Hiring: Director, Business Development Company: CEVA SANTE ANIMALE Location: Bridgewater, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 07:38:50 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Linkerd, R About the job Experience: •10 years of progressive experience in business development, corporate development, transactions, strategic marketing or commercial roles, with a demonstrated record of closing deals. Required Skills: •Deal sourcing and assessment: Partner with internal and external stakeholders (both locally and globally) and coordinate efforts to ensure consistent sourcing and evaluation of potential opportunities; support sourcing and assessment efforts for critical or major projects, and when time permits. •Deal execution and closing: Own opportunities from mid-funnel through signature—advancing diligence, structuring terms, driving negotiations, and securing internal approvals to convert qualified deals into closed agreements on target timelines. •Pipeline progression: Manage a portfolio of active opportunities, removing bottlenecks, maintaining momentum across stage gates, and ensuring no deal stalls for lack of ownership or follow-through. •Cross-functional orchestration: Coordinate diligence and deal teams spanning Finance, Legal, Regulatory, R&D, Marketing, and Supply Chain; align internal stakeholders and resolve competing priorities to keep transactions moving. •Commercial and financial structuring: Partner with Finance to build and pressure-test deal models, valuation assumptions, and business cases; and to validate returns; and with Legal to structure terms that protect Ceva’s interests. •Negotiation: Lead or co-lead commercial and contractual negotiations with partners, licensors, and counterparties, balancing speed and deal certainty with the protection of long-term value. •Governance and approvals: Prepare and present opportunity reviews, deal recommendations, and approval materials to North American and Global leadership, including investment committee submissions. •Transition to integration: Ensure a clean handoff of closed deals to commercial, operational, R&D and integration owners, with clear documentation of terms, commitments, and value drivers. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, finance, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred. •Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in business development, corporate development, transactions, strategic marketing or commercial roles, with a demonstrated record of closing deals. •Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional transactions from diligence through close. •Animal health, pharmaceutical, biotech, or related industry experience strongly preferred. •Standard office environment. Hybrid work arrangements may apply consistent with Ceva policy. •Overnight travel required, some international; approximately 30–40% to support partner meetings, diligence, and negotiations. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!