Job Description Summary
Job Description Summary
The Business Development Director for Biosimilars will lead strategic initiatives to identify evaluate and execute business development opportunities that strengthen the companys biosimilars portfolio. This role requires deep industry knowledge preferably in Biosimilars, strong negotiation skills and the ability to build partnerships that drive long-term growth in a highly competitive and regulated environment.
Your Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Strategic Leadership:
o Develop and implement global BD strategy for biosimilars aligned with corporate objectives.
o Identify market trends, competitive landscape and emerging opportunities in biosimilars.
* Deal Origination & Execution:
o Source, evaluate and negotiate licensing, co-development and acquisition opportunities.
o Lead end-to-end deal process including due diligence, valuation and contract negotiations.
* Partnership Management:
o Build and maintain relationships with key external partners.
o Represent the company in high-level discussions.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration:
o Work closely with R&D, Regulatory, Legal, Finance and Commercial teams to ensure seamless execution of BD projects.
o Provide strategic input on portfolio planning and lifecycle management.
* Market & Financial Analysis:
o Review and understand financial modelling and business case development for potential deals.
What youll bring to the role
What youll bring to the role
Essential Requirements
* Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy or Business (MBA preferred).
* Minimum 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with at least 5 years in BD/Alliance management in biosimilars or biologics.
* Proven track record of executing complex BD transactions (licensing, M&A, partnerships).
* Strong understanding of global biosimilars market, regulatory pathways and commercialization strategies.
* Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Youll receive
Youll receive
Sandoz has an employee-first approach and thats why your personal growth is so important to us. You will have access to Coursera and other learning platforms with more than 200000 learning videos and 5000 courses.
In addition to the various learning opportunities we offer company benefits such as:
* 30 days of annual leave
* Holiday allowance
* Additional rewards for special occasions (e.g. service length awards, marriage celebration etc.)
* Company pension schemes and capital formation benefits
* Parental leave
* Other offerings such as bike leasing
Why Sandoz
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100 countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions and partnerships we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues who in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful flexible-hybrid careers where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building an outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.
The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.
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Skills Desired
* Alliance Management
* B2B Software
* Biosimilar Drugs
* Business Development
* Collaboration
* Creativity
* Customer Experience
* Due Diligence
* E-Learning
* Evaluation
* Financial Modeling
* Global Business Development
* Intellectual Property (IP)
* Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
* Promotion
* Marketing
* Sales Scouting
* Search
* Selling Skills
* Transactions
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
* Business Development
* Sales Experience
* Direct Sales
* B2B Sales
* Marketing
* Sales Pipeline
* Salesforce
* Strategic Planning
* Enterprise Sales
* Negotiation
* Lead Generation
* Contracts
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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