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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex external partnerships and transactions, with a strong ability to negotiate terms and coordinate cross-functional activities while ensuring compliance. Possesses a robust network within innovation and investment ecosystems, coupled with the technical literacy to assess opportunities and influence stakeholders effectively.
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Venture Capital ExperienceStrategic Partnerships ManagementNegotiation SkillsProject ManagementTechnical Literacy
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Hard Skills
Business DevelopmentTechnology CommercialisationInvestment AnalysisVendor OnboardingCompliance Coordination
Soft Skills
Influencing Without AuthorityNetwork BuildingDecision DocumentationConflict Resolution
Industry Keywords
Innovation HubsCorporate DevelopmentMarket AlternativesAdoption EvidenceProcurement
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Generate deal flow across innovation hubs, universities, venture capital firms, corporate venture groups and other investors
- Articulate the value of partnering with Pfizer to founders and investors
- Match external opportunities to identified organisational capabilities and internal needs
- Provide an outside-in view on investment memos, including market alternatives, rent-or-partner economics, adoption evidence and reference users
- Negotiate and shape partner terms with Legal, Procurement, Finance and business sponsors
- Own vendor onboarding from partner selection through operational readiness
- Coordinate Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Security, Privacy, Finance and business-owner activities while maintaining compliance
- Assess the novelty and defensibility of approaches and technologies
- Secure a named internal sponsor and clear business owner for external proposals
- Monitor external solutions for Pfizer internal build programs and inform investment memos
- Own end-to-end programme and project management for external opportunities and partnerships
- Define discovery-to-contracting paths, coordinate diligence and approvals, manage dependencies and risks, escalate issues, and document outcomes
- Decline external approaches at screening stage and determine which relationships are pursued
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant relevant experience in venture capital, corporate development, business development, strategic partnerships, technology commercialisation or an innovation-facing commercial role
- Further experience required for candidates without an advanced degree
- Demonstrated ownership of complex external partnerships or transactions involving senior internal sponsors and multiple control functions
- Established network across relevant innovation and investment ecosystems, or demonstrated record of building trusted networks quickly
- Technical literacy to assess novelty and feasibility at a high level and recognise when specialist diligence is required
- Commercial discipline and ability to prioritise organisational need over market enthusiasm
- Ability to represent Pfizer externally at senior level and influence internally without direct authority
- Experience negotiating through ambiguity, conflicting interests and incomplete information, with clear documentation of decisions and obligations
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible workplace culture
- Work-life harmony
- Reasonable adjustments to support application and future career
- Diversity and inclusion commitment