Alliances Manager
Neurocrine Biosciences
August 20, 2026
Remote friendly (San Diego, CA)
United States
Corporate Functions
About The Role
Serves as the primary alliance manager for assigned partnerships, accountable for driving alliance performance, governance, and cross-functional execution. Leads strategic and operational alignment across internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of collaboration objectives, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end alliance management for 2–4 strategic partnerships, ensuring delivery against contractual, operational, and business objectives
- Lead alliance governance (Joint Steering Committees and cross-functional working groups), shaping agendas and driving decision-making
- Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders (R&D, Legal, Finance, Clinical, Regulatory, CMC) to drive alliance deliverables and resolve complex issues
- Identify, assess, and resolve complex operational and relational challenges within alliances
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and alliance agreements
- Drive accountability for alliance deliverables, ensuring timely execution and visibility to milestones, risks, and performance metrics
- Lead initiatives to enhance alliance management processes, tools, and best practices
- Contribute to alliance strategy and long-term planning; prepare alliance status updates and reports
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- BS/BA in a scientific or business field + 6+ years alliance management/business development/biotech-pharma experience OR
- Master’s in a scientific or business field + 4+ years similar experience OR
- PhD + 2+ years similar experience
- Demonstrated functional expertise in biotech/pharma with scientific discipline, business development, or alliance management
- Cross-functional leadership and trusted-partner ability across internal/external stakeholders
- Anticipates risks/opportunities; recommends solutions
- Experience with contracts and knowledge of legal terminology
- Working knowledge of small molecule and biologics drug discovery and development
- Experience collaborating with global teams
- Understanding of accounting/finance principles
- High attention to detail
- Proficient with PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft suite; adaptable to collaboration tools
- Strong verbal and written communication; problem-solving/analytical thinking
- Comfortable resolving conflict; meets deadlines; strong project management
Compensation/Benefits
- Base salary: $132,700.00–$182,000.00 (plus annual bonus target 30% of earned base; eligibility for equity long-term incentive)
- Retirement plan (company match), paid vacation/holidays/personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical/prescription/dental/vision coverage.
Application Instructions
- Apply for the position (encouraged even if qualifications don’t exactly match).
Serves as the primary alliance manager for assigned partnerships, accountable for driving alliance performance, governance, and cross-functional execution. Leads strategic and operational alignment across internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of collaboration objectives, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end alliance management for 2–4 strategic partnerships, ensuring delivery against contractual, operational, and business objectives
- Lead alliance governance (Joint Steering Committees and cross-functional working groups), shaping agendas and driving decision-making
- Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders (R&D, Legal, Finance, Clinical, Regulatory, CMC) to drive alliance deliverables and resolve complex issues
- Identify, assess, and resolve complex operational and relational challenges within alliances
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and alliance agreements
- Drive accountability for alliance deliverables, ensuring timely execution and visibility to milestones, risks, and performance metrics
- Lead initiatives to enhance alliance management processes, tools, and best practices
- Contribute to alliance strategy and long-term planning; prepare alliance status updates and reports
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- BS/BA in a scientific or business field + 6+ years alliance management/business development/biotech-pharma experience OR
- Master’s in a scientific or business field + 4+ years similar experience OR
- PhD + 2+ years similar experience
- Demonstrated functional expertise in biotech/pharma with scientific discipline, business development, or alliance management
- Cross-functional leadership and trusted-partner ability across internal/external stakeholders
- Anticipates risks/opportunities; recommends solutions
- Experience with contracts and knowledge of legal terminology
- Working knowledge of small molecule and biologics drug discovery and development
- Experience collaborating with global teams
- Understanding of accounting/finance principles
- High attention to detail
- Proficient with PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft suite; adaptable to collaboration tools
- Strong verbal and written communication; problem-solving/analytical thinking
- Comfortable resolving conflict; meets deadlines; strong project management
Compensation/Benefits
- Base salary: $132,700.00–$182,000.00 (plus annual bonus target 30% of earned base; eligibility for equity long-term incentive)
- Retirement plan (company match), paid vacation/holidays/personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical/prescription/dental/vision coverage.
Application Instructions
- Apply for the position (encouraged even if qualifications don’t exactly match).