Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.
Ginkgo Bioworks is a well-funded, high-growth biotech company headquartered in Boston that is redesigning the living world to solve some of the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our mission to “make biology easier to engineer” is poised to disrupt multiple industries by leveraging our innovative data, automation, and scale capabilities in biological engineering.
We are seeking a Director of Technical Business Development to join our dynamic, passionate, and collaborative team dedicated to cultivating and executing new business partnerships within Ginkgo’s space.
You will be a core part of the Technical Business Development Team (“Technical Solutions”) at Ginkgo and embedded in the Pharma team that is pursuing opportunities specifically focused in the RNA therapeutics and vaccines space.
You will be using your strong RNA background working closely with our RNA team to build the pharma portfolio for RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines from oligos, to mRNA, circular RNA and self amplifying RNA modalities and delivery modalities, developing partnership opportunities in projects ranging from discovery to improving manufacturing. You will also help identify and build out the portfolio of service offerings to meet the most pressing needs in this space in close collaboration with the commercial and technical teams.
In this role, you will work cross-functionally with team members from Business Development, Deal, IP, Legal, and our many technical teams throughout all aspects of the technical pitch, scoping, proposal, negotiations and contract execution. You will take the lead in understanding the technical goals and vision of the partner and in developing the high level approach for each individual project in this area in collaboration with subject matter experts from across the company.
You will also see the bigger picture: identifying where Ginkgo’s platform could serve to create disruptive solutions in industry in the RNA therapeutics space, coordinating with technical and business teams to develop defined product offerings in those areas.
Responsibilities
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Understand and communicate the key value proposition of Ginkgo to potential partners
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Work with external partners to understand their key challenges and needs
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Identify areas in which the unique Ginkgo capabilities can be leveraged to meet partner needs for individual projects
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Identify and evaluate broader trends in the field where Ginkgo’s platform could serve to create disruptive solutions in the industry
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Coordinate across technical and business teams to develop new, differentiated offerings to meet the needs in those areas
Minimum Requirements
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Masters plus 8 years or equivalent experience with PhD
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A minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience with PhD, in a biotech or pharmaceutical company
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Strong technical expertise in nucleic acid therapeutics
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In depth knowledge of the RNA Tx
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An entrepreneurial spirit and proactive nature with a demonstrated ability to work independently
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Excellent communication skills and an ability to work across organizational boundaries
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Proven track record of project ownership and results orientation
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Strong publication record in the field
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Experience working in cross functional scientific teams
Preferred Capabilities and Experience
- Experience working in animal models
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Experience in business development or product development
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Experience in Cell Therapy and Immunology preferred
Total compensation for this role is market driven, with a starting salary of $minimum of range 182K+, as well as company stock awards. Base pay is ultimately determined based on a candidate’s skills, expertise, and experience. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental & vision coverage, health spending accounts, voluntary benefits, leave of absence policies, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) program with employer contribution, 8 paid holidays in addition to a full-week winter shutdown and unlimited Paid Time Off policy.
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We also feel that it’s important to point out the obvious here – there’s a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.
We’re developing a powerful biological engineering platform, so we must remain mindful of the many ways our technology can – and will – impact people around the world. We care about how our platform is used, and having a diverse team to build it gives us the best chance that it’s something we’ll be proud of as it continues to grow. Therefore, it’s critical that we incorporate the diverse voices and visions of all those who play a role in the future of biology.
It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet.
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