Director, Program Management, Next Wave

Scholar Rock • Cambridge, MA

15h

About The Position

Scholar Rock is seeking a Director, Next Wave, Program Management to serve as the primary operational partner for the Next Wave Program Team. The Next Wave team is responsible for advancing Scholar Rock’s portfolio of pipeline programs from translation to clinical proof-of concept. This role, reporting to the VP, Head of Program Leadership & Management, will ensure the Next Wave team urgently progresses future innovation with precision, alignment and cross-functional rigor. The position is designed for a high-accountability individual who partners seamlessly with the Program Leader and requires the professional range and horsepower to be the operational anchor for multiple development programs at different stages, while also serving as a strategic thought-partner to the Program Leader.

Requirements

• MS or BS Degree in a Scientific or related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology drug development, with specific experience leading teams through Ph1 and Ph2 clinical study start-up
• Strong knowledge of early-to-mid stage clinical development including regulatory milestones, clinical operation activities and CMC needs.
• Experience across the drug lifecycle, from translation to Ph2 clinical trials, and understands how program needs evolve.
• A low-ego, high-output mindset.
• Prioritize team success over hierarchy and demonstrate a willingness to own tasks of all sizes—from strategic planning to administrative execution—to ensure the program succeeds.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and potentially material information with professional judgment and integrity.
• Day-one ability to develop and implement project management best-practices utilizing project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project)

Responsibilities

• Operationalize the transitions that move medicines forward for the Next Wave team.
• Ensure the team’s day-to-day functionality, ensuring that cross-functional workflows are clear, dependencies are managed, and the "machinery" of the program runs without friction.
• Drive the agenda to ensure decision-making, personally capture and disseminate critical actions, and relentlessly follow up to ensure completion.
• Facilitate clear, accurate communication across functions and sub-teams, ensuring that all functions are working from the same assumptions and that critical information is shared with the right stakeholders at the right time.
• Build and maintain integrated program plans that drive performance through critical path planning and identification of risks.
• Serve as the team’s early warning system for operational risks and drive them to resolution before they impact the critical path.
• Support the early pipeline beyond any single study, helping the team and Program Lead manage the complexity of advancing multiple programs in the context of shared resources & infrastructure, ensuring focus on the critical path for each.
• Partner with the Program Leader to scope and tackle operational & strategic scenarios, providing the feasibility assessments and data required to evaluate trade-offs and make informed business decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree