Senior Director, Program Manager

Abeona Therapeutics Inc. • ,

9d • $225,000 - $240,000 • Remote

About The Position

Join Abeona Therapeutics as a Senior Director, Program Manager in our Program Leadership department and help advance a mission-driven portfolio of cell and gene therapies. In this role, you will lead cross-functional development programs, translate strategy into integrated execution plans, and influence portfolio-level decisions. You will collaborate with colleagues across the organization who are committed to developing innovative therapies for patients. This is a U.S.-based remote role supporting colleagues across the country. Abeona's manufacturing facilities are in Cleveland, Ohio. Current projects are focused primarily on preclinical and IND-enabling programs, with responsibilities expected to span the full development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a scientific field such as MS, PhD, MD, or PharmD, and at least 15 years of cross-functional program or project management experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Direct experience managing cell and gene therapy development programs.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex project data into clear risks, options, and recommendations for the executive leadership team.
• Demonstrated knowledge of pharma/biotech development project management.
• Successful track record of leading complex, cross-functional drug-development programs through integrated planning, executive communication, and disciplined execution.
• Ability to hold oneself and others accountable for commitments in a productive and assertive manner.
• Proficiency with planning systems and tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Track record of facilitating productive decisions across geographically and culturally diverse teams.

Nice To Haves

• Oncology experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership for one or more portfolio programs and guides major program decisions.
• Develops and maintains integrated program strategies, critical paths, and cross-functional milestones.
• Ensures alignment among program strategy, functional plans, corporate priorities, and governance decisions.
• Establishes governance, directs critical workstreams, and ensures appropriate Program Leadership coverage.
• Leads one or more programs within the overall portfolio.
• Manages and tracks the overall timeline for the program, including input from all functions, and ensures access to that timeline for all functional representatives; ensures that the functional timelines are aligned with global corporate timelines.
• Actively manages critical program workstreams and works with project managers to ensure all critical workstreams have Program Leadership resource coverage.
• Establishes effective program governance, facilitates decision-focused team meetings, documents and communicates key decisions, escalates material risks and tradeoffs, and ensures that execution reflects leadership direction.
• Partners with sub-teams to ensure that functional deliverables are completed on time, on budget and according to quality standards and program goals.
• Establishes a close, partnering relationship with all functional leads.
• Develops program-planning scenarios; identifies, assesses, and monitors risks with input from functional leaders; and coordinates mitigation and issue-resolution plans.
• Recognizes when corrective action and planning are necessary and conducts root cause analyses.
• Manages activities to ensure functions have the right tools, reports, and data for accurate resource estimates.
• Evaluates cross-program resource needs, identifies capacity risks, and recommends allocation priorities and tradeoffs to leadership.
• Partners with Finance and functional leaders to monitor the consolidated program budget and forecast material variances.
• Develops and coordinates resource planning across functions to assure that adequate resources are being applied to the program.
• Develops decision-quality program materials, dashboards, integrated plans, and executive reports that clearly communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and recommended actions.
• Applies advanced program-management tools to collect metrics and analyze program performance data.
• Develops and implements standards, templates, checklists, and analytical tools that strengthen planning, decision-making, and process improvement.
• Provides coaching and mentorship to program-management colleagues, promotes consistent use of standards and tools, and contributes to the continued development of the Program Leadership function.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Equity opportunities
• Robust health coverage options
• FSA/HSA options
• Company-paid basic dental and vision plans
• Lifestyle spending account (wellness reimbursements)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Up to 160 hours of paid time off accrual per calendar year (prorated based on date of hire)

What This Job Offers

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