Director, Project Management Commercialization

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals • Headquarters, KY

9d • $186,000 - $233,000

About The Position

Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. Crinetics is known for its inclusive workplace culture. We are also a dog-friendly workplace. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world’s premier fully integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others. Position Summary The Director, Project Management, Commercial Products is responsible for driving cross-functional execution to enable the successful commercialization and lifecycle management of Palsonify (Paltusotine) across indications, including ongoing and future launches/expansions. This role has a critical leadership position and works in close partnership with Global Product Leadership, Medical Affairs Leadership, Marketing/Brand leadership and Commercial functional leaders to drive integrated planning and delivery. The Director is responsible for creating and maintaining cross-functional commercialization project plans in compliance with governance and change control processes, in collaboration with Product/Program Project Management counterparts. The initial scope includes PM leadership for key commercialization workstreams and governance forums (e.g., launch readiness, brand/commercial operations, and evidence generation support). Scope may expand over time to support additional product-team governance needs as the franchise evolves.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant biotechnology/pharmaceutical experience with 6+ years of direct project management experience.
• Prior launch management experience and understanding of drug launch processes, functions, and interrelated steps required for pharmaceutical/biotech commercialization.
• Familiarity with compliance and regulations for promotional activity
• 8+ years in a supervisory role.
• Strong PM fundamentals (meeting management, timeline/critical path management, risk and issue management).
• Proactive, forward-thinking, and able to anticipate needs in dynamic environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functions in a matrixed organization.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills (including presentation skills) with success influencing at all levels cross-functionally.
• Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship-building skills; ability to lead teams and resolve conflict effectively.
• Experience with project portfolio management tools/systems (e.g., Planisware).
• Experience with regulatory agency interactions and annual compliance training required.
• Strong communication, organization, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent PC-based computer skills including Windows, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Smartsheet, MS SharePoint, and reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in life science consultancy firm is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead project management efforts associated with commercialization activities to support successful execution across the Palsonify franchise (including multiple indications) and related commercialization initiatives.
• Provide PM leadership and operational support to Brand, Commercial, and Evidence Generation Teams (EGT) across Palsonify indications, enabling coordinated planning, readiness, execution, and post-launch optimization.
• Organize and facilitate Launch Readiness Team (LRT) and other commercialization workstream meetings, including agendas, attendee management, minutes, decisions, and action items.
• Accurately and efficiently maintain and track detailed cross-functional timelines and milestones for all components of launch and commercialization plans (e.g., marketing/brand, commercial operations, sales, market access, patient services, supply/operations, CMC, medical affairs).
• Facilitate identification of key dependencies, risks, and issues; drive risk mitigation strategies, decision support, and contingency planning.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms for launch status, risks, decisions, and critical path updates for team, senior/executive leadership, and Board-facing forums.
• Facilitate communications across departments to gather inputs, align priorities, and share project updates; ensure clarity of owners, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Maintain an integrated commercialization calendar identifying critical decision points, governance reviews, team events, and milestones.
• Partner with Product/Program Project Management to ensure appropriate integration with Global Product Team strategy, timelines, and reporting (including alignment between commercialization and development activities as needed).
• Support preparation for governance reviews, such as Executive Leadership Team, Product Portfolio Committee, and other executive program presentations.
• As the organization evolves, support expansion of scope into broader franchise governance in partnership with Global Product Leadership and Product/Program PM Mentor and support project manager(s) assigned to commercialization sub-teams/workstreams; ensure consistency of PM practices and reporting.
• Drive creation and continuous improvement of PM tools, templates, and best practices; contribute to PMO initiatives and operating rhythms.
• Lead or support additional cross-functional commercialization, PPAM, or enterprise projects from initiation through closeout, including risk/issue management and status reporting.
• Focus on immediate and short-term (<2 years) strategic planning horizon while building scalable readiness mechanisms that can extend to future portfolio needs.
• Coach and mentor direct reports to develop skills, knowledge, and career growth.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match.
• We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director