Senior Director, Commercial Assessment, Venture Business Cases
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Senior Director leading commercial assessments and business cases for innovations in therapeutics and diagnostics at City of Hope. Partnering with teams on market insights, clinical value, and financial modeling.
Responsibilities:
- Lead commercial assessments for a broad portfolio of innovations, including therapeutics, diagnostics, and emerging technologies
- Evaluate market opportunity, competitive positioning, clinical value, and commercialization potential
- Develop go/no-go recommendations to guide licensing, partnerships, and venture creation decisions
- Build comprehensive business cases including market sizing, revenue potential, and risk-adjusted scenarios
- Conduct competitive benchmarking, deal analysis, and valuation assessments
- Partner with scientific founders and advisors to shape new company concepts and development strategies
- Identify key gaps across data, regulatory, IP, and commercialization readiness
- Create executive-ready materials including investment memos, pitch decks, and diligence packages
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business development, IP, finance, legal, and research teams
- Support development of standardized frameworks, templates, and assessment methodologies.
Requirements:
- Master’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, PhD, MD, PharmD, MPH) strongly preferred
- 8–12+ years of experience in life sciences commercial strategy, venture creation, biotech/pharma, consulting, or related fields
- Proven experience developing commercial assessments, investment cases, and revenue models for early-stage assets
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and strategic thinking capabilities
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience in oncology, precision medicine, diagnostics, AI-enabled healthcare solutions, or related areas preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in complex, matrixed environments
- Ability to evaluate early-stage opportunities with incomplete data and drive actionable insights.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Flexible work arrangements
- Paid time off
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