# Biotech Strategy Lead- CNS/ Rare Disease

**Company**: ICON
**Location**: Blue Bell
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

ICON is seeking a Biotech Strategy Lead, CNS/ Rare Disease, to play a key role in shaping innovative clinical development strategies and solutions for biotechnology clients.

As a Director, Biotech Strategy Lead, CNS/ Rare Disease, you will act as a strategic advisor, CNS/ Rare Disease therapeutic area expert, and thought leader, bringing deep understanding of CNS/ Rare Disease drug development, clinical operations, and the biotech environment to create differentiated solutions that address client needs and support business growth.

Responsibilities:

- Shape differentiated CNS/ Rare Disease clinical development and operational strategies for biotechnology opportunities

- Serve as a strategic advisor and CNS/ Rare Disease therapeutic area expert during client engagements

- Lead the strategic development of proposals and solutions, partnering across Business Development, Operations, Finance, Medical, Scientific, and CNS/ Rare Disease teams

- Build trusted relationships with biotech clients, developing a deep understanding of their CNS/ Rare Disease pipelines, development priorities, and business objectives

- Provide strategic oversight from solution development through execution, evaluating operational feasibility, financial assumptions, risks, KPIs, KRIs, quality indicators, and performance data

Profile:

- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline

- Approximately 9 or more years of experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, clinical research, or drug development environment

- Demonstrated CNS/ Rare Disease therapeutic area expertise, with a strong understanding of CNS/ Rare Disease drug development, clinical development strategies, study design considerations, and operational challenges within the biotech environment

- Demonstrated experience supporting business development activities, including proposal strategy, opportunity assessment, client presentations, bid defenses, and development of differentiated client solutions

Rewards & Benefits:

- Competitive base salary and performance-related incentives

- Health and wellbeing programmes, including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable

- Retirement and pension plans

- Life assurance and disability coverage

- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources

- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

## Skills

### Required
- CNS/ Rare Disease
- clinical development
- biotechnology
- drug development
- strategic thinking
- leadership
- communication
- relationship management

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