Search and Evaluation Manager

In this role you will lead a global scouting engine to identify and prioritize external opportunities for Recordati's BD transactions and portfolio growth. You will translate strategy into actionable search theses, build and maintain landscape views, and provide evidence-based recommendations spanning early-stage investments, licensing, and M&A. You will collaborate with R&D and Commercial teams to monitor scientific developments and drive BD pipeline quality. This position offers a meaningful impact on global growth through disciplined science-driven scouting and continuous tool improvement.

• Lead the global landscaping process across therapeutic areas, development stages, and geographies
• Translate BD strategy into clear search theses, screening criteria, and repeatable scouting plans
• Create and maintain a dedicated tool to scan scientific, clinical, regulatory, competitive landscapes for emerging assets and opportunities
• Build and keep structured watchlists and landscape maps with consistent documentation to fuel BD pipeline
• Perform rapid assessments of rationale, data, feasibility, IP, regulatory path, and commercial attractiveness
• Support lifecycle scouting for existing portfolio in collaboration with R&D and Commercial teams
• Monitor scientific congresses, partnering events, disclosures, databases and publications
• Develop scouting metrics and reporting to show coverage, quality, and strategic themes
• Contribute to continuous improvement of S&E tools, processes, governance and knowledge management

• 5+ years in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare investment or life-sciences advisory, including at least 2 years in Search & Evaluation
• Proven ability to conduct systematic landscapes, scout, evaluate and monitor opportunities across therapeutic areas and modalities
• Experience applying evolving AI and digital tools for landscaping and scouting
• Strong analytical and synthesis abilities to turn scouting into prioritized BD opportunities
• Competence in interpreting preclinical, translational and clinical evidence
• Understanding of IP and regulatory implications in scouting activities
• International experience; experience outside Italy preferred
• Strong project leadership, prioritization and multi-workstream management
• Collaborative and effective across functions, cultures, and seniority levels
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally

• collaborative
• cross-functional communication
• strategic thinking
• AI and digital tools for landscaping and scouting
• landscape mapping and opportunity screening
• evidence synthesis and decision-support