Biosimilars Business Development Director

Biosimilars Business Development Director

Permanent role to cover Europe

Ideal candidate will be based in London

Other candidate locations that will be considered include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Milan, Paris, Leverkusen.

Talentmark is delighted to be recruiting for an established pharmaceutical company seeking an experienced Biosimilars Business Development Director to join them at an exciting stage of growth.

The Biosimilars Business Development Director is responsible for identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and closing global biosimilar licensing and partnership opportunities that originates within a defined geography (e.g. Europe) to expand the company’s global biosimilars portfolio.

The role:

Biosimilars Business Development Director serves as opportunity originator, primary negotiator and partner-facing deal leader.

The successful candidate will possess deep knowledge of the global biosimilars landscape, exceptional business development and negotiation capabilities, strong commercial and financial acumen, and a proven track record of originating and closing complex licensing transactions.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Identify, originate, negotiate and secure commercially attractive biosimilar opportunities from the region for commercialization into global markets
• Lead strategic sourcing and portfolio expansion through proactive engagement with biosimilar companies and partners.
• Represent Company at partnering conferences, industry events, investor meetings, and regional business development forums to enhance the company's visibility and identify new collaboration opportunities
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of high-quality biosimilar opportunities
• Track emerging biosimilar developers, CDMOs, and their pipeline relevant to the Company’s biosimilars business objectives.
• Support in developing robust commercial forecast by coordinating with local commercial teams to include regional pricing dynamics, reimbursement frameworks, market access considerations, competitive landscape and regulatory pathways
• Work closely with Transaction lead and support to prepare commercial proposals, term sheets, definitive agreements, and related transaction documents
• Support biosimilar portfolio strategy and long-term business planning aligned with the organisation's global strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, or Business; MBA preferred.
• 10–12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including a minimum of 5 years in biosimilar or biologics business development and licensing.
• Demonstrated success in sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, and executing biosimilar licensing, co-development, or strategic partnership transactions.
• Strong understanding of the global biosimilars industry, including development pathways, regulatory requirements, intellectual property considerations, commercialization strategies, pricing, reimbursement, and market access.
• Established network across biosimilar developers, biotechnology companies, licensing partners, investment groups, advisors, and other key industry stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.