Associate Director, Development Project Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation and ongoing management of comprehensive project plans that align with program strategy, key milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and decision points across essential functions.

• Collaborate with functional leads of sub-teams to ensure that plans are realistic, cohesive, and conducive to successful program execution.

• Propel cross-functional implementation by tracking progress against milestones, deliverables, timelines, resources, and critical path activities.

• Conduct effective team meetings and ensure accountability for decisions, actions, and follow-up activities.

• Recognize, evaluate, and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and opportunities that may impact program objectives.

• Formulate mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and escalation recommendations in conjunction with teams.

• Assist governance and leadership forums by preparing materials focused on decision-making, status updates, risk summaries, and recommendations.

• Communicate and synchronize key program priorities, decisions, milestones, and risks among stakeholders.

• Discover opportunities to enhance planning, execution, team effectiveness, and operational processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, business, operations, or related field is required.

• At least 10 years of overall experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry is preferred.

• Minimum of 8 years of project/program management experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences sectors.

• Strong comprehension of end-to-end drug development business processes.

• Experience in supporting cross-functional development teams, functional workstreams, or program-level initiatives in a matrixed environment.

• Capability to develop and manage integrated project plans, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, and decision points.

• Experience working across one or more development functions, such as clinical development, clinical operations, CMC, regulatory affairs, preclinical, translational, commercial, or medical affairs.

• High proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools like Microsoft Project, Planisware Enterprise, Smartsheet, or equivalent systems.

• Experience in late-phase development organizations or late-stage asset planning is preferred.

• Familiarity with supporting NDA, BLA, MAA, major regulatory submissions, or submission-readiness planning is preferred.

• Experience utilizing Planisware Enterprise or other portfolio/project management systems in a development context is preferred.

• PMP, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or other relevant project management certifications are preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% covered health benefits, including Medical, Dental, and Vision for you and your dependents.

• 401(k) program with company matching and vesting after the completion of the first month following your start date.

• Flexible time off.

• Generous parental leave.

• Enjoyable fringe benefits.

• Additional compensation options, including bonuses and equity, may be available.