Director, Regional Ecosystem Lead (San Diego)
Entité: CSL Behring
Catégorie d’emploi: Research Development & Sciences
Famille d’emploi: Discovery & Product Development
Type d’emploi: Full Time
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Référence de l'employeur: R-269761
Description du poste
CSL's R&D organization is accelerating innovation to deliver greater impact for patients. With a project-led structure and a focus on collaboration, we’re building a future-ready team that thrives in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.
Could you be our next Director, Regional Ecosystem Lead (San Diego)? The job is remote. This position will require travel around the West Coast area.
Position Description Summary
Serve as CSL’s key leader in the key innovation hubs to enhance the CSL external brand leading to BD deal flow to grow our pipeline. These senior leaders will combine ecosystem engagement, strategic scouting, and deal team leadership to ensure CSL maintains a strong presence and pipeline of opportunities across biotech, academia, and investment networks. This role partners with global R&D;, business development, and legal teams to strengthen the organization’s innovation pipeline and competitive advantage. The individual will leverage deep internal organizational knowledge, align with the GLG, and internal subject matter experts (SMEs) to position CSL as the partner of choice in the key ecosystems of biotech innovation.
Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Serve as the key CSL leader within the regional innovation ecosystem, actively sourcing opportunities aligned with all TA strategies and portfolio priorities. Create new partnership opportunities for GLG presence within each ecosystem.
Maintain and expand strategic relationships with universities, incubators, accelerators, venture capital firms, and local organizations to amplify CSL’s external innovation priorities.
Partner closely with TA Search Leads to conduct regional searches, plan engagements and conferences, and share regional insights and updates.
Serve as a senior member of deal teams occurring in each region, supporting transactions from identification through due diligence and help lead relationships with external partners through deal close.
Organize and represent CSL at local external innovation events, such as CSL-hosted innovation days, and ensure strong visibility in the ecosystem.
Actively participate as a board member in key industry bodies and associations (e.g., MassBio, AusBiotech, Californai Bio, etc.) and pursue board or committee memberships to influence industry direction and strengthen networks.
Maintain intimate knowledge of internal organizational capabilities, priorities, and SMEs and engage internal experts to enhance credibility and reputation externally.
Provide insights on regional biotech trends, competitive landscape, and innovation hotspots.
Work closely with R&D; BD, and legal teams to evaluate and integrate external assets.
Qualifications & Experience Requirements
12+ years in biopharma, external innovation, or business development with strong regional network and ecosystem knowledge.
Advanced degree required (PhD, MD, or equivalent).
Proven track record of enhancing Pharma senior leadership presence/reputation as a partner of choice in biotech ecosystems to drive BD deal flow.
Proven ability to source and evaluate external opportunities and lead deal execution.
Strong relationship-building skills with academic, biotech, and investment communities.
The expected base salary range for this position at hiring is $232,000 - $284,000. Please note this salary range reflects the minimum and maximum base pay that CSL expects to pay for this position at the listed for San Diego CA at the time of this posting. Individual base salary for a successful candidate is determined by qualifications, skill level, experience, competencies and other relevant factors. In addition to base salary, total compensation for this role may also include incentive compensation and equity.
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À propos de CSL Behring
CSL Behring est un chef de file mondial en biothérapeutique, mû par sa promesse de sauver des vies. Axée sur la satisfaction des besoins des patients grâce à l'utilisation des technologies les plus récentes, la société découvre, développe et fournit des thérapies innovantes aux personnes souffrant de troubles dans les domaines thérapeutiques de l'immunologie, de l'hématologie, des maladies cardiovasculaires et métaboliques, des maladies respiratoires et de la transplantation. Nous utilisons trois plateformes scientifiques stratégiques : le fractionnement du plasma, la technologie des protéines recombinantes et la thérapie cellulaire et génique, afin de soutenir l'innovation continue et d'affiner constamment les moyens par lesquels les produits peuvent répondre aux besoins médicaux non satisfaits et aider les patients à mener une vie pleine.
CSL Behring exploite l'un des plus grands réseaux de collecte de plasma au monde, CSL Plasma. Notre société mère, CSL, dont le siège social est à Melbourne, en Australie, emploie 32 000 personnes et offre ses thérapies vitales aux populations de plus de 100 pays.
Pour en savoir plus sur CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus et CSL Vifor, visitez https://www.csl.com/ et sur CSL Plasma, visitez https://www.cslplasma.com/.
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