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Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 1 month ago

Executive Director, Development Asset Leadership

Rockville, MD 20850, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$250K/yr - $310K/yr

14+ years exp

Supernus Pharmaceuticals is an award-winning biopharmaceutical company with more than 30 years of experience in developing and commercializing products that treat central nervous system (CNS) diseases. The Executive Director, Development Asset Leadership, is responsible for leading the oversight and execution of the company’s pharmaceutical development programs from early discoveries through commercialization.

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of asset development strategies aligned with Target Product Profiles (TPP)

Define and own the overall clinical strategy, clinical development plans, and Integrated Development Plans

Holds cross functional team members accountable for establishing and achieving ambitious yet attainable annual objectives

Work with Portfolio and Program Management to establish KPIs for each development program

Drive, facilitate, and oversee the development and execution of clinical development plans, protocol generation, study design, and endpoints to ensure that programs meet their intended value in alignment with TPP

Partner with portfolio and program management to lead and inspire cross functional teams of preclinical, CMC, medical writers, clinical development, clinical operations, biostatistics, and regulatory to execute on the development strategy across programs

Partner with Executive Leadership to align portfolio decisions with company strategy, scientific priorities, and market needs

Oversee portfolio governance processes, including prioritization frameworks, resource allocation, and scenario planning

Develop and utilize KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics to track portfolio progress, risk, and decision making across programs

Provide executive leadership for all cross-functional development programs (preclinical, clinical, regulatory, CMC, commercial)

Ensure programs are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and in alignment with quality and compliance standards

Build, lead, and mentor high-performing Portfolio & Program Management teams and hold teams accountable for deliverables

Foster strong working relationships across R&D, Regulatory, Commercial, Finance, and other departments

Serves as the key liaison to the Executive Committee for program/portfolio status updates, investment cases, and critical risks

Lead program review committees and other governance bodies to support decision making

Support business development, partnership evaluations, and due diligence processes from a portfolio perspective

Oversees the Internal Controls in Areas of Responsibilities

Other responsibilities and projects assigned

Qualification

Pharmaceutical developmentR&D program managementCross-functional leadershipCNS experienceBudget managementInnovative approachPresentation skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree required and a minimum of 14 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including at least 10 years in R&D program/portfolio management leadership roles

Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional drug development programs across multiple phases (e.g., IND through NDA/BLA submission and approval)

Ability to understand large, complex budgets and accurately track expenditures against them

Strong presentation skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization

Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality

Ability to have an innovative and dynamic approach to work

A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment

Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others

Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management

Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship