In-Licensing Scout and Partnering Associate

Key responsibilities

• Bolster the in-licensing pipeline with innovative oncology products by:
• Driving scouting activities in selected territories
• Developing new digital scouting methodologies to identify licensing opportunities
• Prepare, conduct, and follow up partnering discussions at international partnering events
• Regularly nurture contacts with high-potential companies having preclinical/early clinical therapeutic pipelines, in alignment with the company’s licensing focus
• Champion programs at internal meetings during the early stages of the evaluation process
• Facilitate follow-up interactions with potential partners for programs under evaluation
• Maintain the internal database of in-licensing programs up to date
• Collaborate with the evaluation and negotiation team during the in-licensing process
• Valorize company’s technologies (e.g., MultilinkTM and AbYlinkTM) through the establishment of collaborations with biotech/pharma
• Apply key learnings and insights from multiple external sources to foster innovation

Your profile

• Advanced degree (PhD) in life sciences (oncology preferred)
• At least 2-4 years professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry (sourcing
• therapeutic assets, business analysis in pharma/biotech) or equivalent experience in
• the academia
• Business acumen, experience in partnering and licensing processes a plus
• Outgoing, curious, creative, and versatile personality, with outstanding teamwork

Skills

• Excellent command of English (written and verbal) and confidence to interact with Clevel stakeholders
• Talent in creating/nurturing professional relationships
• Structured approach to work, ability to prioritize and high resilience
• High degree of self-motivation and ownership, with a positive “can-do” attitude
• Excellent mastery of database manipulations and web-based communication channels
• Availability to travel (approx. 15%)