Business Development Manager – Licensing

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

📋 Description

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

• Direct the creation and presentation of business cases for prioritized external opportunities, providing recommendations to the management team backed by thorough analyses, key assumptions, and risk assessments, alongside necessary internal and external inputs.

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

• Oversee cross-functional due diligence and alliance management, coordinating efforts with R&D, CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Operations, and Finance, and serve as the primary BD contact person in certain cases.

• Manage BD operations and transactions, including proposals, TS developments, negotiations, deal closures, and alliance management.

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

• Represent Biocytogen at industry, investor, and partnering conferences while cultivating and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Strong expertise in antibody drug discovery, with a comprehensive understanding of target validation and hit-to-lead optimization.

• Proven capability to analyze complex biological data (affinity, specificity, and in vivo efficacy) and convert it into a persuasive therapeutic and licensing narrative.

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

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

• Bilingual in Mandarin and English, facilitating effective communication between global R&D and business sectors.

🏝️ 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