Project Manager, Clinical-Stage

4DMT is focused on attracting and retaining the best people in the industry who identify with our mission and innovative results-driven approach. We offer an inspiring and collaborative environment that encourages individual contributions, recognizes performance in multiple ways, offers competitive salary and benefits, and provides challenging opportunities for career development.  4D Molecular Therapeutics is located in Emeryville, CA.

GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Project Management team at 4DMT is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a clinical-stage project to drive the project from early phase thru commercialization. The project implements 4DMT’s proprietary AAV gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disease. 4DMT is seeking motivated, experienced, and energetic project managers that can partner with a project team leader (PTL) and work closely with the project core team including clinical, regulatory, and CMC.

Ideal candidates will exhibit strength in communication, organization, and team leadership to succeed in a role that is highly cross-functional and broadly engaged across our growing organization. The ideal candidate will bring strong clinical-stage project management expertise and familiarity with the drug development process and the ability to build and deploy tools and best practices to drive successful products to approval. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the overall project timelines, risks, and communication management. The role will report to a 4DMT Project Manager who is part of the clinical-stage PM team.
Responsibilities:

• Cross-functional Project Management and PTL Partnership: 75% of time
• Partner closely with a Project-Team-Leader (PTL) to proactively drive clinical projects to targeted milestones through cross-functional project team engagement
• Engage with all members of cross-functional project team(s) to establish project goals, milestones, budget, and timelines
• Monitor budget and flag scope changes that impact budget
• Understand and organize complex project information into power point presentations and be prepared to present to exec team and senior management
• Track key project milestones and monitor interdependencies between functions
• Ensure effective stakeholder management
• Manage changes to project plans, including but not limited to, proactive project impact/risk assessments prior to change implementation
Budget, Goals, and Upper Management Reporting:10% of time

• Monitor associated project corporate goals and flag risks to PTL, team,  and to VP, Project Management
• Monitor full project budget working with the PTL and finance as part of the yearly budget cycle and flag scope creep and budget impact during project execution
• Reporting of timelines and milestones, risks, and risk mitigation strategies to upper management through regular dashboard updates
PMO Contribution: 15% of time

• Contribute to strategic PMO planning activities and participate as an active PM team member
• Cross-collaboration and advisement with 4DMT Project Managers as additional projects approach clinic
• Willingness to contribute time to other projects or working groups as bandwidth allows
• Other duties as assigned, nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time

Qualifications:

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in an applicable field
Experience:

• Advanced degree in science or business preferred
• 8+ years industry experience, including 5+ years in Project Management or related function
Skills:

• Track record of leading development projects through all clinical phases of development
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead and influence team members, peers, subject matter experts, and management
• PMP certification a plus
• Experience in cross-functional team management
• Ability to assess development paths and identify key risks and recommend options for creative mitigation strategies
• Demonstration of strategic thinking and high-level planning
• Ability to foster the qualities of a high-performing team
• Experience in gene or cell therapy highly a plus
• MS Project application
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor and ability to communicate in person and virtually
Physical Requirements:

• Primarily computer use and long periods of sitting, standing
• Adhere to 4DMT Covid protocols and policy. This includes all employees and contractors must share proof of current vaccination status to work onsite. 

4DMT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran, and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

About 4DMT:
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. (“4DMT”) is a clinical-stage gene therapy company pioneering the development of product candidates using targeted and evolved AAV vectors. 4DMT seeks to unlock the full potential of gene therapy using its platform, Therapeutic Vector Evolution, which combines the power of directed evolution with approximately one billion synthetic capsid sequences to invent evolved vectors for use in targeted gene therapy products. The company is initially focused on three therapeutic areas: ophthalmology, cardiology, and pulmonology. The 4DMT targeted and evolved vectors are invented with the goal of being delivered through clinically routine, well-tolerated, and minimally invasive routes of administration, transducing diseased cells in target tissues efficiently, having reduced immunogenicity, and, where relevant, having resistance to pre-existing antibodies.

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