development, TS advancements, negotiations, deal finalization, and alliance management.

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

• Represent Biocytogen at industry, investor, and partnering conferences, fostering and maintaining relationships with a diverse array of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry participants.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Solid background in antibody drug discovery, with comprehensive knowledge of target validation and hit-to-lead optimization.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex biological data (affinity, specificity, and in vivo efficacy) and convert it into a persuasive therapeutic and licensing narrative.

• Familiarity with current antibody modalities, including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), bispecific antibodies, and ADCs.

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

• Bilingual in Mandarin and English to effectively facilitate global R&D and business communications.

🏝️ Benefits

• BIOCYTOGEN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at BIOCYTOGEN BOSTON CORP are based upon one’s qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are offered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status, military status, disability, mental illness, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy governs all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, selection, job assignment, promotions, transfers, compensation, discipline, termination, layoff, access to benefits and training, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.