Associate Director, Alliance Management

Take ownership of several strategic partnerships, including at least one high-profile partner, to ensure successful partnership collaboration, facilitate achievement of partnership milestones and manage stakeholders through strategic challenges.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned partnerships and associated programs/projects to support partners’ strategic objectives
• Manage governance mechanisms by developing and aligning meeting content, handling logistics and managing follow up internally and with partner counterparts
• Project manage collaborative initiatives like technical transfers, regulatory affairs document preparation with internal and cross-partnership teams
• Proactively identify program level challenges, raise awareness and provide transparency to company leadership and relevant stakeholders while leading cross-functional teams through strategic analysis and planning to address these challenges
• Take ownership and project manage drafting, aligning and finalizing supplementary agreements, or agreement re-negotiations, within specified timelines or as needed by the program to enable program progress and minimize potential impact to key timelines
• Monitor program activities on both sides of the partnership to ensure compliance with partnering agreements and provide guidance to team members on contract compliance matters
• Track key partnership developments, e.g., milestones, deliverables, and development / commercial timelines, to ensure fulfillment of agreement obligations
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams (R&D, BD, CMC, Regulatory, Commercial, Manufacturing, Legal, etc.) to ensure constructive collaboration with the partner and that deliverables, such as data delivery, clinical trial milestones, drug supply needs, or commercialization plans, are met in a timely manner
• Provide visibility on partnerships to senior leadership and partnership stakeholders through regular and ad hoc reports and presentations on partnership status
• Contribute to development of alliance management department internal knowledge management and organization resources by identifying opportunities and developing content
• Manage ad-hoc administrative activities with vendors, supporting functions and enterprise resource management tools
• Support fellow AM team members with specific partnerships by tracking partnership developments and provide an extra set of eyes and hands as needed
• Contribute to BD team initiatives by reviewing draft term sheets and license agreements to ensure feasibility for AM execution post deal and support ad hoc analysis as needed

(Note: This is an Alliance Management role. Business Development related responsibilities are limited.)

Job requirements -

Education/Qualifications:

1. At least 5 years of working experience in the pharma or biotech industry
2. Minimum Master degree in related fields or business/economics. Ph.D.in natural sciences/MBA preferred
3. Experience in successful cross-border partnerships preferred
4. Experience in professional services delivery and client-facing responsibility preferred

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

1. A structured communicator. Fluent in both spoken and written Chinese is a plus
2. A problem solver with a collaborative nature
3. Networking and negotiating skills
4. Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams across functions
5. Strong understanding for drug development and ability learn about new technology, science and industry trends

HengRui USA/Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against because of a disability.

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by Management.