Associate Director/Director, Clinical Program Management

Liquidia•,

About The Position

The Associate Director/Director of Program Management will lead a cross-functional role in the planning, execution, and delivery of clinical trials, initially focusing on the L606 and Yutrepia programs. The role co-leads with internal and external stakeholders to support development of innovative inhaled combination products and bring therapies to market. It calls for strong product life cycle management experience, preferably in pulmonary hypertension or a related therapeutic area, and understanding of product and study conceptualization through commercialization. The position builds and maintains relationships with functional leaders across Operations, Product Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Commercial, as well as external partners and vendors, with oversight of development and budgetary timelines. The position develops and implements cross-functional development plans at strategic and tactical levels, drives alignment to corporate milestones, escalates risks and develops mitigation strategies, and assesses programs’ commercial viability throughout the product life cycle. It facilitates team and cross-functional meetings, prepares dashboards and senior-management status updates, supports budgeting and resource allocation, and monitors evolving regulatory requirements and quality trends to support readiness and proactive compliance planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, with a focus on matrix management.
Experience with program management from IND to NDA/BLA and global launch, including understanding of global registration processes.
Experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry and demonstrated understanding of cross-functional interdependencies, including R&D, commercial, technical development, and regulatory.
Experience managing integrated timelines, critical paths, resource constraints, and dependencies across concurrent development programs.
Ability to lead, motivate, and influence without authority, set strategic direction, and leverage diverse perspectives and ideas from matrix teams.
Excellent communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Ability to develop forecasts, assess resource variances, and communicate risks.
Ability to establish decision logs, ownership, escalation pathways, and follow-through across matrix teams.
Demonstrated ability to identify critical program risks and develop mitigation plans.
Proven experience managing complexity in global programs across multiple modalities.
Proficiency with project management and reporting tools, such as Smartsheet.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or MBA) in a relevant biopharmaceutical discipline.
Experience with Phase 4 studies.
Experience supporting combination device programs, inhaled technologies, and/or small molecules.
PMP or equivalent project/program management training.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategic and tactical cross-functional development plans.
Understand functional interfaces and drive cross-functional alignment to achieve corporate milestones.
Escalate risks to senior management and develop and implement mitigation strategies.
Assess the commercial viability of development programs throughout the product life cycle.
Facilitate regular team and cross-functional meetings, develop dashboards, and provide status updates to senior management.
Assist with budgeting and track study and operational budgets to support efficient resource allocation across projects.
Monitor regulatory requirements and quality trends across modalities to support readiness and proactive compliance planning.
Co-lead planning, execution, and delivery of clinical trials, initially for the L606 and Yutrepia programs, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Build and maintain relationships with functional leaders and external partners, including vendors, and oversee development and budgetary timelines.