Vp, Head of External Innovation Non-oncology

vor 3 Wochen


Darmstadt, Deutschland Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany Vollzeit

Work Your Magic with us

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans - so do we Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

**Your role**:In this highly visible and impactful role you'll have the chance to directly contribute to the company's pipeline expansion and will be key in helping us achieve our long-term portfolio strategy.

Key accountabilities:

- Accountable for Search & Evaluation (S&E) and Scientific and Technical Due Diligence (S&T DD) of all preclinical and clinical stage assets in the non-Oncology areas overall
- Lead team of S&E and DD Leads, who are responsible for proactive search, technical evaluations and due diligences developing R&D and GCD position and alignment on assessments.
- Develop and align in collaboration with Neurology & Immunology, CM&E and Fertility TA executive leadership teams (TASELTs) the search scope in these areas
- Lead opportunistic "white space" search and S&T diligence and shape infrastructure including external advisor scientific and technical network to support evaluations and BD deals in non-TASELT opportunistic areas.
- Collaborate with RDCM members and build pool of DD resources that can be leveraged for early and nimble evaluations
- In collaboration with the scientific competitive intelligence and insights group, develop and maintain real-time landscapes that are aligned to strategy to drive proactive scouting and quick assessments of opportunities
- Partner closely with BD counterpart/s to ensure synergy and integration of EI process with BD process.
- Responsible for review of content driven by S&E and DD leads in non-oncology areas that are presented to decision making bodies and accountable for respective EI recommendations to the decision-making process.
- Build, develop and retain industry leading S&E and S&T DD team that will help achieve EI related targets for R&D.
- Build strong external network, represent the Organization at respective conferences and events & promote the company as partner of choice

**Who you are**

**Minimum qualifications**:

- MD/PhD/Pharm D degree in life sciences with 12+ years of healthcare R&D and drug development experience
- In depth knowledge and experience of drug development, spanning research and development.
- Previous leadership experience in search, evaluation and scientific due diligence is required. Strong understanding of partnering and BD process is required.
- Minimum 5 years of external innovation and/or business development experience is required. Matrix leadership/asset strategy leadership roles is a plus.
- Experience as a functional/organizational leader and line manager or proven track record of leading project strategy teams and/or matrix teams

**Preferred qualifications**:

- Ability to build effective working relationships within a short period of time
- Strong scientific and technical experience in R&D. Thorough understanding of R&D and CMC functions with proven ability to lead S&T diligences
- Solid understanding of business analyses, and ability to assess how an opportunity could fit with the business strategy
- Ability to influence and manage internal and external stakeholder expectations.
- Ability to work in intense, fast paced, matrixed, multinational work environment
- Demonstrated experience in positioning and presentation, (negotiation/deal structuring experience a plus)
- Ability to see opportunities and create value beyond the obvious by e.g., combining expertise of different partners

**What we offer**:We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress



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