Sr. Manager/Associate Director of Discovery & Development Project Manager

SENIOR MANAGER / ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

BioSpace has been engaged to help our client, a Bay-Area pre-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company whose lead programs are focused on the elimination or modulation of senescent cells in diseased tissues as a means of providing transformative therapeutics for patients with ophthalmological or neurological diseases.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Leadership position for the discovery and early development teams
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and settings

• Work in close collaboration with product / project team leaders, team members and functional / executive leadership to develop and execute product strategies from discovery through clinical development
• Design, implement, and monitor integrated multidisciplinary project plans that enable the strategy and allow for data driven decision making
• Develop timelines (Gantt charts) for the tracking of deliverables and task interdependencies
• Identify and communicate program risks and resource limitations allowing for the development of mitigation and contingency planning
• Manage team meetings with a focus on agendas, meeting minutes and actionable next steps
• Champion and facilitate cross functional communication to align priorities for optimal project execution
• Construct and track project budgets to align with organizational financial planning
• Responsible for the Portfolio & Project Management processes including project and portfolio reviews, annual project team goal setting & quarterly reviews and commercialization processes

Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will have a background in science with prior experience in discovery or early clinical development organizations and project management
• Bachelors degree required
• 7+ years industry experience, including minimum of 2 years with direct project management experience in biotechnology or pharma industries
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead teams in drug discovery / development projects
• Familiarity with the overall drug discovery and development process up to initial clinical trial initiation and execution (Phase 1), including CMC, Regulatory, Safety and Clinical Operations
• Advanced PowerPoint, SmartSheet, MS Project skills
• Evidence of advanced problem-solving, innovative thinking, strategic planning to deliver creative solutions
• Ability to work collaboratively on multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational, communication and analytical skills with a keen attention to detail
• Outstanding interpersonal skills to form and maintain strong relationships
• Willingness and dedication to go above and beyond in pursuit of team goals
• Experience with large and small molecule therapeutics approaches beneficial