Sr. Manager, BioPartnering Lead

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Position Summary
The Caris BBD team continues to expand its portfolio of partnerships with biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare organizations. We are seeking a Senior Manager, BioPartnering Lead, to join our team as a key contributor. The Senior Manager will apply scientific and business expertise, combined with knowledge of genomics, diagnostics, and/or the drug development continuum, to help identify, evaluate, and advance partnership opportunities. This individual will support revenue growth by cultivating relationships, preparing business proposals, and assisting with the execution of business development initiatives in collaboration with senior leadership and internal stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Support business development activities by identifying potential partners, preparing presentations, and coordinating follow-up actions.
• Assist in building and maintaining relationships with existing and prospective partners under the guidance of senior leadership.
• Develop a strong understanding of Caris’ products and solutions to address partner needs and help customize offerings.
• Generate leads and provide support during early diligence, information requests, and proposal drafting.
• Collaborate with legal and business operations teams to support contracting processes.
• Help track and manage active projects, ensuring smooth communication between internal teams and external partners.
• Represent Caris at select regional industry meetings to engage potential partners and gather market intelligence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, or related field.
• 5+ years of clinical trial management experience.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to partnership discussions and supporting BD processes.
• Strong understanding of the drug development lifecycle and partner considerations across discovery through commercialization.
• Familiarity with oncology, molecular diagnostics, or data-driven healthcare solutions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to present scientific and business content to external and internal stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, MD, or PhD preferred; equivalent scientific/business experience considered.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of professional experience, with at least 2–3 years in biopharma business development, account management, or related roles.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Team-oriented, collaborative approach with a problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to develop pitch decks, proposals, and internal presentations with guidance from leadership.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with flexibility to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Willingness to travel (~20–30%), primarily for regional partner meetings and industry events.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Ability to travel to conferences, client sites, and internal meetings as required.

Training

• All job specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.

Other

• This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues.
• Periodically scheduled on-call may require after-hours response for technical emergencies not explicitly related to assigned job responsibilities.
• At times may be required to work weekends/holidays.
• Up to 30% travel may be required.

Annual Hiring Range

$140,000 - $170,000

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.

Description of Benefits

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Health Savings Account for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Flexible Spending Account to pay for certain out-of-pocket expenses
• Paid time off, including: vacation, sick time and holidays
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Assistance
• Tuition Assistance

Conditions of Employment:  Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.