Hot Job: Senior/ Corporate Development Associate ( Maryland )

The Job

Senior/ Corporate Development Associate ( Maryland )

The Company

Vaccitech plc is a fast-growing biotech company headquartered in Harwell, UK, and listed on Nasdaq in the United States. At only seven years old we already have a development portfolio of nine programmes, a partnered product that is in commercial production which has seen more than 3 billion doses administered worldwide and an IPO behind us. We are a publicly-listed clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that spun out of the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute, one of the most prestigious vaccine research centres in the world. We discover and develop immunotherapeutics for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Our achievements include co-inventing and jointly developing our COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which we assigned to Oxford University Innovation to facilitate the licensing of those rights to AstraZeneca. We have ongoing clinical studies exploring treatments for patients with HBV, HPV and prostate cancer, and have pre-clinical programs in coeliac disease and HPV cancer. We conduct research globally and have ambitious plans in the UK and US, where we will continue to grow our teams over the coming months and years.

The Role

Based in Maryland and reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Development, the ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual with an entrepreneurial spirit who is passionate about developing novel therapeutics for patients.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the strategic planning, direction and support of business development and corporate initiatives.
• Establish and update market research, competitive landscape, forecasts and other business analytics.
• Develop financial projections and valuation models for portfolio of programs
• Support partnering/licensing opportunities including diligence and data room management to meet corporate objectives.
• Partner with the internal scientific and clinical teams to support pipeline and strategic interests
• Maintain open and proactive lines of communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of broad industry trends and developments to influence broader business strategy.

Qualifications & Experience

• BA/BS or PhD in a scientific field or related discipline or,
• BA/BS in a non-scientific field and biopharmaceutical or drug development experience
• MBA a plus
• Understanding of the drug development and commercialization process to assess and contextualize
• Business and finance acumen
• Previous experience with market analysis/forecast or financial projections a plus
• Previous deal experience a plus, including management of data rooms
• Excellent communication skills.
• Result-oriented self-starter with a collaborative mindset and comfort in working through ambiguity and evolving environments.

What we can offer you

Vaccitech is a great place to work. We encourage an entirely flat structure with an open door policy to the senior leadership team. Our employees agree the culture and working environment is one of the best things about our business. This role would suit an emerging talent looking to embark on a commercially focused role in the biotech sector. As part of a small high growth business you will get the opportunity to be involved in many different areas and our rapid growth trajectory means you will have the opportunity to grow with us. We offer employer funded health, dental and vision insurance; a 401k retirement plan; career development opportunities and paid time off (PTO). Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Notice to recruiters

Vaccitech’s internal Talent Acquisition leads recruitment and employment for Vaccitech. Unsolicited resumes sent to Vaccitech from recruiters do not constitute any type of relationship between the recruiter and Vaccitech and do not obligate Vaccitech to pay fees should we hire from those resumes. Vaccitech operate a preferred list of recruitment suppliers, any and all equiries about joining us as a supplier should be directed to Vaccitech’s TA Team. We ask that external recruiters and/ or agencies not contact or present candidates directly to our hiring manager or employees.

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