Associate Director, Alliance & Integration Management

Associate Director, Alliance & Integration Management

This is what you will do:

• Represent Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease Unit, on a variety of partnerships including active strategic alliances and other post-deal corporate partnering initiatives thereby ensuring partnering deals’ objectives are realized, facilitate strategic discussions and decision-making processes, manage contractual and business issues, and lead effective cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the ongoing business relationship with various partners throughout the post-deal partnership life cycle:
  • Plan and manage the operational aspects of alliances, including kick-offs, joint governance committees, ensuring alliance effectiveness and appropriate communications, coordination of activities, managing escalation, solving business problems, negotiating with partners on related agreements
  • Proactively track, monitor, and communicate contract milestones, obligations, and any financial payments to stakeholders
  • Manage process for review and approval of reports and payments
  • Develop strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Work with project teams to evaluate and resolve any business / contractual issues in an equitable and timely manner
  • Perform periodic alliance health checks
• Set specific and measurable performance objectives, standards, and accountabilities for each assigned collaboration, ensuring the vision, goals, and objectives of the alliance are aligned and communicated between the collaborators
• Maintain regular, timely and accurate reporting to key stakeholders on assigned projects
• Lead efforts to ensure a smooth transition from pre-deal term sheet to post-deal wind-down for all assigned Alexion deals, including alliances, post-merger integrations, and divesture / out-license initiatives
• Help to drive the alliance management strategy for Alexion and assists in the development of alliance management capabilities across the organization, such as staying abreast of new developments and trends, industry benchmarking, and identifying new capabilities
• Lead special partnering initiatives, with coordination of cross-functional teams for post-merger integration and out-licensing, as assigned
• Contribute to business development initiatives including pre-deal diligence reviews and negotiation of alliance-related agreements

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Extensive relevant multi-disciplinary experience pharmaceutical/biotech industry, which may include business development, licensing, finance, legal, project management, strategic planning, R&D, commercial, GxP / quality, or manufacturing
• Extensive experience in alliance management leadership
• Knowledge of the drug development process relevant to pharmaceutical / biotech organizations
• Ability to translate complex contract terms and conditions into strategic and operational elements for both internal and external parties
• Tact and diplomacy for interacting with people from different cultures and at every level of an organization
• Experience managing and resolving issues, risks, and conflicts
• Proven ability to operate independently, with minimal direct day-to-day supervision
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, including internationally as required
• The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

Desirable:

• Bachelor’s degree specifically in business, legal, finance or life sciences discipline
• Relevant graduate-level degree and/or other professional certifications
• Experience training others on best practices for collaborative business relationships

• Experience managing post-merger integrations and asset divesture / out-licenses
• Proficiency with a wide range of data and information types, which may include scientific, clinical, legal, regulatory, business, and financial matters
• Experience with co-commercialization partnerships

• Successful track record of managing large cross-functional teams of without direct authority
• Ability to business relationships with existing and potential alliance partners, including evaluating and recommending opportunities

Location: Barcelona, Spain.

The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment.  As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours, with flexibility for occasional availability outside of standard business hours.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.