Director, Regional Ecosystem Lead (San Diego) (Biopharma)

Location: Remote in the United States, based in or aligned with San Diego, California; travel around the West Coast is required.

Salary: $232,000–$284,000 annual base salary, plus possible incentive compensation and equity.

Company

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics company developing therapies across immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant areas using plasma fractionation, recombinant protein, and cell and gene therapy platforms.

What you will do

• Lead CSL’s presence in the regional biotech innovation ecosystem and source opportunities aligned with therapeutic-area strategies and portfolio priorities.
• Build and expand relationships with universities, incubators, accelerators, venture capital firms, and local innovation organizations.
• Partner with therapeutic-area search leads to plan regional searches, engagements, conferences, and ecosystem intelligence sharing.
• Support and help lead deal teams from opportunity identification through due diligence, transaction execution, and deal close.
• Organize and represent CSL at external innovation events and participate on boards or committees of relevant industry associations.
• Provide regional biotech trends, competitive landscape, and innovation hotspot insights while working with R&D, business development, legal, and internal subject-matter experts.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in biopharma, external innovation, or business development.
• Advanced degree required: PhD, MD, or equivalent.
• Strong regional network and knowledge of biotech innovation ecosystems.
• Proven success enhancing senior pharmaceutical leadership presence and reputation to drive business development deal flow.
• Experience sourcing and evaluating external opportunities and leading deal execution.
• Strong relationship-building skills with academic, biotech, and investment communities.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement with required travel around the West Coast.
• Work within a collaborative, project-led R&D organization focused on developing therapies for patients.
• Potential incentive compensation and equity in addition to base salary.
• Inclusive culture centered on belonging, curiosity, empathy, and diverse stakeholder relationships.