Director, Oncology Program Management

General Description:

• Lead and/or mentor the program management team for oncology clinical development lifecycle management.

• Develop and lead global product development strategies.

• Establish clear processes for team management and communication.

• Drive strategic team decision-making and delivery of team goals and objectives.

• Lead process improvement initiatives and optimize team efficiency, quality and performance.

• Collaborate with teams to deliver on commitments to the organization and to patients.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Plan and execute projects in accordance with the global clinical development strategy.

• Facilitate alignment with key stakeholders and ensure communication across project teams.

• Develop, validate, and maintain project schedules within the enterprise project system.

• Plan, track, and manage project milestones, dependencies, and critical path.

• Lead and facilitate team planning sessions: develop team charter, define project scope, and ensure global cross-functional alignment.

• Implement good project and risk management practices.

• Manage process for project budget governance and oversight within oncology.

• Liaise with internal and external collaborators to deliver high quality work product, presentations, etc.

• Provide internal project management support to core and sub teams, as necessary.

• Coordinate team meeting schedules, prepare agendas and minutes, track action items and progress reports according to project management best practices.

• Lead process improvement initiatives, e.g., budget change control, program management dashboards and reports, risk management, etc.

• Assume additional responsibilities and leadership that are commensurate with experience and expertise such as independently providing alliance management for drug development partners, independently leading oversight steering committees.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 + years’ overall experience in drug development or commercial within academia, consulting, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

• Master’s Degree with 7 + years’ overall experience in drug development or commercial within academia, consulting, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

• 3 + years in leadership roles as leader in a multicultural & international (global) portfolio environment is a plus

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• TBD

Computer Skills:

• Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Outlook

Other Qualifications:

• PMP certification a plus

Travel:

• As Needed

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.