Director, Corporate Development

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, engage with, and evaluate external opportunities aligned with R&D Oncology strategies
• Partner with Competitive Intelligence to understand therapeutic landscapes and define competitive landscapes for targets of interest
• Present new opportunity summaries and recommendations to therapeutic area leadership at regular triage meetings
• Oversee and guide cross-functional scientific diligence teams to evaluate selected opportunities
• Collaborate with Corporate Development transaction colleagues to prepare and present opportunity proposals to Senior Leadership
• Partner with Business leads to help define the structure and terms for strategic proposals

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of professional/scientific experience, Master's degree with 10+ years, or PhD/PharmD/DVM/MD with 5-8+ years of experience
• Deep understanding of drug discovery and development within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
• Significant expertise in Oncology, Inflammation, or Virology
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex scientific information to leadership
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple parallel activities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Search and Evaluation role
• Significant scientific and Biotech/Pharma experience (candidates without prior corporate development experience will be strongly considered)

About the Company

Gilead is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that has tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, and cancer for more than 35 years. We work relentlessly to develop therapies that improve lives and ensure global access to life-changing scientific innovations.