Executive Director, Lifecycle Leader

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

📋 Description

• The Lifecycle Leader (LCL) is tasked with defining the program's cross-functional vision, strategic context, and lifecycle plan (LCP) for both existing and prospective business opportunities.

• Collaborating with the Program Manager, the LCL will engage with leadership and subject matter experts (SMEs) to establish effective internal processes that promote best practices in data-driven recommendations, decision-making, and communication.

• As the primary accountable individual in a cross-functional team, the LCL guarantees timely delivery and manages the execution plan and milestones, ensuring alignment with the approved LCP.

• The LCL supervises integration across Iovance, involving multiple stakeholders to ensure optimal program execution in accordance with the program strategy and LCP.

• By working together with functional team leaders, the LCL promotes alignment among various sub-teams to ensure that execution meets both team and corporate objectives (including the Commercial Team, Development Team, Regulatory Team, etc.).

• Acting as a point of triage, the LCL facilitates effective decision-making by incorporating cross-functional insights to tackle high-impact issues, co-creating solutions to complex challenges in real time.

• The LCL leads the team in identifying program needs and develops a variety of options and recommendations for presentation to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Transparent communication with senior leadership is ensured, highlighting relevant scenarios, assumptions, and risks to guide decision-making and trade-offs, while representing an enterprise mindset and considering all relevant functional perspectives.

• The LCL guarantees the involvement of subject matter experts (SMEs) and situational members in discussions, following a predetermined agenda established with guidance from the Program Manager.

• The LCL is accountable to the ELT for program recommendations, framing them within the broader context of the portfolio.

• The LCL manages the program on a daily basis, ensuring that all established deliverables with a significant program impact remain on track and aligned with the program strategy.

• The LCL is responsible for fostering team health, creating a highly functional environment that encourages collaboration, debate, and honest feedback.

• Additional responsibilities include: identifying and mitigating risks; ensuring financial stewardship of approved and recommended projects; communicating key milestones, deliverables, and progress throughout the organization; and ensuring appropriate resourcing of functions to achieve program goals and vision.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline is required; an advanced or professional degree (e.g., PhD, MD, or MBA) is highly desirable.

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in the bio-pharmaceutical industry, including at least 5 years in relevant roles as a Lifecycle Leader or Program Team Leader in the biotech/pharmaceutical sector.

• Must possess a strong understanding of the overall drug development process relevant to biotech/pharmaceutical companies; experience with commercial launches and a comprehensive background in drug development is essential.

• Experience working with or as part of program strategy teams is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Iovance is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

• We are an equal-opportunity employer.

• Reasonable accommodations may be provided upon request to enable individuals to perform essential functions.