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Search & Evaluation Manager

ID:  1513
Date of Posting:  Aug 1, 2025
Business Area:  Business Development & Licensing
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  Hybrid
Location: 

Milano, IT

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Mid-senior

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and turnover of over Euro 2bn.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

Job Purpose

As part of the Innovation team of Recordati, the person will be resonsible to screen, identify and propose opportunities for investment, partnership, in-license and M&A to support company portfolio and pipeline across a broad range of therapeutic areas including rare oncology, rare endocrinology and rare metabolic diseases. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Screen, identify and propose opportunities for investment, partnership, in-license and M&A to support company portfolio and pipeline across a broad range of therapeutic areas including rare oncology, rare hematology, rare endocrinology and rare metabolic diseases
  • Support R&D and Commercial in identifying and pursuing life-cycle management opportunities to fully exploit company current portfolio and pipeline
  • Work with relevant functions (R&D, Commercial), senior management and key internal stakeholders to select and prioritize BD and LCM opportunities
  • Support new opportunities evaluation process from initial assessment to full due diligence, liaising with relevant functions (Regulatory, Clinical, Preclinical, CMC, Commercial, Legal, IP, etc.)
  • Summarize due diligence technical findings and assumptions, work with commercial and finance teams to develop the business case and build recommendation for executive management approval
  • Identify, develop and maintain business relationships with diverse potential collaborators worldwide, including academic institutions, biotech companies, non-profit organizations

Required Education

PhD in biological sciences and solid experience in research and clinical development, expertise in oncology preferred

Required Skills and Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in the pharma industry
  • Poven ability to identify and evaluate novel opportunities from preclinical to marketed assets, relying on his/her understanding of the key biological aspects, pharmaceutical landscape, novel breakthrough technologies, and relevant market and competition dynamics
  • Established competencies to understand intellectual property and regulatory implications of novel and established pharma products
  • Demonstrated experience in managing and leading cross-cultural multidisciplinary teams including Research, Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, Commercial, Legal, IP, Finance
  • Excellent project management, analytical, organizational skills
  • Demonstrated interpersonal, relationship building and influencing skills
  • Result-oriented, customer-focused with the ability to deliver efficiently and effectively at high-quality
  • Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environment both internally and externally
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Required Languages

Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold, we invite you to apply today.

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