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Associate Director, Business Development & Acquisitions

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead strategic projects and programs to enable new product launches through new business opportunities, focusing on operational and technical due diligence and integration.

Role type

Associate Director, Business Development & Acquisitions

Builds

New pharmaceutical products (API, drug product, biologics, devices) via partnerships and acquisitions

Domain

Pharmaceutical industry, drug development, regulatory, and commercialization

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Program management, business development evaluation, cross-functional team leadership, due diligence, negotiation, financial acumen, analytical skills, understanding of drug development/regulatory processes

Preferred skills

Technical education (Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences), MBA, experience in pharmaceutical development

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Maintain program management and business development evaluation processes; ensure stakeholders meet timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements; liaise with functions to keep programs on track; lead cross-functional teams for assessment and due diligence of new opportunities; manage interactions with external parties for partnership evaluation; contribute to negotiation of partnerships and acquisitions; communicate evaluation status and negotiate terms with key stakeholders; deliver presentations to senior management for program approval

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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