Senior Director, Program Management - San Diego, CA

Mirador Therapeutics, Inc.•San Diego, CA

5h•$210,000 - $265,000•Onsite

About The Position

Mirador Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage precision medicine company focused on developing first-and/or best-in-class next-generation therapeutics for immunology and inflammation. The company’s Mirador360™ precision development engine leverages the latest advances in human genetics and data science to rapidly deliver new precision medicines for patients living with immune-mediated inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. Mirador has raised over $650 million from leading life sciences investors and is based in San Diego, CA. Mirador was named Best Places to Work by Biospace and is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company. Summary We seek a talented Senior Director, Program Management, experienced in managing programs and cross-functional project teams from candidate selection and through clinical development. The position reports to the VP, Program Management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a science related field required.
15 or more years relevant experience in a biotechnology company with 10 or more years direct project management experience in small company operating models strongly preferred.
Demonstrated thorough knowledge of cross-functional activities and deliverables necessary to advance programs from drug candidate through clinical development.
Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional activities to enable regulatory filings (e.g. IND, NDA/BLA) required. Experience with large molecule biologics necessary.
Highly experienced in risk management/risk mitigation assessments and scenario planning.
Experienced in managing external vendors, with demonstrated ability to ensure CROs deliver against commitments.
Proven ability to operate effectively across a matrix organization to drive programs according to timelines; ability to articulate project objectives and priorities.
Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship building skills.
Adaptable, flexible, excellent problem-solving skills.
Exceptional communication skills.
Dynamic thinker with a sense of urgency and a bias toward action.
Sound strategic, operational, and ethical judgment with uncompromising integrity.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in life sciences or other discipline related to drug development desirable.
Experience in immunology and inflammatory disease therapeutic areas preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Project Lead to manage cross-functional project teams as well as select sub-teams to drive excellence and efficiency in execution.
Lead integrated project planning to ensure the optimal execution strategy is employed to deliver projects within budget and according to timelines.
Proactively identify and manage interdependencies, critical path and at-risk activities to support program level scenario planning and risk mitigation strategies.
Provide fit-for-purpose summary views of the programs for team use and executive leadership review; present timelines and project overviews to executive team as needed.
Manage relevant dashboards to communicate status and track progress.
Identify presentation topics and coordinate development of presentation materials for Governance and Executive meetings.
Manage select external vendors (timelines, budgets, coordination of SOWs, etc.) and integrate deliverables into project Gantt.
Run cross-functional project team meetings including scheduling, preparing agendas, coordination of presentation materials, documentation of minutes, and follow up of action items.