Strategic Alliance & Business Development Manager

At Adaptive, we’re Powering the Age of Immune Medicine.  Our goal is to harness the power of the adaptive immune system to transform the way diseases are diagnosed and treated.

As an Adapter, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives. With Adaptive, you’ll create a career highlight through collaboration with bright, curious colleagues working at the apex of innovation and application.

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Position Overview

Adaptive has a growing Pharma MRD business, which includes a portfolio of more than 140 clinical trials under  management. The Pharma MRD group engages with new and existing customers to incorporate the Adaptive NGS-based MRD Assay into studies to evaluate minimal residual disease (MRD) as a prognostic and predictive early biomarker of response to assess depth and duration of response to a variety of cancer therapies. The Adaptive NGS-based MRD Assay was granted de novo designation and marketing authorization by FDA (under Section 513(f)(2) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) in patients with multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia under the clonoSEQ® mark.

The Strategic Alliance & Business Development Manager at Adaptive Biotechnologies plays a central role to support the expanding MRD pharma business. The MRD portfolio comprises of exploratory and regulated programs, including high impact, multi-year collaborations and translational partnerships with major biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The Strategic Alliance & Business Development Manager is responsible for supporting and driving ongoing and new business opportunities. This role will play a key role in expanding Adaptive’s partnerships with biopharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations while driving the successful execution of customer projects. The individual will identify, develop, negotiate, and close strategic business opportunities with industry and institutional partners to leverage Adaptive’s technology platforms, capabilities, and scientific expertise. In addition, this person will oversee customer engagements from project initiation through completion, ensuring successful delivery and a positive client experience

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Drive prospecting and acquisition of new business with pharmaceutical/ industry customers
• Drive negotiation of new contracts and agreements with industry clients
• Oversee lifecycle management of partnerships/projects, including initiation, contracting, order creation and documentation, and deliverables to external stakeholders
• Represent Adaptive externally and deliver scientific presentations to identify opportunities