9/12/2018 Senior Manager/Associate Director, Business Development - Beam Therapeautics

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Senior Manager/Associate Director, Business

Development

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Submit your resume to careers@beamtx.com

Please list this job title in the Subject of your email. Qualified candidates will be
contacted immediately!

As the Senior Manager or Associate Director of Business Development, you

will help drive Beam’s business development and alliance management
activities, as well as support strategy, new product planning, and public
relations functions. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven individual
looking for a broad-based experience in a fast-paced, dynamic, biotech
start-up environment. This versatile and highly motivated individual will wear
many hats and will have the capacity to drive numerous projects forward
simultaneously. You will work in close collaboration with the management
team and scientists to ensure that emerging options for our programs are
based on solid scientific foundations, accurate feasibility assessments, and
grounded in realistic, corporate-aligned goals.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate with Beam scientists, legal and administrative staff, and

external legal firms to manage workflow in delivering academic/industry
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collaborations (SRAs, MSAs, MTAs, CDAs, etc.).

Manage non-standard contracts including consulting agreements with
scientific/medical advisors, and agreements with manufacturers and other
vendors.
Organize and project manage the search & evaluation process, including
leading due diligence processes with internal and external input to support
timely and effective transaction decisions
Support partnering activities, including contributing to the preparation of
pitch decks, term sheets, and other materials as needed to support
negotiations and diligence activities.
Provide analytic support by conducting product/market forecasts, NPV
valuations, and other financial analyses as needed in support of R&D and
corporate business decisions.
Work directly with BD and AM counterparts at other companies to
facilitate the partnering process and build relationships with current and
future partners
In conjunction with IP/legal/finance leadership at Beam, manage
fulfillment of contractual obligations, including reporting, payments, and
compliance.

Qualifications:
BA/BS required; MBA plus graduate degree in scientific / medical discipline
(Ph.D. or M.D.) strongly preferred.
5+ years biopharmaceutical experience; candidates with industry, as well
as relevant investment banking and consulting backgrounds, will be
considered.
High energy individual with a positive “nothing is impossible” attitude.
Ability to work in a hands-on collaborative fashion with many different
disciplines both inside and outside of the company.
Strong knowledge of biotechnology industry, drug discovery and
development process.
Ability to work independently in an entrepreneurial environment.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize to manage multiple projects
simultaneously.

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Ability to perform complex financial calculations such as NPV and product

forecasting.
Experience with commercial and scientific assessment of new product
opportunities.
Experience with contract evaluation and negotiation preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication/presentation skills for internal
and external audiences (including MS Word and PowerPoint).

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