Director of External Research and Development, Cardiometabolic/Obesity

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Requirements:

• Doctorate degree in a scientific field
• 4 years of experience in drug development industry and/or biopharma business development
• Strong leadership, scientific, organizational, communication, and project management skills
• Excellent presentation skills

Responsibilities:

• Lead Amgen’s business development efforts in identifying and evaluating innovative therapeutics being developed outside of Amgen within the cardiovascular and metabolic therapeutic space for potential in-licensing, M&A, or collaborations
• Develop and nurture a network of key industry and academic contacts
• Lead the technical evaluations of opportunities by creating and managing cross-functional review teams, providing recommendations based on robust scientific and drug industry knowledge, and ensuring appropriate and efficient decision-making processes
• Engage in business negotiations and work with legal to execute contractual agreements for certain projects
• Lead strategic discussions and presentations, collaborating closely with senior management, R&D, and Commercial
• Mentor any direct reports