Associate Director, Alliance and Integration Management

Location: San Rafael
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Who We Are BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health. Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities. Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options. Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Associate Director of Alliance and Integration Management to lead and manage strategic partnerships and integrations following mergers and acquisitions. This role is critical in ensuring seamless integration and maximizing the value of alliances to drive business growth and innovation. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Partnership Management: Develop and manage strategic alliances, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Integration Leadership: Lead integration efforts post-merger and acquisition, ensuring smooth transition and synergy realization. Responsible for developing deep knowledge of business and functional operations. Develops the key priorities, operating needs and responsibilities of different integration work streams, including planning and solving for cross?functional interdependencies. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to foster strong relationships and drive partnership success, provide input and guidance into partnership execution terms for new contracts. Performance Monitoring: Accountable for monitoring and evaluating the performance of alliances, identifying areas for improvement and owning implementation of corrective actions. Coach and guide cross functional alliance team members in collaboration best practices. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with alliances and integrations. Reporting: Leads and provides regular updates and reports to senior management on the status and performance of alliances and integrations. Financial Management: Collaborate with FP&A to forecast financial performance. Responsible for building and managing the integration budget and identifying, tracking and capturing synergies. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in science related field required, MBA or equivalent preferred. 10 years of industry experience with general knowledge of pharmaceutical operations, i.e., clinical development, regulatory, commercialization, manufacturing, and legal. Minimum of 5 years of experience in alliance management, with significant experience in post-merger integration. Experience with global partnerships preferred. Track record of successful integration in previous roles. Leadership, Influencing, and Decision-Making Skills Highly collaborative, possess a track record of building and maintaining cross- functional relationships, and able to communicate business topics effectively with senior management and across cultures. Excellent business acumen with demonstrated ability to develop solutions that support product, team, corporate, and alliance objectives. Demonstrates poise in conflict situations, has the ability to keep an objective perspective, and exercise diplomacy in all interactions. Ability to work effectively across organizational levels, functions and geographic boundaries to complete objectives. Strong executive presence and the ability to influence and educate senior leadership and cross-functional partners. Post-acquisition integration Proven strategic ability in reviewing integration plans and confirming support of evolving model, assumptions and goals of the organization. Proficiency in legal and regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Strong financial acumen and understanding of business metrics. Proven ability to manage complex projects, drive results, and can quickly pivot when necessary. Proficiency in negotiation and conflict resolution. Ability to quickly prioritize critical tasks and aligning all stakeholders with the deal thesis. Skilled at recognizing and mitigating risks early, reducing bottlenecks that hold up progress. HYBRID ROLE REQUIRING 2 DAYS PER WEEK ONSITE AT HQ IN SAN RAFAEL, CA Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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