Job Description
The Business Development Operations (BDO) team is a stand-alone business unit within AstraZeneca that pursues a range of value-enhancing business development opportunities that have a clear strategic fit with our portfolio and commercial capabilities. These transactions can be alliances and strategic acquisitions to enhance our portfolio and pipeline in our main therapy areas, externalisation activity to broaden or accelerate the value in our pipeline, or divestments to streamline our focus. The Senior Transaction Director will play a pivotal role in leading all aspects of the transactional phase of business development opportunities within AstraZeneca. This includes driving alliances, strategic acquisitions, externalisation activity, and divestments that align with our portfolio and commercial capabilities. The successful candidate will oversee the entire transaction process, engaging with prospective partners, negotiating contracts, and finalizing deals. Additionally, the role involves leading the initial evaluation and external marketing phase for externalisation and divestment projects. This role offers the opportunity to work flexibly across all AstraZeneca therapy areas and lead multi-functional teams in progressing transactions through to completion.
Responsibilities + Skills
Strong analytical skills and ability to ascertain the relevant issues from large masses of information.Strong interpersonal and team leadership skillsExperience and effectiveness in the presentation of written and verbal business cases to the most senior Management.Knowledge of alternative deal structures and legal principles applicable to a range of deal types
Education
Extensive experience (>7 years) in leading multiple, large, international, multi-functional project teams of senior professionals.Proven Business Development track record in leading the negotiation and execution of significant late stage and on market transactions.
Experience
