Associate Director / Director

What You Will Do (Key Responsibilities)

• Alliance management
• Act as alliance manager for Genesis’s AI-focused research collaborations with major pharmaceutical companies
• Own communication with key external stakeholders, support Genesis project teams, and drive preparations for all joint research governance meetings 
• Technology collaborations
• Act as business lead on critical technology and AI infrastructure deals to support GEMS platform capabilities and leading computational research at Genesis
• Examples include major cloud computing contracts, GPU infrastructure for AI model scaling, data generation and other complementary technologies
• Strategic initiatives 
• Support Genesis corporate communications and media strategy, interfacing directly with Genesis’s external communications agency 
• Provide strategic perspectives on GEMS platform roadmap based on insights from partnerships with major pharmaceutical and technology companies 

What you’ll bring

• PhD in chemistry, life sciences, machine learning, or similar computational field, with focus on drug discovery applications 
• 6-8+ years of industrial experience across biotech / pharmaceutical operating roles, and/or life sciences consulting roles serving major pharmaceutical companies
• Experience operating in a fast-paced environment at the intersection of science and business (e.g., top-tier strategy consulting, venture-backed biotech startups)
• Deep expertise in preclinical small molecule drug discovery (e.g., medicinal chemistry at a major pharmaceutical company, or similar exposure to molecular drug design) 
• Strong project management experience involving cross-functional scientific teams
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, if required, approximately 10% time
• Excellent Powerpoint, presentation, Excel modeling, communication and listening skills

We’d be thrilled if you have experience with

• Alliance management within a fast-paced biotech company, or similar external-facing roles, particularly if involved in discovery collaborations with top pharma partners
• Complex transactions and licensing contracts in life sciences and technology 
• Emerging AI technologies and other computational screening tools for discovery of small molecule drug candidates 
• AI technology landscape, including cloud computing and technology infrastructure providers
• Financial and budgetary analysis of strategic alliances for corporate decision making and long-range planning
• Corporate communications in life sciences / technology

What we offer

• Competitive Pay
• Stock Option Eligibility
• 401(k) Plan
• Open PTO Policy
• Paid Company Holidays
• Free lunch and snacks at our offices
• Health Care Plan, including Medical, Dental, and Vision, fully covered for the employees