Director, Alliance Management
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Business Development
Cambridge, MA
ID : 25R-21
Full-Time / Regular
Nearly 37 million Americans are currently affected by Chronic Kidney Disease. 37 million.
At Akebia we take that number very seriously and every day we come to work, with the purpose of bettering the lives of each person impacted by kidney disease and the renal community that serves them.
Our tenacious, passionate employees' challenge the status quo and work to develop unique therapeutics that have the potential to set new standards of care for people living with kidney disease.
This is life-changing work, and we are all in, are you?
Job Summary :
The Alliance Management team is seeking qualified candidates to support the management and optimization of Akebia's strategic alliances with industry partners. This will require strategic relationship management, creative problem solving, and thorough diligence. The Director of Alliance Management will work closely with Program Management, SMEs from various functions, and senior management, to support Akebia's existing global alliances, through multiple stages of development through commercialization. This position will also help kick off new alliances.
Essential Functions & Duties
Ensure that key goals for alliances are achieved, and the relationship remains productive with partnersBecome an internal expert on partner contracts and facilitate contract / partner related questions with appropriate internal stakeholdersEffectively manage cross-functional governance committeesFacilitate internal alignment and readiness prior to engaging partnersTrack partnership effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve communication and collaborationEffective communications and follow up on action items for alliances Coordinate and prepare meeting agendas, presentations, meeting minutes / actions along with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful team meetings and governance committee meetings with partnersIdentify conflicts and issues as they arise and work diligently with relevant stakeholders to formulate a strategy and drive resolution process in a timely manner, escalating, where appropriateBuild and maintain relationships with Akebia stakeholders from each functional area (i.e. CMC, regulatory, legal, medical affairs, commercial)Build expertise about partner companies, including key contacts, company organization / leadership, supply forecasts, financials and strategic prioritiesFacilitate ancillary agreements and contract amendments with internal stakeholders and partnersPrepare contractual deliverables such as quarterly reports, development plans, commercial launch plans, in alignment with internal stakeholders (i.e. finance, accounting, commercial)Skills & Experience
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree requiredMinimum of 10 years in biopharma and / or industry consultingPrevious experience in alliance managementExperience working directly with partners or third parties and demonstrated interpersonal communication skills with the ability to build and communicate business rationale.Strong leadership and self-direction, high-capacity for learning quicklyExperience and comfort working and leading within matrixed organizationsExcellent PowerPoint and Excel skillsPreferred Qualifications
Advanced degree (MS / PhD / MBA)Experience reading and synthesizing complicated legal agreements.Ability to apply good judgment and lead problem solving within the teamCompensation
Targeted Base : $196,697 - 242-979
Base Compensation for this role will depend on a number of factors including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Base pay is only one component of the company's total rewards package, a ll regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or the incentive compensation program (if applicable), as well as equity. Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, etc.Are you an Akebian?
An Akebian is curious, empathetic, and values making connections to people and ideas. Akebian's aren't afraid of diving in and owning a process or a problem, because we all want to deliver a great solution. Akebian's believe that we are better together because we are all working toward a common purpose - to better the life of each person impacted by kidney disease. Want to learn more about what it means to be an Akebian? Visit our website : www.akebia.com
