Associate Director, Pipeline and Business Development Valuation

General Description: 

The Pipeline and Business Development Valuation team is an integral part of BeOne’s Global Commercial Strategy and Operations (GCSO) organization. This position offers a candidate the opportunity to significantly contribute to the growth of BeOne. This role will be responsible for leading commercial assessments for internal pipeline programs and developing comprehensive commercial forecasts. This role will also be assisting with and/or leading business development opportunities and ad-hoc cross-functional initiatives. 

Essential Functions of the Job:  

• Develop and maintain forecasts for pipeline assets including assumptions, methodologies, and documentation 
• Assess forecast risk and uncertainty, run sensitivities analysis and scenarios 
• Conduct primary and secondary market research to understand disease epidemiology, patient segmentation, treatment paradigm, unmet medical needs, competitive landscape, etc. 
• Translate insights from market research to both qualitative and quantitative commercial assessment 
• Support major planning processes such as LRP, portfolio prioritization and other strategic planning cycles with forecast submissions, scenarios, and narratives 
• Coordinate inputs and data from internal sources and external datasets; ensure data quality and consistent use of definitions/assumptions across teams 
• Provide commercial/business case assessment to inform pipeline programs’ go-no-go and critical investment decisions 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish Target Product Profiles and develop market positioning strategies for early-stage pipeline programs 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish relevant Disease Area Strategies  

Education Required:  

• Advanced degree in life sciences and/or business 

Experience required:

• BS with 8 plus years or an MS with 6 plus years or a Doctorate level degree with 4 plus years of experience in commercial assessment/new product planning/disease area strategy/early commercialization from the pharmaceutical industry, consulting, or equity analyst roles. 
• Oncology and Immunology & inflammatory disease area knowledge/experience strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated track-record in indication-, and patient-level forecasting methodologies. 
• Proficient in both primary and secondary market research. 
• Excellent communication skills and strong analytical skills required to analyze scientific and financial data, synthesize insights and stories behind the data, and prepare precise as well as concise presentations for senior executives’ review. 
• Experience of working in a cross-functional setting. 
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize work.  
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment. 
• Excellent learning capability and aspiration for excellence. 

Location:

• This is remote work-from-home position, provided the candidate’s residence is within the US and individual has ability to travel and go into BeOne office as needed.  

Supervisory Responsibilities:   

• NA 

Computer Skills:   

• Advanced Excel 
• Data visualization (Tableau, Power BI) 
• Programming knowledge such as Python, R, SQL (nice-to-have) 

Travel:  

• Infrequent (<10%) national travel for internal meetings and conferences. 
• Ability to work across global time zones.