4:59 NewCo, a 5AM Ventures Company · 2 days ago
Director/Senior Director, Project Management
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $260K/yr
10+ years exp5AM Ventures is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel long-acting therapeutics for obesity and related metabolic disorders. The Director/Senior Director of Project Management will oversee project management activities across the company’s product portfolio, ensuring execution and advancement of product development plans and managing individual programs through various stages of research and clinical development.
Biotechnology
Responsibilities
Oversee project management activities across the company’s product portfolio
Facilitate the development and management of integrated program plans within the broader portfolio management strategy, including advancement of programs from preclinical lead through to development candidate, IND-enabling activities, and into clinical development
Design and implement the company’s formal project management frameworks, including standardized templates for reporting, risk logs, and decision-tracking
Facilitate and document project team meetings, cross-functional communication, and decision making, ensuring alignment with internal functional groups and leadership
Identify and manage project objectives, work plans, timelines, and budgets, providing formal and informal status updates to stakeholders as needed
Interface with project teams, team leaders, and executive management on project requirements, status review, and key development decisions
Establish and maintain functionally integrated project plans, including timelines; identify critical path activities, resource constraints, and potential acceleration opportunities
Manage and track risk mitigation strategies
Seek opportunities for business process improvements
Manage key external vendor activities and associated budget when required
In collaboration with the G&A function, support the budgeting, change control, and resourcing processes, including optimization of processes and systems as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field, preferably related to life sciences
10+ years of multi-disciplinary experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
Experience with both early and late phase pharmaceutical project management, including IND/CTA, NDA/MAA submissions
Successful track record of managing complex cross-functional programs, including in-depth knowledge of the drug development process and inter-dependencies of key functions to include research, pharmaceutical development, non-clinical, clinical PK, metabolism, clinical research, and manufacturing
Proven ability to work independently on multiple projects and priorities in a small, fast-paced biotech environment
Experience developing and managing program budgets and timelines, including proficiency in relevant tools and software (e.g., SmartSheets)
Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to effectively work with cross-functional groups comprised of employees and contract workers/consultants
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage high-performing teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Master's/PhD degree preferred
PMP certification a plus
Experience with drug development outside the US is desirable
Benefits
Performance bonuses
Equity participation
Comprehensive health benefits
Company
4:59 NewCo, a 5AM Ventures Company
4:59 is a hands-on internal effort of 5AM Ventures to discover, incubate, and fund breakthrough science.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase