We're hiring the Director - Scientific Affairs, Cell & Gene Therapy to join our dynamic team at Cencora.

The Role:

This is a strategic enterprise role designed to support and direct BD, and gain enterprise alignment on CGT initiatives.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the sales and business development teams to ensure the appropriate incorporation of clinical and scientific information in a timely and customer-focused manner.

• Maintain awareness of current state of cell & gene therapy (literature and competitive intelligence) and provide critical evaluations on the clinical and commercial viability of cell & gene pipeline.

• Maintain company’s credibility by being on leading edge on the state of science and shifts in clinical and treatment paradigms

• Identify, track, and communicate cell & gene therapy market trends, customer requirements, and competitive landscape, and find opportunities for increasing customer and business value through differentiated cell & gene solutions.

• Increase enterprise-wide team knowledge in cell & gene by providing synthesis and rapid communication of competitive intelligence

• Lead and contribute to the establishment of cell & gene training programs for internal teams across business units on an ongoing and ad hoc basis

• Attend key conferences and provide key takeaways on relevant clinical, pre-clinical, manufacturing, and economic data at internal meetings

• Provide strategic and scientific guidance to commercial leaders to inform understanding of process/solution relationships

• Responsible for reviewing scientific information and recommending changes to customer presentations and marketing materials

• Responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with decision-makers across business units to effectively achieve business results.

What you'll have:

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• An advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, or PharmD) is preferred.

• Experience working in cell & gene therapy drug development and/or commercialization

• 8 – 10+ years related experience in biopharma or strategic consulting, including a thorough understanding of drug development, commercialization, market dynamics, and go-to-market considerations.

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including client presentations and training programs.

• Well-developed communication and influencing skills with the ability to distill complexity down to what matters to our stakeholders

• Direct experience and working knowledge of a wide range of drug products.

• Development and maintenance of work processes in line with customer needs and expectations.

• Time management and multi-tasking skills.

• Effective project management skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills

• Effective organizational skills; attention to detail

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• Ability to consistently meet deadlines

• Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently

• Excellent presentation skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Office Programs

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

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