Head of Search and Evaluation, Platform - Cambridge, United States - Novartis

Novartis

Verified Company

Cambridge, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About the Role:

236 million. The number of lives that were touched by Novartis medicines in 2022
Job Purpose

Define S&E strategy & search priorities for platform technologies in close alignment with the Biomedical Research business strategy
Lead a team of Search and Evaluation professionals
Enable S&E leads for Discovery Sciences, Global Discovery Chemistry, Digital and Data, Biologics, Translational Medicine to identify potential collaborations and efficiently and successfully navigate opportunities through internal processes
Ensure appropriate documenting of all deal flow in the BD database
Manage team dynamics, performance, and talent development
Deliver on the S&E strategy by proactively identifying external growth opportunities along the RDC continuum within the platform technology space
Be agile, creative, and accountable, and implement both a proactive and responsive approach to S&E while aiming at fast turnarounds
Conduct S&E activities with a creative, openminded partnering philosophy to bring forward new ideas to help achieve our enterpriselevel growth goals
Enable effective decision making at the Novartis Biomedical Research Deal Committee (NDC)
Together with the Platforms S&E team, bring creative and appropriate deals to the deal committee and drive meaningful discussions and outcomes on the opportunities
Communicate discussions and decisions back to the C&BD leadership team
Face of Novartis to the external environment for partnering on platform technologies
Build and maintain strong relationships with incubators, accelerators, and venture firms focused on platform technologies
Build and maintain strong relationships with founders, CBOs, and BOD of biotechs in the platform technology space
Participate in conferences/congresses, serve on panels, provide mentoring to strengthen the value of platform technology space

As a result, the Head of S&E, Executive Director, serves to help promote a high performing Global Corporate and Business Development culture, while effectively identifying and leading opportunities consistent with Novartis objectives and priorities in their area of coverage, to help build Novartis' innovative pipeline, and enabling Novartis to deliver on its mission to discover new ways to improve and extend people's lives and maintain its leadership position in the industry

Major Accountabilities:

Within BD&L
Manager of multiple associates that aims to identify growth opportunities (leads) in line with the BR and platform strategy
Define the S&E strategy within the platform technology space, drive to decision making at the NDC, and deliver on the strategy
Proactively identifies external growth opportunities along the RDC continuum within the platform technology space
Efficiently screens inbound opportunities and conducts triage and ensures appropriate documenting of all deal flow around external opportunities
Establish a strong knowledge exchange within the S&E community as well as with other groups of the Corporate & Business Development group.
Develops and retains top talent within the S&E community
Acts as role model of Novartis Values and Behaviors
With S&G and other functions
Serve as a component of the competitive intelligence network by identifying future or potential areas of interest within the platform technology space
Contribute to building the portfolio strategy within the platform technology space and provide input on actionability of external growth
Build enterprise relationships and establish credibility and trust with key internal stakeholders within their area of S&E coverage and across the organization
On processes and governance
Strengthens the frontend of the BD process by enabling Platforms S&E team to conduct efficient screening of inbound opportunities, conduct triage, and ensuring that the Platforms S&E team appropriately document all external opportunities
Ensure appropriate discussions of opportunities within Triage Teams and deal committee throughout the deal process
In close collaboration with other deal team members, ensure deal team is prepared for NDC, DEC, ECN-DC, or other governance meetings
Accountable for Platform S&E team using best process/principles, including use of such module in Inova or similar system
Accountable for establishing functional excellence & continued improvement to significantly enhance the value of the opportunity pipeline and prioritize the portfolio in accordance with scientific merit and strategic priorities within their area of coverage
With external stakeholders
Act as an ambassador for BR platforms and for the broader Novartis organization in the external Pharma/Biotech/Venture Capital/Academic
Responsible for being the face of Novartis to the outside world in their area of coverage, notably the biotech community and others, and providing timely feedback to potential partners
Represents Novartis at major conferences related to their area of