Senior Director, Corporate Development

Why join Cardurion Pharma?

At Cardurion, we are advancing the understanding of the cellular mechanisms that regulate heart function and are developing new treatments to address cardiovascular disease. Our programs seek to modulate signaling pathways that regulate heart cell function to reverse the pathophysiological mechanisms that drive cardiovascular disease. We invite you to explore our site to learn more about our Company and how we are advancing the promise of cardiovascular signaling pathways science to improve health and impact lives around the world.

Here’s What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities

Corporate and Business Development

• Work closely with the Finance team to develop financial models and conduct valuations for potential business development and portfolio strategic decisions
• Support the development and execution of the business development strategy for the company. Build relationships with potential partners, manage due diligence processes, and participate in deal structuring and negotiations.
• Partner with R&D to create compelling communications materials to convey the differentiated value proposition for our programs for partnering and investor discussions
• Support enterprise strategic and operational initiatives as required
• Maintain up to date competitive analysis for our programs to inform portfolio decision-making and assess potential business development opportunities. Stay updated on industry trends and regulatory changes

New Product Planning

• Lead new product planning activities. Conduct new market assessments and commercial forecasts, collaboratively develop target product profiles, and establish the value proposition and value creation trajectory for our programs.
• Understand and communicate requirements for reimbursement and differentiation to ensure successful commercialization of pipeline assets
• Identify gaps in internal understanding of target diseases and collaborate with development and medical to create detailed plans to address gaps e.g. KOL engagement and/or primary market research
• Inform the development of forecast assumptions for financial models
• Provide commercial input for potential business development decisions

Here’s What We’ll Bring To The Table

• Highly competitive benefits package including: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Delta Dental, and VSP vision
• Fully funded HSA for high-deductible PPO Plan
• 401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 100% match on first 4% deferred. Match is vested immediately
• A suite of Cardurion paid insurance coverage, including: life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care expenses
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off annually
• 11 company paid holidays and Year-End shut down

Our Mission:Translate our world-class expertise in cardiovascular signaling pathways into potentially groundbreaking therapeutics for patients.

Here’s What You’ll Bring To The Table

Cardurion is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Cardurion will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in Business Development and New Product Planning or related roles (e.g. management consulting, investment banking) within the biotech industry.
• Experience in Cardiovascular Therapeutic Area a plus
• Demonstrated experience across the business development function, including sourcing, due diligence, and negotiations
• Experience working cross-functionally, including collaboration with and influencing of program teams
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical development path and ability to identify operational choices that could bolster commercial opportunity
• Highly collaborative leader, able to build consensus and drive results across all levels of the organization.
• Strong business judgement with an analytical mindset and experience in financial modeling and valuation
• Ability to synthesize findings and clearly articulate implications from multiple sources of information, including primary and secondary market research and data, and formulate strong, supportable recommendations
• Aptitude for understanding scientific concepts related to research and development
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills