(Associate) Director Global Business Development, China

This is a China-focused Search and Evaluation role as part of Sobi's Global Business Development team, which report into Sobi’s global Strategy and Corporate Development function. The role will be in Shanghai. The bulk of the role is finding new opportunities: proactively searching the Chinese biopharmaceutical ecosystem for China-originated assets, building the relationships that generate proprietary deal flow, and doing the rigorous analytical work to evaluate them. China has become one of the most active global sources of novel, clinically advanced assets available for partnering.

It is a hands-on, analytical role: the role holder will leads evaluations, builds valuations and support due diligence, translating complex scientific, clinical and commercial data into clear investment recommendations. Scope, autonomy and the seniority of the relationships owned will scale according

Key Responsibilities

Deal sourcing: proactively identify, map and prioritise China-origin in-licensing, acquisition and co-development opportunities in Haematology, Immunology and Specialty Care; generate proprietary deal flow through continuous coverage of emerging companies, clinical pipelines, the CDE registry and NMPA developments.
Analytical evaluation: personally lead end-to-end evaluation; turn complex inputs into a clear, defensible investment view.
Valuation & due diligence: lead analytical diligence across R&D, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access and Finance. build and own valuations reflecting deal economics (licenses, option structures, JVs and Acquisitions)
Decision & deal support: produce decision-ready business cases that help lead to board level recommendations; support the structuring of priority transactions with Corporate Development and Legal.
Relationship building: build senior relationships across biotech, investors, banks and advisors that give Sobi early, differentiated access.

Track record across the deal lifecycle (sourcing, evaluation, valuation, diligence) from international pharma (ideally in a global strategy, commercial or global R&D role), top-tier consulting, healthcare banking, equity research, VC or PE; typically 6–10+ years, scaling with level.
Exceptional analytical and quantitative ability; strong scientific, clinical, commercial and financial judgement.
Strong working knowledge of global drug development and commercialisation, as well as of the China biopharma environment with an established network
MD or PhD in Life Science field required.
Fluent in English and Mandarin
Based in Shanghai, or willing to relocate to Shanghai.

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,900 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

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