Associate Director, Business Development

Teva is a global pharmaceutical leader and the world's largest generic medicines producer, committed to improving health and increasing access to quality health solutions worldwide. Our employees are at the core of our success, with colleagues in over 80 countries delivering the world's largest medicine cabinet to 200 million people every day. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of products and solutions for patients and we've built a promising pipeline centered around our core therapeutic areas.  We are continually developing patient-centric solutions and significantly growing both our generic and specialty medicines business through investment in research and development, marketing, business development and innovation. This is how we improve health and enable people to live better, healthier lives.

Join us on our journey of growth.

As an Associate Director of Business Development you will be responsible for supporting the generics and biosimilars businesses of Teva, with focus on  European markets' business units and portfolio, through pursuing and execution of generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical products' licensing-in and co-development projects, to complement Teva's broad product portfolio, and other business development activities. 

The position includes identifying and evaluating products' licensing and other business development opportunities, identifying and building relationships with potentially strategic partners for implementing business development projects, supporting and leading due diligence and negotiations procedures and coordinating such activities with relevant functions within Teva to deal finalization.

You will contribute to Teva's growth, primarily in the European markets, through expanding Teva's network of potential business development partners and increasing the number of opportunities brought to assessment of senior management, by initiating discussions with companies you have engaged with in the past and strengthening the relationships with companies Teva currently works with today. 

• Supporting, manage, coordinate and execute negotiations of licensing and other business development deals, including coordination between relevant functions within Teva, through impactful participation in Teva BD projects.
• Coordinate and execute due diligence activities to support business development deals.
• Analyze and evaluate all commercial, legal and technical aspects of business development opportunities, in cooperation with other departments, including: Portfolio, Operations, Legal, R&D, and Finance.
• Collaborate with others in the business development team on implementation of the team's business development strategy and goals, through support of business development initiatives and projects, especially in biosimilars.
• Drive strengthening of relationships with key business development partners, through: a) better positioning of Teva as a partner of choice in the industry; b) increased synergies and leverage of Teva's size in negotiating with 3rd parties; c) superb alignment between Teva's business units and global functions for effective and efficient deal process; and d) ongoing coordination between partners and internal Teva functions at the project and strategic levels.

Ability to travel up to 30% of the time when needed

Warsaw, Poland (Exceptional candidates in other markets may be considered if skills and experience align).

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Law or Life Sciences is required. Master's degree or a higher level degree is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, including at least 2 years' experience in biosimilars licensing/BD, procurement or alliance management.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills and ability to present information in clear concise manner.
• Strong relationship-building skills, able to influence internal and external stakeholders. This individual will be highly visible at all levels of the organization and must be able to build trust and credibility.
• Understanding of the requirements for bringing a pharmaceutical product to market, including the principles of product development, registration, and launch preparations.
• Project management and leadership skills, including ability to lead cross-functional teams, spread across different geographies.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate commercial offers, product features and risks.
• Ability to support department goals, track, and report execution progress.
• Proactive and collaborative, working with key stakeholders internally and externally.
• Techniques to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities.
• Interpreting and administering policies and procedures sufficient to administer, discuss, resolve, and explain them to staff and other constituencies.
• Strong written and communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Substantive experience in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• A supportive, ambitious team with a strong collaborative spirit
• Competitive compensation paired with a motivating bonus program
• A comprehensive benefits package: private medical care, voluntary life insurance, and a Multisport card
• Employee recognition and reward programs
• Additional support through the employee social benefits fund
• Real opportunities for growth within the company
• A high-standard, professional organizational culture

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