Senior Director, Contracts, Alliances and Intellectual Property
About The Position
Calico is seeking an exceptional and experienced individual to lead our contracts and alliances group which provides business, contractual and intellectual property support for Calico’s external collaborations and internal research activities. This role will be responsible for working closely with Calico scientists and external academic and industry collaborators, to lead and negotiate a wide variety of agreements in support of Calico’s research and development programs, with assistance as needed from Calico’s legal and IP counsel. Agreements include, but are not limited to, sponsored research agreements, licenses, CDAs, material transfer agreements, master services agreements, consulting agreements, software agreements and related amendments. Additionally, this role would also support a number of active research collaborations. Within the Business Development group, this individual will expect to collaborate closely with several internal groups, including Senior Leadership, Alliance Management, Finance, and project teams, in support of Calico’s corporate goals. This person will report directly to the Chief Business Officer.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required, Ph.D. or JD is preferred
- Applicants must have extensive industry or academic/institutional experience with a minimum of 10 years of experience in contracts negotiation/management or business development roles that require working closely with current and/or prospective partners
- Prior experience negotiating a wide variety of agreements in a research-focused healthcare company
- Prior experience providing advice and managing an intellectual property portfolio, in collaboration with IP counsel
- The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication, independent decision-making and analytical skills, the capacity to manage and respond to multiple priorities, as well as a proven ability to build both internal and external relationships with scientific stakeholders and successfully advance collaborations
- Must be willing to work onsite at least four days per week
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience leading a group of contracts professionals is preferred
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
