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Associate Director/Director, Product Development Project Manager

Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Location: New Haven, CT Posted Date: 4/26/2013 Position Type: Full time Job Code: 2013DirProductDevProjMgr Required Education: High school or equivalent Areas of Expertise Desired: Project Management

Description

Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company that was formed in 2007 by Dr. Joseph Schlessinger, Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Yale School of Medicine.  The company’s current R&D focus is on the identification of novel antibodies and biologics that target receptor tyrosine kinases for oncology and other serious diseases.  The company takes great pride in scientific innovation and has a management team with a proven success record in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Consequently, the company seeks job candidates with strong scientific credentials and biologics industry experience to join the existing seasoned R&D team of scientists and managers based in New Haven, CT.

Associate Director/Director, Product Development Project Manager

Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a full-time Director, Product Development Project Manager to be part of the Translational Medicine team reporting directly to the Vice President, Translational Medicine. The ideal candidate is an experienced drug developer with a track record for successful project management supporting cross functional teams advancing preclinical and clinical programs mostly in oncology. The desired starting date for this position is in the third quarter of 2013.

The responsibilities for this position include: (i) manage and coordinate cross functional project teams to ensure deliverables are planned for; (ii) achieve agreed to resources, budget and time; (iii) contribute to project plan to ensure cross-functional integration while enabling decision making and accounting for risk; (iv) work collaboratively with team to problem solve and address issues with plan, timeline and budget; (v) prepare and present project information at internal and external meetings; (vi) oversee and manage contracts, deliverables and payments for external partners involving nonclinical, clinical and regulatory aspects of project (CROs, consultants and vendors); (vii) contribute to building processes and tools to facilitate program progression and decision making including documents, files and submissions of clinical and regulatory documents.

Requirements

The candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree in a scientific or medical discipline and have at least 7 years of drug development experience in the biotech/pharma industry. Expertise and training in project management of oncology drug candidates including IND directed studies and early clinical development is strongly desired. The candidate must be able to demonstrate competency in managing budgets, contracts and complex projects. Strong software and computer skills including MS Office applications are essential. The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and external partners is required. Excellent verbal and written communication, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work in a team are crucial to the success of this position.  
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