Director, Business Development

The role

You will expand the company portfolio through strategic partnerships, licensing, and research collaboration opportunities. This role involves participating in the full deal lifecycle from ideation and due diligence to term sheet negotiation and execution.

What you will do

• Proactively identify and evaluate potential licensing partners, synergistic platform collaboration opportunities, and strategic partnerships.
• Lead and/or support cross-functional teams in the conduct of rigorous evaluations of external opportunities.
• Support partnership workflow and negotiation of term sheets and definitive agreements.
• Serve as a point of contact for external biopharma and biotech business development representatives.
• Attend and represent the company at industry conferences and networking events, such as JPM and BIO.

Required qualifications

• A deal sheet summarizing deal history - roles and dates required
• Bachelor’s degree in life science
• At least four years of experience in business development, corporate strategy, or investment banking within the biopharma sector

Nice to have

• MBA
• JD
• PhD

Benefits

• competitive salary
• equity-based compensation
• healthcare (with dental and vision)
• 401k
• pre-tax commuter benefits
• a flexible work schedule
• a parental leave program
• over a month of paid vacation time
• fun company-wide events

About the company

Schrödinger has pioneered a physics-based software platform that enables discovery of high-quality, novel molecules for drug development and materials applications. The software platform is used by biopharmaceutical and industrial companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories around the world.