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Mission
The Director, External Innovation & Asset Evaluation owns the end-to-end external opportunity funnel at strategic level, translating portfolio and disease-area priorities into focused external search strategies and leading decision-ready asset evaluations. The role provides senior scientific and strategic leadership, integrates cross-functional inputs across scientific, clinical, commercial and access dimensions, and represents the function in governance forums to support high-quality portfolio decisions.




This role should carry strategic accountability for the overall opportunity funnel and for decision-ready recommendations, while relying on the Associate Director role for scouting execution, initial screening and analytical preparation.

Key responsibilities
• Set and own the external search strategy by translating portfolio, disease-area and corporate priorities into focused search criteria, including mechanism of action, modality, development stage and geography.
• Ensure alignment between external innovation activities and portfolio strategy, shaping priority search areas, investment focus and portfolio recommendations to support long-term business objectives.
• Define the opportunity funnel priorities and ensure strong coverage of strategic priorities, with clear trade-offs, escalation points and decision criteria.
• Lead early asset evaluations for priority opportunities, integrating scien

📌 DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL INNOVATION (Barcelona)
🏢 Almirall
📍 Barcelona