Crinetics Pharmaceuticals · 18 hours ago
Associate Director, Project Management
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$158K/yr - $197K/yr
10+ years expCrinetics Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing therapies for endocrine diseases. The Associate Director, Project Management will drive cross-functional execution and provide strategic operational leadership for oncology programs, ensuring timely and high-quality decision-making across the matrix.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Lead project management efforts associated with oncology development activities to support successful execution across multiple indications and program workstreams
Provide PM leadership, operational and strategic support to cross-functional oncology program teams, enabling coordinated planning, readiness, execution, and optimization of development milestones
Partner with the Program Global Product Leader (GPL) to provide strategic thought leadership, proactively anticipate program needs, and design scalable, efficient team processes and operating rhythms
Organize and facilitate Global Product Team and key sub-team/working group meetings, including agendas, attendee management, minutes, decisions, and action items
Accurately and efficiently maintain and track detailed integrated timelines, milestones, and deliverables across all components of oncology program plans (e.g., clinical, regulatory, CMC, nonclinical, clinical operations, biometrics, safety, medical writing, clinical pharmacology, quality, translational/biomarkers)
Facilitate identification of key dependencies, risks, and issues; drive mitigation strategies, decision support, escalation, and contingency planning
Maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms for program status, risks, decisions, and critical path updates for team and senior/executive leadership
Facilitate cross-functional communications to gather inputs, align priorities, resolve conflicts, and share project updates; ensure clarity of owners, deliverables, and deadlines
Manage an integrated program calendar identifying critical decision points, governance reviews, team events, and key milestones
Partner with Product/Program Project Management to ensure appropriate integration with overall product strategy, timelines, and reporting, including alignment between development activities and portfolio-level planning as needed
Support preparation for governance reviews and executive program presentations, ensuring materials are accurate, aligned, decision-oriented, and delivered on schedule
Drive disciplined change control and documentation of scope/timeline changes, ensuring impacts are understood and communicated to stakeholders
Ensure consistency of PM practices, tools, and reporting within Project and Portfolio Management broader team
Assist in creation and continuous improvement of PM tools, templates, and best practices; contribute to PMO initiatives and operating rhythms that improve efficiency and consistency
Lead or support additional PPM or enterprise projects from initiation through closeout, including stakeholder alignment, risk/issue management, and status reporting
Focus on immediate and short-term (less than 2 years) execution horizon while building scalable mechanisms that can extend to future oncology portfolio needs
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a science-related field required
10+ years of relevant biotechnology/pharmaceutical experience with 5+ years of direct project management experience in drug development (clinical-stage experience required)
7 years of supervisory experience
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix organization, driving integrated planning, milestone execution, and delivery across multiple functions
Strong PM fundamentals (meeting management, timeline/critical path management, risk and issue management, decision tracking, action management, governance preparation)
Proactive, forward-thinking, and able to anticipate needs in dynamic environments with competing priorities
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functions; proven ability to influence without authority
Strong facilitation and communication skills (including executive-ready written and presentation skills) with success influencing at all levels cross-functionally
Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship-building skills; ability to lead teams, navigate ambiguity, and resolve conflict effectively
Experience with project/portfolio management tools and systems (e.g., Planisware) and strong working knowledge of common collaboration tools (e.g., MS Office, Smartsheet, SharePoint)
Preferred
Advanced degree
Oncology development experience (e.g., early-phase dose escalation/expansion and/or later-stage oncology development) and familiarity with oncology program execution complexities
Formal project management training and/or certification (e.g., PMP)
Benefits
Discretionary annual target bonus
Stock options
ESPP
401k match
Top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
20 days of PTO
10 paid holidays
Winter company shutdown
Company
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
Crinetics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that develops therapies for people with rare endocrine diseases.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2BKey Investors
Frazier Healthcare PartnersNational Institutes of HealthPerceptive Advisors
2026-01-06Post Ipo Equity· $349.22M
2024-10-08Post Ipo Equity· $500M
2024-02-28Post Ipo Equity· $350M
Leadership Team
R. Scott Struthers
Founder, CEO
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Alan S. Krasner
Chief Endocrinologist
Recent News
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2026-01-15
2026-01-07
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