Sr. Manager/Associate Director, Strategy and Partnerships As a key member of the Strategy and Corporate Development team, you will work directly with our executives and other team leaders to problem-solve, co-create, and implement corporate strategies and drive financial operations for Antheia. This includes, but is not limited to, developing long-term corporate strategies, identifying new business opportunities, facilitating corporate initiatives, and supporting business operations. The employee is a self-driven learner in a fast-paced working environment, able to do strategic thinking and decision-making in an 80-20 approach. Responsibilities * Lead team to develop strategic assessment of future growth initiatives including new business opportunities, product initiatives, and global markets evaluation by conducting market research independently to drive analyses * Drive business-oriented conversations with clarity of high-level explanation of our technology with internal and external partners/stakeholders * Conduct and coordinate business analysis, including market prioritization, business valuation and sizing, sensitivity analysis, to support business decisions * Integrate and summarize market information; manage the development of the business case and overall assessment of the transaction/partnerships * Provide expert understanding of market trends and analytics that support the Company's technology; act as a thought-partner to provide commercial/market insights to our technical teams * Prepare and deliver presentations to management regarding the status, progress, and key risks with respect to corporate initiatives * Perform other duties as assigned[1] Qualifications * MS or Ph.D. degree with at least 6 - 8 years of experience in corporate strategy and/or partnership development; MBA degree or other advanced degree (e.g., JD) is also preferred * Technical backgrounds in engineering, biology, chemistry or similar STEM fields are strongly preferred * Direct experience as bench RAs or scientists in the biotech industry, and/or experience with investment banking, equity research, and/or management consulting firms or with similar roles in startups is a plus * Strong knowledge and analytical skills in all aspects of strategy and corporate development including market analysis, business & financial planning, and licensing/deal-related business operations * Results-oriented strategic thinking, clear communication, and teamwork/collaboration skills to facilitate and support executive decision-making and track corporate initiatives * Strong understanding of corporate development and business operations cycle in the start-up world is a huge plus. * Passionate about learning and building lasting relationships to help people solve complex challenges * Excellent excel modeling skills [1] This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Please note that Antheia doesn't discriminate based on age, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, medical history, and other non-merit characteristics.