Associate Director, Research Strategic Planning and Operation-Project Management

What You'll Do

Research Program Leadership

• Partner with Research Leads, Project Team Leads, and functional representatives to drive execution of partnered and internal research programs.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Facilitate cross-functional project team meetings and ensure alignment on objectives, priorities, and deliverables.
• Track program progress; identify, communicate, and mitigate risks.
• Support program governance (portfolio reviews, stage gates, and leadership discussions).
• Partner with CMO, Alliance Management, TechOps, and other functions to support transition from Research to early development.
• Coordinate activities/communications with external collaboration partners as appropriate.

Research Operations & Strategy

• Contribute to strategic initiatives to enhance Research operations, governance, portfolio visibility, and effectiveness.
• Support portfolio planning, resource discussions, and operational reporting.
• Develop materials and analyses for leadership decision-making and strategic planning.
• Implement and sustain operational excellence initiatives.

Who You Are And What You Bring

• Bachelor's in a scientific discipline with 12+ years drug development experience; or advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) preferred with commensurate experience.
• Demonstrated project management and drug development expertise; independently drive complex activities.
• Ability to balance tactical execution with strategic leadership across development stages and leadership levels.
• Experience managing remote teams and/or through external alliances preferred.
• Deep knowledge of PM methodologies, concepts, techniques, and tools; significant PM role experience required.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite and SmartSheet and/or other project management software.

Compensation/Benefits

• Expected salary range: $162,500-$227,500/year; includes compensation, bonus and equity, plus benefits (health/welfare plans, non-accrual paid time off, holiday shutdown, commuter benefits, 401K match, lunch in office).