Join our motivated team in Business Development & Strategy (BD&S) and grow with exciting challenges. Merz Therapeutics is a specialty neuroscience company committed to grow our global development and commercial portfolios through strategic partnerships and acquisitions. As Director Search & Evaluation (m/f/d) you will be leading external engagement and technical diligence for potential partnerships. This will include the following activities: Act as an ambassador for Merz Therapeutics by identifying, evaluating, and building relationships with potential partners in key therapeutic areas. Lead cross-functional due diligence processes, including scientific, clinical, and operational assessments of partnership opportunities. Organize and deliver multi-functional technical due diligence deliverables, presentations, and recommendations in support of partnership opportunities. Provide insights on scientific trends and support evaluations in neuroscience and other therapeutic areas as needed. Contribute to strategic discussions, competitor analysis, and disease area reviews. Support outreach and technical due diligence for out-licensing activities of internal assets. Provide support to broader BD&S initiatives during peak periods. Successful completed university degree in natural sciences, PhD, MD, or equivalent preferred. 10 years of experience in biopharma industry, including at least 5 years in an external search & evaluation related role. Established industry network and history of participation in successful transactions. Proven track record in identifying and evaluating partnership opportunities. Hands-on experience with cross-functional technical due diligence. Strong understanding of drug development and the biopharma landscape, ideally combined with familiarity of science and medical trends in neuroscience. Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills. Ability to work cross-functionally and manage complex projects with global stakeholders. You will continuously develop your distinctive expertise and broaden your view by acting in global cross-functional teams. Becoming part of international Merz Therapeutics and industrynetworks to deliver high priority, high visibility projects. Experiencing intellectual and constructive challenge daily. Attractive remuneration with extensive social benefits, and above-average vacation days. Hybrid working model (50:50) that enables a good work-life balance. Attractive location in Frankfurt am Main with good transport links, modern workplaces, and a high-quality company restaurant. Variety of employer-subsidized benefits such as gym membership “Wellpass”, transport offers and other Corporate Benefits. Global family business with flat hierarchies and an open, respectful corporate culture. Welcome to Merz Therapeutics, a leading pharmaceutical company that helps people with movement disorders, neurological diseases, liver diseases and other health conditions regain their quality of life. We are proud to be a family-owned and value-driven company that has been dedicated to serving the needs of our patients for 110 years and is now a global innovation leader with products in more than 90 countries. Our goal is to use our products to improve treatment outcomes for patients around the world, thereby reducing the burden of suffering for affected people and their surroundings. Our dedication and commitment to relentless research and development is to ensure that unmet patient needs are identified and appropriate treatments are provided. Therefore, become part of our international and motivated Merz Therapeutics family now and help us achieve our goal: "BETTER OUTCOMES FOR MORE PATIENTS