Full-Time
Associate Director
Business Development
Updated on 9/4/2026
Tanabe Pharma America
No salary listed
Jersey City, NJ, USA
In Person
Travel is required as needed, primarily in North America.
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, MD
Category
 Business & Strategy (1) |
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Required Skills
FDA Regulations
Requirements
- A BA or BS in a scientific discipline related to pharmaceuticals, such as Biology, Chemistry, or Animal Science.
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Solid understanding of the pharmaceutical clinical development process associated with FDA regulations.
- Knowledge of clinical and commercial unmet needs across a variety of therapeutic areas.
- An existing network of contacts within the pharmaceutical industry that can be leveraged to develop new business opportunity leads.
- Strong multitasking skills to manage leads at varying stages of development.
- Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Willingness to travel as needed, primarily in North America.
Responsibilities
- Build and leverage an existing network and industry contacts to continuously identify new business opportunities.
- Use available databases to scout new leads and recommend promising new databases and resources to the team when appropriate.
- Present Mitsubishi Tanabe as a preferred partner to potential leads in an effective and persuasive manner.
- Screen, identify, and conduct initial scientific evaluations of new business opportunities while working with United States and global business development colleagues.
- Participate in cross-functional teams to conduct business and scientific analyses with marketing, sales, legal, research and development, chemistry, manufacturing, and controls, and other functions.
- Support the partnering process, including participation in initial partnership, licensing, and acquisition negotiations.
- Manage multiple projects at various stages of development and transition mature leads to other colleagues while pursuing new leads to maintain a steady business pipeline.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
- An advanced science degree, such as a Master's, PhD, or MD.
- Five years of experience specifically in business development or product evaluation and investment identifying potential business opportunities.
- A strong scientific background with research and development or project management experience.
- Knowledge of the central nervous system therapeutic area and movement disorders in particular.