Associate Business Development Director

Posted:
9/17/2025, 1:32:59 PM

Location(s):
Virginia, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Sales & Account Management

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Major Responsibilities/Activities:

  • BD opportunity screening, identification and business case creation
  • Deeply understand EPD and EPD China long term strategy, EPD China business, local market and competition environment.
  • Proactively search, identify and screening licensing in, merge & acquisition opportunities according to strategic request.
  • Lead commercial assessment of potential opportunities (eg. Attractiveness, strategic fit, portfolio review, valuation, due diligence and other key issues)
  • Co-lead business case creation with commercial, regulatory, finance and other functions
  • Lead or co-lead Due diligence and agreement development, negotiation
  • Lead the cross functional due diligence team
  • Lead or co-lead making potential transaction proposals to senior leadership team for decision.
  • Play key role of final agreement development and negotiation , and ensure implementation of adequate checks and balances during deal execution process.
  • Ensure the adherence to regulations, corporate governance, policies and procedures.
  • Develop external relationships for collaboration opportunities
  • Develop and maintain effective external relationships, which can influence the success rate of obtaining collaboration opportunity.

REQUIREMENTS:

Experiences:

  • Strong (8+ years) professional experience in multinational companies, ideally Pharma industry background, or at least experience in working with healthcare companies.
  • Proven track record of successfully closing licensing in, merge and acquisition transactions.
  • Must be able to analyze financial data as well as industry data related to sales, market share, price/volume, call activity, etc. 
  • In touch with broader issues (market access, regulatory, macro economy) associated with pharma industry in China.

Competencies:

  •  “Win-win” negotiating skills are essential
  • Good commercial forecast and assessment ability
  • Highly organized with a keen sense of what it takes to get the job done; strong operating skills and a sense of urgency
  • Strong sense of “Compliance Excellence”
  • Self starter, strong motivation and entrepreneur.
  • Exceptional deal negotiation and deal closure abilities.
  • Strong China network

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Force

     

DIVISION:

EPD Established Pharma

        

LOCATION:

China > Shanghai : 388 W. Nanjing Road, Ciros Plaza

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable

     

     

     

Abbott

Website: https://abbott.com/

Headquarter Location: Illinois City, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 1944

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Emergency Medicine ⋅ Genetics ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Health Diagnostics ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Medical ⋅ Medical Device ⋅ Nutrition ⋅ Pharmaceutical