Senior Manager, Portfolio Strategy & Operations

The Senior Manager of Portfolio Strategy and Operations will play a key role in building and shaping a first-class R&D Strategy and Operations group at Relay Tx. They will work closely with leaders across the organization to support strategic initiatives and ensure flawless operation of activities across Research & Development. The role involves updating and refining key processes and governance structures, steering Leadership Team agendas and major R&D meetings, and managing and maintaining R&D corporate goals. The Senior Manager will also synthesize data, trends, and industry best practices to create solutions for managing the R&D Portfolio, while facilitating cross-functional discussions to drive towards shared goals and program progression.

• Update and refine key processes and governance structures within R&D as the team grows and scales
• Steer Leadership Team agendas and major R&D meetings, including leadership off-sites and critical cross-functional forums
• Bring structure to complex and ambiguous problems, synthesize findings, develop creative and innovative options, and make logically supported recommendations
• Build narratives, craft visuals, refine messaging, and tell compelling stories to communicate progress back to the Executive Leadership Team and Board
• Manage and maintain R&D corporate goals
• Manage and maintain the R&D section of the long-range strategic plan in collaboration with R&D Operations colleagues
• Synthesize data, trends, and industry best practices to create solutions for managing the R&D Portfolio
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions to drive towards shared goals and program progression
• Have experience in management consulting, operations, program management, and executive communication
• Have a science or management consulting background
• Be an open and candid communicator

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in management consulting, operations, program management, and executive communication
• Background in science or management consulting
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to bring structure to complex and ambiguous problems
• Ability to synthesize data, trends, and industry best practices
• Experience in updating and refining key processes and governance structures
• Ability to manage and maintain R&D corporate goals
• Experience in crafting narratives, visuals, and messaging
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions and drive towards shared goals
• Flexibility and fearlessness in the face of rapidly evolving opportunities and ambiguity

• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunity to work with R&D Operations colleagues
• Ability to synthesize data, trends, and industry best practices
• Matrixed role with cross-functional discussions
• Development of alignment across teams and organizations
• Opportunity to work in a clinical-stage precision medicines company
• Transformation of the drug discovery process
• Goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients
• Insights into protein motion and its relation to protein function
• Focus on enhancing small molecule therapeutic discovery in targeted oncology
• Integration of experimental and computational approaches
• World-class team of leading experts
• Fearless and relentless work culture
• Intellectual stimulating environment
• Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients