Director, Business Development

Triveni Bio

$220K — $240K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, or related field; advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA) preferred.
  • 8+ years of business development or corporate development experience within biotech or pharma.
  • Proven track record in leading and closing multiple business development transactions.
  • Strong experience in conducting scientific and commercial diligence and building financial models.
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with research, clinical, and general administration teams.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and evaluate external opportunities for licensing, partnerships, and collaborations.
  • Build and maintain a strong network across biotech, pharma, academia, and investors.
  • Collaborate with Corporate Strategy to monitor industry trends and competitive dynamics.
  • Lead cross-functional diligence processes and align stakeholders.
  • Work with COO and Legal on deal execution including drafting and negotiation.
  • Support alliance management activities for existing partnerships.
  • Integrate AI to enhance competitive intelligence and timely information dissemination.

Benefits

  • Generous target bonus structure.
  • Equity participation options.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness.
  • Opportunity for professional growth within a collaborative environment.
Full Job Description
SUMMARY

As Director, Business Development, you will execute Triveni Bio's external innovation and partnering strategy to expand our pipeline and maximize the value of our platform. Reporting to the COO, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and closing strategic transactions including in-licensing, out-licensing, collaborations, and strategic partnerships. On a day-to-day basis, you will proactively source opportunities aligned with Triveni's focus in immunology and inflammation, conduct scientific and commercial assessments, build financial models, and drive cross-functional diligence efforts. You will work closely with Research, Clinical, Corporate Strategy, Legal, Finance and Executive Leadership to advance transactions from initial outreach through deal execution. As part of a lean and highly collaborative team, you will gain exposure to enterprise strategy, portfolio prioritization, and executive decision-making, while directly influencing the growth trajectory of the company. This position requires a blend of deep scientific fluency and advanced transactional acumen.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Search & Evaluation:
    • Identify and proactively evaluate external opportunities including in-licensing, out-licensing, partnerships, and collaborations aligned with Triveni's strategy
    • Build and maintain a robust external network across biotech, pharma, academia, and investors
    • Collaborate closely with Corporate Strategy to monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to inform business development strategy
    • Compile comparable transactions, develop financial models and generate valuation analyses to support deal structures and investment decisions and strategic priorities and trade-offs
  • Diligence Leadership:
    • Partner cross-functionally (R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, Finance, etc.) to manage diligence processes and align stakeholders
    • Manage technical and corporate virtual data room to ensure stage-appropriate disclosures
    • Lead all external diligence processes (FAQs, Q&As, etc.)
  • Deal Execution:
    • Work closely with COO and Legal to participate in end-to-end deal execution including drafting, structuring and negotiation of complex term sheets and definitive agreements
    • Act as business for normal course BD contracting (e.g., tech transfer, MSAs, SRA, etc.)
  • Alliance Management:
    • Support alliance management activities for existing partnerships
  • Competitive intelligence:
    • Monitor industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging opportunities to inform corporate strategy
    • Integrate AI to automate and disseminate information on key updates in near real time
  • Other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, or related field; advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA) preferred
  • 8+ years of business development, corporate development, or related experience within a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company
  • Demonstrated track record of successfully leading and closing multiple business development transactions (e.g., licensing, partnerships, or M&A deals) in the biotech/pharma industry
  • Strong experience conducting scientific and commercial diligence and building valuation/financial models
  • Experience working cross-functionally with research, clinical, and G&A teams to execute complex deals
  • Ability to travel up to 20-30% as needed for partner meetings, conferences, and industry events


$220,000 - $240,000 a year

The posted range reflects the current reasonable and good faith estimate of the base salary for this full-time position. Actual compensation will be based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, educational background and certifications, performance and qualifications, market demand for the role, geographic location and other organizational needs. This role also offers a competitive target bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

We are committed to fair pay practices, and we regularly review our compensation programs to ensure they are competitive, equitable, and aligned with our values. Please note that the advertised pay range is not a guarantee or promise of a specific wage.

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