Norway Job Openings

cepi

Head of Business Development, Disease X

Oslo

October 29, 2024

Vacancy

Vacancy reference

VAC-0377

Department

Access and Business Development

Location

Oslo / London / Washington DC

Close date

18/11/2024

Job description

About CEPI

Launched in 2017, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is an international coalition of governments, academic, philanthropic, private, public, and intergovernmental institutions whose vision is to create a world in which epidemics and pandemics are no longer a threat to humanity. Our mission is to accelerate the development of vaccines and other biologic countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats so they can be accessible to all people in need. CEPI played a central role in the global response to COVID-19, creating the world’s largest portfolio of COVID-19 vaccines – seven of which are approved for global or domestic use - and co-leading COVAX, the global initiative to support equitable access which supported the delivery of over 2bn vaccine doses globally. CEPI has CEPI has contributed to a number of scientific breakthroughs in vaccine development against other infectious diseases, including the first ever licensed Chikungunya vaccine and the first Nipah and Lassa virus vaccines into Phase 1 trials.
As COVID-19 has demonstrated, emerging infectious diseases represent an existential threat to our way of life. COVID-19 is not the first pandemic of the 21st century, and unless we act now, we can be sure that it will not be the last. Unlike some of the other big threats that humanity faces, we have the tools to systematically reduce and even eliminate the risk of future pandemics. It is vital that we capitalise on the rare alignment of political will, practical experience, and technical and scientific progress emerging from the pandemic to prevent such devastation happening again. CEPI’s five-year plan for 2022-2026 – known as CEPI 2.0 - aims to dramatically reduce or even eliminate the future risk of pandemics and epidemics. Central to the plan is CEPI’s goal to accelerate the time taken to develop safe, effective, globally accessible vaccines against new threats to just 100 days. Achieving this ‘100 Days Mission’, which has been embraced by the G7 and G20, would give the world a fighting chance of containing a future outbreak before it can spread to become a global pandemic, potentially averting millions of deaths and trillions of dollars in economic damage.
CEPI is a not-for-profit association under Norwegian Law and has offices in Oslo (HQ), London, and Washington DC.
In CEPI we strive for diverse thinking, and we want a diverse pool of candidates for all our vacancies. We work for an inclusive working environment where each employee can contribute and grow.
More details about CEPI and our mission can be found on our website: www.cepi.net

About the role

As a key component of delivering on CEPI’s mission, we are growing our Access and Business Development team contributing in three areas of business development and alliance management activities – 1. our work to prepare for and respond to outbreak of CEPI’s core pathogens through acceleration of product development and enabling equitable supply of those products, 2. our work to prepare for and respond to an outbreak of Disease X through acceleration of product development and enabling equitable supply of those products including vaccine libraries and work with regulatory systems and 3. our work to enable faster and more equitable development and supply of products through research, development and manufacturing enablers and networks.
The purpose of this role is to lead a team of professionals to develop business development strategy and deliver the business development activities and outcomes necessary for CEPI and its partners to prepare for and respond to an outbreak of Disease X through acceleration of product development and enabling equitable supply of those products including vaccine libraries and work with regulatory systems.

Responsibilities

Lead and motivate a high-performing team which:
- Creates opportunities for initial investment and subsequent increased collaboration alongside technical colleagues such as the external development team and programme leads.
- Frames funding mechanisms and deal structures, and ensures deals are led to their conclusion in a timely manner.
- With our partners, drives the co-creation and evolution of sustainable business models and access plans that enable technical, commercial and equitable access needs to be met.
- Builds trusting, long lasting and potentially multi-faceted partnerships capable of delivering CEPI’s objectives and acts as alliance manager to partners where assigned.
- Identify, evaluate and address actual or potential issues with partnerships, making good business decisions in close cooperation with budget owner and other relevant stakeholders.
- Provides advice on business and alliance management strategy and inputs to strategy and portfolio approach.
- Supports CEPI’s regulatory team in its initiatives towards systems equity.
Be an active member of the Leadership Team for Access and Private Partnerships at CEPI, effectively interacting with other teams and supporting the growth and maturity of the Department and broader Division.

Education, Experience and Competence

Requires minimum 7+ years’ experience of leading a team within a commercial function, experience of leadership within high growth organisations preferred.
Requires minimum 15+ years’ experience in biotech/pharmaceutical industry in commercial functions, vaccines and platform technology experience essential.
Experience of leading on strategic transactions and alliance management essential, experience of public health or LMIC markets preferred.
Experience of business model creation and valuation, landscape analysis and target partner identification essential.
Experience of working with matrixed cross-functional teams essential.
Experience of working internationally strongly preferred.
Strong business acumen and negotiation skills.
A proven leader, able to empower and hold others accountable.
Forward focused, a learner and able to motivate others similarly.
Can challenge and disagree whilst maintaining relationships then commit to path forward.
Takes ownership of their work and delivers solutions even when there may be ambiguity or competing priorities.
Clear concise written and spoken English skills; other languages a plus.

Travel and Location Requirements

This position can be based in the US, UK or Norway

What we can offer you

Experience in the international effort on developing vaccines against emerging infectious diseases and accelerating vaccine development response to outbreaks
The opportunity to work together with leading internal and external experts on solutions for global challenges
A diverse and inclusive working environment

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