Senior Manager, Business Development & Alliance Management, EMEA

Senior Manager, Business Development & Alliance Management, EMEA
Company Address: 185 Dartmouth Street, Suite 502, Boston, MA, 02116

About SOPHiA GENETICS
SOPHiA GENETICS combines deep expertise in life sciences and medical disciplines with mathematical capabilities in data computing.

Our mission is to bring data analytics solutions to market, to support healthcare professionals by maximizing the power of Data-Driven Medicine.

We achieve this mission through the global adoption of SOPHiA AI, which is built using techniques such as statistical inference, pattern recognition and machine learning.

This enables SOPHiA to provide equal benefits to all users, unite experts in a gold standard health tech platform, and motivate expert knowledge sharing for a sustainable impact on future patients.

Job Description

Ranked among the “50 Smartest Companies” in the world according to the MIT Technology Review, SOPHiA GENETICS is a fast-paced and innovative health tech company.

Combining deep expertise in life sciences, medical disciplines, and mathematical modeling, we bring to market data analytics solutions to support healthcare professionals in better diagnosing and treating patients.

Today, SOPHiA’s technologies are being adopted and trusted by over 1,000 leading hospitals and labs worldwide.

We are primarily looking for passionate and motivated people to join our organization.

Seize the opportunity to contribute to a great cause at a fast-growing company: improving the diagnosis and treatment of serious illnesses from cancer to genetic diseases!

In our journey to positively impact patients’ lives, we are currently looking for a Business Development & Alliance Management Senior Associate.

This role reports to the Vice President of Business Development

As the Business Development & Alliance Management Senior Associate you will have the opportunity to drive the execution of SOPHiA’s business development strategy.

Business development plays a critical role in the strategic growth of SOPHiA by leading partnering initiatives and executing various types of transactions to shape our product / commercial roadmap and enable our platform to impact patients globally.

The Senior Associate will drive a portfolio of partnering opportunities and collaborate with functional leaders to drive deals to execution.

This will require strategic relationship management, effective time management, creative problem solving, and thorough diligence.

If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, are success-orientated, and you can work independently, you may be the right candidate to join our team.

Your Main Tasks Will Be:

Identify, evaluate and drive new business development opportunities that meet the strategic, platform, and commercial needs of the organization

Collaborate with stakeholders within R&D, finance, legal, commercial, medical and alliance management to identify optimal partnership cases and structures

Efficiently manage a pipeline of partnering opportunities and timelines, coordinating cross-functional collaboration, and delivering high quality outputs

Create presentations and materials to facilitate partnering discussions, draft and negotiate term sheets and seek buy-in from various corporate functions

Cultivate relationships with potential partners in relevant industries

Lead due diligence processes and support other prioritized business development initiatives and activities as needed

Requirements

Minimum of BS or BA from accredited institution with major in biology, business / finance, or related fields.

MS or PhD preferred

Minimum of 2-4 years of business development, alliance management or investment banking experience in life sciences

Efficient in self-managing deadlines, prioritizing assignments, and delivering outputs with high attention to detail

Must have demonstrated leadership and negotiation skills with excellent communication and organizational skills both; Experience in preparing/presenting key information to stakeholders and management.

Strong organizational, prioritization and time management skills

Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Strategic mindset that is highly analytical and detail-oriented

Ability to distill massive amounts of complex information into digestible formats that lead to productive discussions

Self-starter, low-ego, mentality and a willingness to always go the extra mile with an Entrepreneurial mindset

A flexible, friendly and international working environment with a collaborative atmosphere

An exciting company mission that brings together science and technology to directly impact the lives of patients with life threatening illness.

A fast-growing company with plenty of opportunity for personal growth and development

A hard technical challenge to solve with exciting modern technology
– cloud computing, Big Data, DevOps, machine learning

Start: ASAP (or as agreed)

Contract type: Permanent, Full-Time

Application process

If you think you fit this position, please send a CV and a cover letter.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

After an initial screening process, candidates will be invited for remote interviews.

Selected candidates will then be invited for personal interviews.

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