Job Title: Business Development Manager – Global Health
Location: London/Edinburgh/Stevenage
Job Type: Permanent
Agencies: We will only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.
LifeArc, we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about making life science life changing that can improve patients’ lives.
A bit about the role:
LifeArc is a self-funded medical research organisation focused on delivering patient impact in areas of the greatest unmet need.
LifeArc’s Global Health Focus Area includes three Translational Challenges (TC) in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Emerging Viral Threats (EVT) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) each seeking to progress healthcare solutions that will help rapidly diagnose infections and reduce morbidity and mortality. Partnerships launched include the PACE AMR Programme, iiCON, Crick Africa Network, ReACT Africa and the Africa Drug Discovery Accelerator.
The Business Development Manager role will report to the BD Lead for Global Health and work within a team of specialists in LifeArc’s Partnerships Team. The post holder will be responsible for identifying, negotiating and managing multiple key strategic partnerships across Global Health and will work alongside Science Leads for the Translational Challenges and become embedded in the Global Health team.
About you:
You will develop networks with key organisations and develop relationships to enable clear understanding of landscapes of interest, and to assess potential partnership opportunities
Lead or support deal-related projects , explore and build high quality business cases for opportunities to advance scientific innovation towards patient benefit
Support negotiation of term sheets for prioritised opportunities and, with Legal, negotiate contracts according to LifeArc’s needs and requirements, managing all stakeholders and governance processes as appropriate, with support from senior team members
Working with science leads, provide BD input into internal projects and initiatives, bringing external insight and driving evaluation of new opportunities and key decisions in support of strategy
Use and/or develop best practise guidelines and standards, using and promoting a learning mindset across the BD team and the LifeArc organisation to allow BD to drive organisational success
Implement LifeArc’s EDI strategy and principles in the identification, progression and delivery of partnership opportunities
Education & experience:
Life sciences degree
Ph.D. or MBA or other equivalent postgraduate qualification
Experience in working with and across matrix teams
Experience in working in line with internal policies and internal guidance
Experience of drug and/or diagnostic discovery & development within the global health and/or infectious diseases fie
Skills & abilities:
Demonstrable influencing skills and ability to represent LifeArc in a wide variety of forums independently
Deep understanding of Life Sciences partnering, contracts and relationships and experience of relationship management within global health
Knowledge of, and network in global health, and awareness of this ecosystem in which LifeArc operates
Ability to assess risk and make appropriate judgements about potential actions
Demonstrable skills in having developed networks in infectious diseases and/or Global Health
You will be able to demonstrate impact by having brought developed business opportunities to appropriate governance forums for decision making
What we can offer you:
Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.
Join us, and you’ll have the scope to be creative and take measured risks. You’ll be rewarded for your curiosity, for working as one team, and for learning fast. And you’ll have everything you need to be your best every day.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated in building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate and you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.
