Intern – Business Development / Alliance Management

 

Cytokinetics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which muscle performance is compromised and/or declining. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact muscle function and contractility. We take a purpose-driven approach by leveraging our unique muscle biology expertise to engineer compounds with specific characteristics aimed at treating diseases that impact muscle function, like heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ALS and SMA.

 

At Cytokinetics we are dedicated to supporting the next generation of biotech professionals through our annual Cytokinetics Internship Program. We believe that investing in enthusiastic students and recent graduates brings fresh perspectives and insights to our teams and we take pride in providing opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects. Through our Internship Program we aim to provide a challenging and rewarding experience to build a strong foundation for a career in the biopharmaceutical industry.

 

This is a paid internship at our South San Francisco headquarters. The program is for approximately 10-12 weeks beginning in late May/early June.

 

 

The intern will work closely with and report to the Senior Vice President of Business Development and will be a key member on a team focused on business development and alliance management activities to build value through strategic alliances and licensing transactions.

 

The responsibilities for this position involve contributing to cross-functional work in close coordination with key senior staff and consultants (e.g., within Business Development and Alliance Management, Commercial Development, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs, Finance, Project Management and R&D). 

 

This individual will:

·      Serve on the team responsible for identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and executing new strategic alliances and/or licensing transactions

·      Support initiatives to enhance alliance management capabilities

·      Contribute to Cytokinetics’ strategic planning process and

·      Generate and deliver impactful presentations to senior management and key decision-makers

 

·      Open to all levels of experience (high school, college, graduate), with scope of responsibilities tailored accordingly.

·      Positive attitude, attention to detail and interest in helping others.

·      Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

·      Technical ability to understand pipeline/portfolio at the company and potential partners.

·      Excellent analytical capabilities.

·      Ability to summarize or simplify complex concepts in words and graphics and to “think on your feet.”

 

Our passion is anchored in rigorous and diligent scientific and clinical approaches to the discovery and development of novel mechanism therapeutics. With gratitude for the commitments and convictions of our employees who are inspired by the courage of patients we aim to serve, we believe Cytokinetics will continue to be a pioneering, values-driven, sustainable, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company.