Associate Director/Director Project Management
About The Position
Immunic Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director / Director, Project Management to serve as a strategic project management partner for cross-functional drug development program sub-teams and other key enterprise initiatives. The role drives integrated planning, execution oversight, governance, risk management, and decision support across complex projects as the company advances through Phase 3 development, NDA preparation, and commercial launch readiness. Within the Project Management & Operational Excellence function, the successful candidate will be embedded within program sub-teams or strategic enterprise initiatives. They will collaborate with leaders across Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Regulatory Affairs, Safety, CMC, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Quality, and Corporate Functions. The role combines project and program management leadership with a pragmatic, hands-on approach and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Business, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of clinical development processes from Phase 1 through Phase 3 and major regulatory submissions, such as IND, NDA, MAA, and BLA.
- Strong command of integrated planning, critical-path analysis, scenario planning, risk management, governance, budgeting, and lifecycle management.
- Proven leadership of complex global cross-functional teams, with the ability to influence without formal authority in a matrix environment, resolve conflict, and manage senior stakeholders.
- Strong risk management and problem-solving capabilities.
- Demonstrated judgment, accountability, and delivery focus while balancing speed, cost, quality, and compliance.
- Excellent executive communication, facilitation, influencing, and decision-support skills.
- Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and hands-on levels in a dynamic matrix organization.
Nice To Haves
- PMP or comparable qualification.
Responsibilities
- Serve as project manager for one or more development program sub-teams or strategic corporate initiatives, driving execution against goals and proactively resolving delivery issues.
- Develop and maintain integrated cross-functional project plans with clear milestones, dependencies, assumptions, and critical paths, aligning objectives, deliverables, and timelines across functions.
- Coordinate cross-functional readiness for Phase 3 execution, data readouts, NDA preparation, regulatory interactions, and launch planning.
- Facilitate effective collaboration among internal teams and external partners.
- Run governance meetings, steering committees, and leadership reviews, and maintain action, decision, and risk logs.
- Prepare concise updates, dashboards, risk assessments, and decision materials for senior management, escalating critical issues promptly to support informed decision-making.
- Identify, assess, and monitor risks and opportunities; propose mitigation strategies; and support scenario planning and evaluation of strategic alternatives.
- Partner with functional leaders on resource requirements, constraints, and trade-offs, ensuring the impact of changes in scope, timelines, or assumptions is understood and communicated.
- Apply and continuously improve project management standards, tools, governance, planning, and reporting processes, including lessons learned, while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
