Immunocore · 1 day ago
Director, Program Management
Conshohocken, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
16+ years expImmunocore is a pioneering biotechnology company focused on developing transformative medicines for oncology, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases. The Director of Program Management will lead cross-functional clinical-stage program teams, ensuring strategic alignment and successful delivery of program objectives while managing complex issues and stakeholder relationships.
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Responsibilities
Partners with Program Lead to drive the cross-functional alignment and delivery of assigned programs
Provides program management leadership by providing active input into the project strategy & vision, ensuring alignment of the project strategy with operational delivery
Leads teams in the creation of comprehensive development and launch plans, including identifying alternatives and scenario planning in corporation with other functional areas
Leads teams to develop and manage marketing authorization submissions to health authorities and overall cross-functional launch/new product introduction to the Commercial organization
Partners with all functional areas (e.g. pre-clinical, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, safety, data management) to refine and build integrated program strategy and timelines, identify the critical path and keep the programs on track
Ensures appropriate linkages between project strategy and key internal processes (therapy area strategies, prioritization, resource management, corporate scorecard, etc.)
Works with the program team to establish short and long-term goals and proactively identifies issues and/or risks; facilitates risk mitigation strategies where needed
Coaches project teams towards successful issue resolution and decision making and focuses the team on the right activities at the right time; able to handle most challenging project situations
Monitors deliverables and communicates regular updates of program status to stakeholders via dashboards, program reporting and other cross-portfolio project management tools
Completes day-to-day program management activities, such as facilitating cross-functional team meetings, leading discussions to drive decision-making, preparing agendas and meeting minutes, and defining and resolving action items
Partners with the Program Lead and project team members to develop impactful presentations which summarize complex topics into critical points to facilitate strategic planning and decision-making and prepares programs status updates and governance presentations to the governance committees
Ensures that all key stakeholders are knowledgeable of program milestones, plans, program status and decisions through regular reporting and communication
Ensures the team and stakeholders have the right information for decisions and leads the team through problem solving, decision discussions and contingency planning, particularly with respect to complex and unique issues
Upholds excellent program management best practices and principles while serving as a visible leader to strengthen the program management department and create efficiencies where possible
Provides guidance regarding standards/templates to Program Lead, the project team and senior management/governance bodies that allows efficient (timely and informed) decision making
Working with the Program Lead, uses broad influential network and ensures engagement at all levels prior to key decisions to ensure alignment on key questions/decisions which need to be made
Ensures that overall team deliverables, budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set, governance-approved and successfully attained, and that the project effectively fulfils all business reporting requirements
Champions company program management methodologies and adoption of new project management practices; can drive and execute programs
Uses business knowledge to drive cross-project learning, champion and embed better ways of working across the company through influence
Assists the VP, Program and Portfolio Management, and other team members as required, in process improvements and other initiatives to improve organizational effectiveness; leads departmental initiatives as requested
Qualification
Required
Educated to BS/ BA level or higher in life science discipline or equivalent
Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and 16+ years of related experience; or equivalent experience
Experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry with prior experience in an R&D Project or Product Management role in the Biotech industry (at least 12+ years of relevant experience)
Extensive knowledge of late-stage R&D drug development processes within the Pharmaceutical and/or Biotech industry
Proficiency with MS Project/Smartsheet and/or other PM tools and practices
Ability to empower, lead and encourage efficient cross-functional teams
Excellent working knowledge of project management tools and processes
Strong organizational and time management skills
Familiarity with Microsoft environment (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, SharePoint, Teams)
Exceptional relationship building skills to work with internal and external stakeholders and user groups and quickly understand their needs and the scientific, clinical, and operational problems that need solving
Ability to influence and persuade other stakeholders by applying knowledge and expertise to drive desired departmental while preserving relationships
Excellent attention to detail, organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills
Highly proactive in identifying risks, raising issues, and identifying solutions within the project and predict where opportunities for improving processes may arise in the future
Delivery-focused mindset, capable of scaling at pace, taking operational and practical ownership of projects
Strong track record in a relevant scientific discipline
Preferred
Masters/ PhD/ PharmD/ MBA in immunology, biochemistry, cell biology or related discipline
Prior experience in BLA/MAA filings and new product launch
PMP certification preferred but not required
Company
Immunocore
Immunocore is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of TCR bispecific immunotherapies.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.16BKey Investors
BlackRockOxford Finance LLCGeneral Atlantic
2024-01-30Post Ipo Debt· $350M
2022-07-18Post Ipo Equity· $140M
2021-02-04IPO
Leadership Team
Bahija Jallal
Chief Executive Officer
Tina St. Leger
Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2025-11-29
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