Kye Pharmaceuticals
Kye Pharmaceuticals
Kye Pharmaceuticals is a Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, licensing, and commercializing novel prescription medicines. As a growth-stage business, it works to address clinically significant unmet medical needs and expand access to innovative healthcare solutions that can improve health outcomes across Canada.

Vice President of Business Development – Kye Pharmaceuticals, Toronto Hybrid

Lead Kye Pharmaceuticals’ Canadian medicines portfolio strategy through licensing, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships. Own valuation, negotiations, diligence, and alliance management.

Description

  • Identify business development opportunities that support Kye’s strategic priorities
  • Build opportunity assessments and work with senior leaders to advance and complete negotiations
  • Source, assess, and execute licensing transactions, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships with domestic and international pharmaceutical companies
  • Direct financial modeling, valuation, and complex contract negotiations with thorough business and legal oversight
  • Coordinate cross-functional diligence across regulatory, scientific, legal, finance, and commercial teams
  • Guide post-transaction integration and maintain partner relationships to deliver agreed value
  • Monitor competitor transactions, market developments, and therapeutic portfolio gaps to support executive decision-making
  • Lead detailed risk assessments covering intellectual property, regulatory feasibility, and manufacturing scale-up readiness
  • Report directly to the CEO
  • Expand the licensed and acquired medicines portfolio to increase customer and enterprise value

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of progressive business or corporate development experience in the life sciences or pharmaceutical sector
  • Bachelor’s degree in a science or business-related discipline
  • Proven record of sourcing, negotiating, and closing high-value commercial or clinical-stage licensing and acquisition transactions
  • Strong financial judgment and commercial acumen
  • Strategic and analytical approach to problem-solving
  • Advanced interpersonal and communication abilities
  • Experience working with datasets for market assessment development
  • Technical proficiency in conducting relevant data queries and related analysis
  • Strong scientific knowledge
  • In-depth understanding of Canadian pharmaceutical industry trends
  • Established international network in pharmaceutical business development
  • Effective collaborator across all levels of an organization
  • Sound decision-making ability
  • Based in Toronto or the Greater Toronto Area
  • Able to work in a hybrid office and home-based arrangement

Benefits

  • Eligibility to participate in the Kye Bonus Program
  • Company bonus opportunity tied in part to company and individual performance
  • Comprehensive group benefits coverage
  • Retirement savings program
  • Vacation allowance
  • Time-off and leave-of-absence benefits
  • Well-being support, including an employee assistance program
  • Hybrid office and home-based work arrangement

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