Ginkgo Bioworks
Associate Director/Director, Business Development - Pharma Enterprise Sales
Ginkgo Bioworks, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Associate Director/Director, Business Development - Pharma Enterprise Sales
Ginkgo Bioworks United StatesDate Posted: 08 Jun, 2023Work Location: Boston, United StatesSalary Offered: Not SpecifiedJob Type: Full TimeExperience Required: 6+ yearsRemote Work: YesStock Options: NoVacancies: 1 availableOur mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.The Pharma Business Development team focuses on exploring the applications of Ginkgo’s platform in the therapeutics and vaccines space, and building partnerships that reflect the business objectives. The business development team is an integral part of a cross-functional team, including Growth, technical, deal transaction, IP, and legal teams, that drive collaborations from conception, through negotiation and, ultimately, to signing.As a member of the Pharma Business Development team, you are responsible for identifying areas and partners in the therapeutics and vaccine space, where our platform in collaborations with partners can address gaps in therapeutic modalities that enable our partners to address key unmet patient needs. You will be leading the conceptualization of partnership frameworks and be the relationship owner for shepherding deals to signing as well as being an ambassador of Ginkgo to the industry.ResponsibilitiesIdentify new business opportunity areas, supported by market landscape assessments including key market needs and current participant capabilities across therapeutic modalities to shape Ginkgo’s partnership strategy.Seek new research collaborations with companies in coordination with Ginkgo’s broader commercial team.Be aware of partnership model in pharmaceutical research collaborations.Understand the needs of the partners and build the partnership model to support those needs.Lead collaboration discussions and deal negotiations with potential partners.Develop and maintain relationships with potential partners in the pharmaceutical industry.Collaborate with Growth and Creative teams to develop externally focused messaging for conferences and partnering discussions.Travel, as necessary, for conferences or partner meetings.It is preferred to be located or willing to relocate to Boston.Minimum RequirementsMinimum Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or science; a Business degree will be a plus.Minimum of 8 years depending on education and experience. 8 years minimum with Bachelor’s only.Business development experience in therapeutics; preference for sell-side business development experience to large pharma organizations.Learning agility to understand Ginkgo platform and pitch new applications in therapeutics and vaccine markets that could benefit the industry.Strong analytical skills, with an ability to develop fact-based business cases and informed opinions.Passion for collaboration and significant experience in relationship-building, leveraging and converting market knowledge and relationships into business opportunities.Excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence, and an ability to work across organizational boundaries.Title/level will be based on your experience and education.We also feel that it’s important to point out the obvious here – there’s a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet.
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Ginkgo Bioworks United StatesDate Posted: 08 Jun, 2023Work Location: Boston, United StatesSalary Offered: Not SpecifiedJob Type: Full TimeExperience Required: 6+ yearsRemote Work: YesStock Options: NoVacancies: 1 availableOur mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.The Pharma Business Development team focuses on exploring the applications of Ginkgo’s platform in the therapeutics and vaccines space, and building partnerships that reflect the business objectives. The business development team is an integral part of a cross-functional team, including Growth, technical, deal transaction, IP, and legal teams, that drive collaborations from conception, through negotiation and, ultimately, to signing.As a member of the Pharma Business Development team, you are responsible for identifying areas and partners in the therapeutics and vaccine space, where our platform in collaborations with partners can address gaps in therapeutic modalities that enable our partners to address key unmet patient needs. You will be leading the conceptualization of partnership frameworks and be the relationship owner for shepherding deals to signing as well as being an ambassador of Ginkgo to the industry.ResponsibilitiesIdentify new business opportunity areas, supported by market landscape assessments including key market needs and current participant capabilities across therapeutic modalities to shape Ginkgo’s partnership strategy.Seek new research collaborations with companies in coordination with Ginkgo’s broader commercial team.Be aware of partnership model in pharmaceutical research collaborations.Understand the needs of the partners and build the partnership model to support those needs.Lead collaboration discussions and deal negotiations with potential partners.Develop and maintain relationships with potential partners in the pharmaceutical industry.Collaborate with Growth and Creative teams to develop externally focused messaging for conferences and partnering discussions.Travel, as necessary, for conferences or partner meetings.It is preferred to be located or willing to relocate to Boston.Minimum RequirementsMinimum Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or science; a Business degree will be a plus.Minimum of 8 years depending on education and experience. 8 years minimum with Bachelor’s only.Business development experience in therapeutics; preference for sell-side business development experience to large pharma organizations.Learning agility to understand Ginkgo platform and pitch new applications in therapeutics and vaccine markets that could benefit the industry.Strong analytical skills, with an ability to develop fact-based business cases and informed opinions.Passion for collaboration and significant experience in relationship-building, leveraging and converting market knowledge and relationships into business opportunities.Excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence, and an ability to work across organizational boundaries.Title/level will be based on your experience and education.We also feel that it’s important to point out the obvious here – there’s a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet.
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