Title Manager, Search & Evaluation

Location TriBeCa, New York City, United States

Who We Are

Click Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes software as prescription medical treatments for people with unmet medical needs. Through cognitive and neurobehavioral mechanisms, Click’s Digital Therapeutics™ enable change within individuals, and are designed to be used independently or in conjunction with biomedical treatments. The Clickometrics® adaptive data science platform continuously personalizes user experience to optimize engagement and outcomes. Following a groundbreaking clinical trial, Click’s industry-leading smoking cessation program is available nationwide through a wide variety of payers, providers, and employers. Click’s lead prescription program is entering into a multi-center, randomized, controlled, parallel-group, phase III FDA registration trial for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adults. Click has expanded their pipeline to include a focus on developing treatments for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and additional major pipeline expansion and progression is in process.

About the Role

Working directly with the company’s Chief Strategy Officer and Director, Strategic Development, the Manager, Search and Evaluation supports the company’s business development objectives by executing successful search and evaluation activities leading to significant value-adding in-licensing, external R&D and acquisition opportunities. The Manager will seek out high-quality opportunities in digital therapeutics, such as novel neurocognitive interventions, behavioral techniques or digital biomarkers, that align with the strategic priorities of the company. This will require both secondary research of published sources, as well as initiating and building long-term relationships with academic labs, technology transfer offices, and key opinion leaders in order to establish Click Therapeutics as the go-to partner for researchers and early-stage startups seeking to expand the reach of their technology. This position will work in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate these growth opportunities based upon scientific evidence, intellectual property and key technology and business factors to ensure a strategic fit. You will provide your analysis and insights and pitch investment proposals to executive leadership and then collaborate with business development colleagues to close the approved opportunities. This is a highly visible, creative, and agile role within a rapidly growing pre-IPO company in a nascent and fast-growing space. The role will be located in our trendy TriBeCa HQ, includes great benefits, and is an excellent wealth-building/equity opportunity for the right individual.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-quality in-licensing, external R&D and acquisition opportunities that support the advancement and differentiation of Click Therapeutics products or enable new product opportunities.
• Collaborate with strategy, business development, product and science colleagues to identify areas of high need and develop targeted strategies to address those needs.
• Evaluate and prioritize identified opportunities according to comprehensive cross-functional criteria by working in close partnership with key scientific, clinical, commercial and IP colleagues with a primary focus on assessing strategic fit and articulating a value proposition.
• Build and maintain the database of identified and evaluated opportunities. Prepare regular reports and updates on key performance metrics to share with Strategy team leadership.
• Pitch evaluated high-priority opportunities to executive leadership including clear proposals for next steps to secure, de-risk and operationalize each opportunity.
• Collaborate with business development to seamlessly transition to and support licensing, contracting and acquisition activities.
• Represent Click Therapeutics externally to the scientific and startup community to foster positive relationships that establish the company as the go-to business development and growth partner in digital therapeutics.

Core Qualifications

• A graduate of a 4-year degree program from a top-tier university with a strong academic track record
• 6 or more years of relevant experience in the life sciences industry or in life sciences consulting
• 2 or more years of search and evaluation experience in the life sciences or a related industry
• Expertise in evaluating and interpreting scientific data, clinical and analytical validation study designs, research proposals, study reports and soliciting expert scientific and clinical opinion
• Experience with conducting due diligence activities that integrate findings across multiple different functional areas, such as legal, business, finance, regulatory, science and clinical
• Familiarity with academic research, technology transfer organizations, published literature sources, conferences and professional societies, and intellectual property
• Familiarity with in-licensing and acquisition deal structures and sponsored research agreements
• Strong organizational and time management skills, ability to prioritize multiple assignments and meet all deadlines with minimal supervision and strong attention to detail
• Superior problem-solving ability with the ability to think critically and deliver results in a timely manner and at the highest level of excellence
• Superb writing and communication skills, with the ability to communicate persuasively with a diverse audience
• Highly adaptable to a dynamic atmosphere of changing requirements and scope
• Quantitative and qualitative research/evaluation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, Masters and/or PhD in the life sciences or related field
• Experience with digital therapeutics or at the intersection of software technology and medicine
• Familiarity with software/mobile technologies, including AI/ML, passive monitoring and mobile sensors
• Familiarity with neuroscience, psychology, behavioral interventions and/or behavioral economics

Benefits

Stock options | Competitive salary with annual review | 401(k) matching | Annual performance-based cash bonus | Comprehensive medical benefits through Aetna | Flexible Spending Accounts | Life insurance and disability benefits | Open vacation policy / unlimited PTO | Generous paid parental leave | Commuter subsidies | Monthly catered lunches | Choice of Mac, Windows, or Linux equipment | Sponsored company events | Free, unlimited office snacks and beverages | Much more…

Equal Employment Opportunity

Click Therapeutics is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Click Therapeutics also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Click Therapeutics in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Click Therapeutics to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Click Therapeutics and the specific job and/or work site. Click Therapeutics may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Click Therapeutics in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Click Therapeutics support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Click Therapeutics.