Manager, Business Development

Placed: 23/12/17
Region: Oxfordshire
Location: Oxford
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

**About the role**

We have an exciting opportunity to strengthen our Business Development Team and we are looking to fill the full time position of Manager at Windrush Court, Oxford.

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**

Basic purpose of the position: To coordinate scientific licensing activities, including in-licensing new technology and out-licensing OXB technology. Additional business development responsibilities as necessary

**The successful candidate will have:**

* Identify and negotiate new licensing agreements focussing on in-licensing of new technologies to OXB or out-licensing of our technologies to third parties
* Lead licensing negotiations with prospective partners for R&D collaborations
* Seek and sign up licensing deals for OXB manufacturing related technologies (i.e. TRiP, stable producer cell lines)

**Know-How**

* Experience in scientific licensing within Pharma & Biotech
* Strong track-record in converting contacts to new business relationships
* Expertise in the economics of licensing patents and technologies
* Knowledge of the cell & gene therapy field

**Innovation**

* Identification of potential partners where OXB technologies might solve key customer issues
* Development of creative business structures which might enable long term partnerships to succeed
* Identification of promising scientific solutions to key challenges for OXB

**Leadership & Teamwork**

* Close collaboration with Head of Business Development, other BD colleagues, Client Project Managers and technical leadership team at OXB
* Close collaboration with Head of Business Development to agree overall financial goals and boundaries of a licensing deal negotiation
* Manage the process to screen and prioritise new R&D technologies for OXB to acquire
* Coordination with IP & Contracts Team for drawing up of associated legal agreements

**Required Education & Knowledge**

* Scientific degree at Batchelor level or a business degree with 3+ years commercial experience in life sciences
* Industry knowledge of intellectual property, licensing norms within Pharma & biotech and structuring of R&D collaborations
* General understanding of the cell and gene therapy sectors
* Knowledge of the cell & gene therapy field

**Required Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes**

* Ability to define, structure and negotiate external projects and manage the diligence process
* Build up an industry competitive commercial expertise in the cell & gene therapy sector for OXB
* Convincing presentation style and engaging with potential clients
* Willingness to travel to conferences on a regular basis

**How to Apply**

Please use the questionnaire to highlight how you meet the competencies for the role and to state your salary requirements and current salary. Your questionnaire responses will be used along with your CV to assess your application.

**Closing Date: 4th January 2018**

Please note that speculative CVs will not be considered.

**Please note that we may when necessary be required to close a job prior to the closing date, due to a large number of applications or change in circumstance.

* The post will close on the closing date stated at midnight *

It is company policy that travel expenses will not be reimbursed. **

Price / Salary: Competitive