Associate Director, Business Development - Search & Evaluation

About the Position 

The Associate Director of Business Development, Strategic Sourcing, will play a key role in evaluating and assessing early-stage assets and opportunities for Formation Bio's business development pipeline. This role will involve supporting and guiding asset opportunity evaluation along with potential strategic fit for the Formation Bio. This is a highly cross-functional role, collaborating closely with the BD team, R&D, Commercial, Tech and Leadership to continue growing Formation’s asset portfolio.    

Responsibilities

• Supporting deal-by-deal opportunity assessment teams from asset identification to transaction  close.
• Collaborating with the BD team to identify target areas for outreach, focusing on strategic alignment with Formation Bio's goals.
• Maximizing activity and ensuring high-quality support and diligence in strategic asset growth therapeutic areas and modalities., 
• Evaluating market potential and risk based assessments of pipeline asset opportunities, assessing upside and engaging with the broader diligence team to ensure strategic fit.
• Working cross-functionally with R&D, tech platform, and commercial teams in an AI native drug development company.

About You 

The ideal candidate will have a strong scientific background paired with business acumen, ideally with experience in search and evaluation, venture, or business development. This role requires someone who can evaluate assets that would benefit from Formation Bio's tech-enabled development capabilities and build relationships across the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

• PhD in biological science or MD with laboratory research experience strongly preferred.
• 1-3 years of post-degree experience, with a combination of scientific and business expertise
• Prior experience of biotech or pharmaceutical business development (search & evaluation), venture capital investing, or life sciences consulting is highly preferable. 
• Ability to build strong relationships within the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, leveraging existing contacts where applicable. 
• Enthusiastic about networking, relationship building, and externally-facing activities
• An outgoing, motivated, and creative approach to business development
• Curiosity and insight around the role of AI in drug development, clinical trials, and business development

This role offers the opportunity to help build the pharma company of the future, combining strategic asset acquisition with tech-enabled development capabilities to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.

Total Compensation Range: $177,500 - $222,000