Senior Director Project Management

Position Summary:Reporting to the CEO, this position will be responsible for monitoring and executing project plans for internal pipeline and partnered small molecule anti-inflammatory drug development programs. The position will be responsible for external activities necessary for advancement of development programs, including relationships with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), preclinical contract research organization (CROs) and related service providers. In addition, the position will serve to manage alliances between Trotana and its pharma/biotech partners to productively advance development of novel therapeutic agents.Essential Functions:·      Collaborate closely with senior management, manufacturing, pharm/tox and scientific colleagues to define, and document, project scope, key commitments, deliverables, resources, budget and detailed timelines for development projects, thereby ensuring projects are moving effectively toward their milestones and company goals. ·      Manage relationships and performance of preclinical IND-path activities through CMOs, CROs and other service providers. ·      Serve as relationship manager for future partnerships between Trotana and third party pharma/biotech collaborators.·      In conjunction with senior management, balance program resources (people, budget, materials, time) to optimize program objectives, effectively resolving issues and problems.·      Track progress against project plans, generate regular status updates, and communicate progress and issues to senior management. ·      Work with senior management to mitigate risks, including proactively managing risks with scenario planning and developing risk mitigation plans. ·      Prepare project documentation including, but not limited to, project plans, user and technical requirements, financial summaries, executive overviews, brochures, and meeting summaries. ·      Monitors spending for adherence to budget and project timelines; recommends variances as necessary. Participate in regularly scheduled joint forecasting meetings (forecast activities and expenses).·      Assist in preparation of presentations, minutes, and written materials for meetings, due diligence, and audits as necessary. ·      Provide training and advice to project leaders, and teams on project management practices.                                        Job Requirements and QualificationsEducation & Experience: ·       Bachelor's degree in a related scientific discipline, and a minimum of ten (10+) years of combined technical and project management experience in the biotech field, with a minimum of five (5 +) years of experience leading a project management organization at the manager level.·       Experience with discovery and development of novel drugs, particularly small molecule agents, for human therapeutic applications·       PMP Certification desired·       Experience working with project management methodologies including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software·       Experience working with productivity and methodology tools that increase project efficiency and effectiveness·       Experience working with client vision, business objectives, and critical success factorsKnowledge Requirements: ·      The ability to make contributions to research projects at a conceptual level. In depth knowledge of issues associated with drug development. ·      Ability to track meetings and record project progress in an interdepartmental team environment. ·      Demonstrated ability to apply a broad and integrated perspective when planning, problem solving, and assessing impact across functional areas; including the identification of critical processes, etc. in product development ·      Excellent understanding of project planning techniques and applications.·      Ability to negotiate internally with functional area leadership in order to maintain critical deliverables commitments made to clients·      Demonstrated experience in performing electronic Medline searches of the scientific literature using PubMed or the equivalent and analyzing and determining relevance to study projects.·      Experience designing, implementing, maintaining and using large databases.·      Skilled in designing and implementing data collection instruments.Personal Competencies:·      Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify problems and develop innovative solutions.·      Demonstrated experience researching, gathering, organizing information to produce reports, correspondence, graphs, and spreadsheets to generate, track, and analyze required data.·      Adept at managing multiple projects/tasks simultaneously, switching between tasks quickly, and juggling competing priorities and projects. ·      Strong interpersonal, leadership, negotiation and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients, and successfully working on complex, cross-functional project teams.·      Ability to deal with ambiguity and change·      Capable of fostering positive, open relationships with internal and external parties. ·      Excellent communication skills with interdisciplinary project teams, peers, and senior management, including influencing and negotiating skills through tough situations so that differences are settled without damaging relationships. ·      Proficiency working with Microsoft Project, Excel, and PowerPoint. ·       Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of personalities at all levels of the organization, work effectively as a member of a research team; and in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff of all levels.Further Information:Salary range: $195k-$275kThe company is a stealth biotechnology company based in San Diego. In addition to a competitive compensation package with stock options, the company offers a comprehensive benefits package for our employees and their families, which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance and a 401(k) plan.  The company is an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. To be considered as an applicant, please submit your resume/CV referencing the specific position of interest to careers@. Applicants whose qualifications and experience most closely match the requirements of the position will be reviewed.

Created: 2025-03-06