Vice President, Corporate Business Development

Location of role Gaithersburg, MD, US, Conshohocken, PA, US,

Department Business Development

Key Responsibilities Immunocore is a commercial-stage biotechnology company that discovered the world’s first approved T cell receptor (TCR) therapy. The company is experiencing growth through commercialization of the world’s first T cell receptor TCR therapy and has an impressive and innovative pipeline of new medicines in Oncology, Autoimmune Diseases, and Infectious Diseases. The company has had very impressive growth to date, with further and aspiring growth plans enabled by the potential launch of new indications and medicines.

Immunocore has ambitious growth objectives in Corporate Business Development. This involves the identification of key strategic partnerships globally that will include licensing-based collaborations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and commercial partnerships. These are all important components of the strategy of the Company.

The Vice President of Corporate Business Development is responsible for the development and execution of the Corporate Business Development Strategy. This will provide a significant and unique opportunity to shape and influence the growth of Immunocore.

The Vice President, Corporate Business Development, must have strong credibility within the biotech and pharmaceutical industry as a business development leader and be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge, experience, and success in ‘deal-making’ and the ability to drive growth in the sector.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to create something ‘big’ with a company that provides innovative and life changing medicine to patients all over the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and execute the company’s business development strategy.
• Develop and present compelling strategic, scientific, and economic rationale for pursuing (and not pursuing) strategic opportunities, including but not limited to in-licensing, out-licensing, commercial partnering, and M&A transactions.
• Collaborate with R&D, search and evaluation, commercial, finance, and other functions to identify and evaluate BD opportunities.
• Lead negotiations and structure deals to maximize value for the company.
• Oversee due diligence processes, ensuring cross-functional reviews are completed and incorporated into leadership reviews.
• Monitor and analyze emerging technologies, market trends, macroeconomic factors, and regulatory developments that may impact the company's strategy and associated BD priorities.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with external stakeholders including academic institutions, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and technology providers.
• Provide insights and recommendations to executive management based on market intelligence.
• Represent the company at industry conferences, networking events, and meetings with potential partners.
• Lead a small team to accomplish the above responsibilities.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This role will supervise a small team of business development professionals.
  
  

Education, Experience and Knowledge:

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, finance, business administration, or related field;
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry as a business development professional and/or investment banker.
• Deal sheet that demonstrates a successful track record of identifying, evaluating, structuring, negotiating, and executing deals.
• Strong credibility within the biotech and pharmaceutical industry as a business development leader.
• Strong learning agility and ability to comprehend and communicate complex science.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Business Administration or advanced science degree (PhD or MD);
• Experience in oncology, immunology and/or infectious diseases.
  
  

Other:

• This role reports directly to the CFO and Head of Corporate Development.
• Travel is required.
  
  

IMMUNOCORE Values

At Immunocore, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We value the unique contributions each person brings to our team. By embracing Science, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Entrepreneurship (STRIDE), we create an environment where collaboration thrives, ideas flourish, and transformative changes happen. STRIDE represents more than just letters; it embodies our shared identity and drives our mission. We are dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies that transform patients’ lives, advancing medicine, and supporting one another in these pursuits.

Immunocore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As such, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company Immunocore (NASDAQ: IMCR) is a pioneering, commercial-stage T cell receptor biotechnology company whose purpose is to develop and commercialize a new generation of transformative medicines which address unmet patient needs in oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune disease. Our leaders in R&D are internationally recognised as some of the biotech industry’s most successful drug developers. We are creating not just an environment where great minds can interact but an innovation powerhouse answering the big questions.

Focused on delivering first-in-class biological therapies to patients, we have developed a highly innovative soluble TCR platform. Our ImmTAX molecules underpin a new generation of precision engineered drugs that harness the immune system to treat a broad spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need, including oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases.

At Immunocore, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We value the unique contributions each person brings to our team. By embracing Science, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Entrepreneurship (STRIDE), we create an environment where collaboration thrives, ideas flourish, and transformative changes happen. STRIDE represents more than just letters; it embodies our shared identity and drives our mission. We are dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies that transform patients’ lives, advancing medicine, and supporting one another in these pursuits.

Immunocore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As such, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.