Associate Director, Alliance Management, Global Business Development

Join a Legacy of Innovation 125 Years and Counting!

Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging our world-class science and technology. With more than 125 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 18,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people. In addition to a strong portfolio of medicines for cardiovascular diseases, under the Group’s 2025 Vision to become a “Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive Advantage in Oncology,” Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders.   

Summary

This position is responsible for managing multiple alliances with supervision and is independently responsible for managing and directing the activities for alliances with minimal supervision, as assigned. This position assists with the planning and allocation of required resources to ensure effective relationships and help maximize the value of our partnerships. This position implements process improvements and assists in risk identification, escalating issues as necessary. This position resolves alliance conflicts with supervision and solves routine problems using experience and judgment; seeking guidance for non-routine decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partnership Management: Manages multiple alliances with supervision and manages governance of alliances independently. Becomes familiar with relevant therapeutic areas and development stages of alliances and builds stakeholder knowledge of key alliance-management activities.
• Relationship Management: Establishes trusted relationships with key partners and other alliance stakeholders (e.g., function head, project lead).
• Contracts: Reviews and provides input on alliance-management related provisions of contracts prior to approval. Can read and understand legal contract language, with some support for more complex provisions.
• Conflict Identification and Resolution: Identifies potential project risks and implements appropriate resolution and/or escalates as necessary. Contributes to the design of process improvements. Supports internal alignment of conflict management and leads resolution process, with supervision.

Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Educational Qualifications (from an accredited college or university)

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Master's Degree preferred
• MBA preferred
• PhD preferred

Experience Qualifications

• 10 or more years pharmaceutical-industry experience or commensurate education/experience preferred
• 4 or more years alliance-management experience, and an understanding of pharmaceutical development, project management, and new product planning. preferred
• Experience working in or with multiple functional areas within a pharmaceutical organization preferred

Travel

Ability to travel up to 20%

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.