Revolution Medicines · 5 hours ago
Senior Director, Program Management
Redwood City, California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$244K/yr - $305K/yr
15+ years expRevolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers. The Senior Director, Program Management will lead the global drug development project team and manage cross-functional dependencies to ensure successful execution of the program strategy.
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Responsibilities
Manage fast-paced clinical-stage global drug development project team as defined by governance strategic imperatives
Provide executional leadership of a complex, multi-indication program
Partner with the PTL in defining program strategy, stakeholder management, and overall program leadership topics
Along with the PTL, accountable to leadership for project execution within the program/portfolio strategy
Establish and maintain functionally integrated project plan and project assumptions (accounting for goals, key objectives, deliverables, risks) to enable accurate project, financial and portfolio analyses for business planning processes
Ensure identification and management of project risks and mitigation plans reporting them to the respective governance bodies
Evaluate alternative development scenarios (comprising costs, timelines, risks, and project strategy) during progression of the program through stage gates and as per business need
Lead the global development team through the preparation and update of key project documents and communications
Lead an efficient information flow within the global cross-functional project team, and internal advisory & governance bodies
Partner with the PTL to provide inspirational leadership and ensure the team achieves and maintains a high-level of sustainable performance
Practice effective meeting and information management including, timely meeting agendas and minutes, facilitate project team meetings, follow up on action items, document meeting materials and decisions, and act as a primary contact for project team related information
Direct the global cross-functional project team leveraging project management and drug development expertise and coach, mentor and engage project team members, ensuring efficient and effective project team operation
Identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for streamlining team and business processes
Participate in establishment and implementation of project management systems and best practices
As an experienced PM, expected to lead, mentor and coach more junior PM members via direct or indirect roles
Support new corporate development activities or other initiatives supporting department, portfolio, or corporate needs
Qualification
Required
B.A. or BSc. in Life Sciences and at least 15+ years' experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry with at least 7 years' direct development project management experience managing cross-functional global development teams
Ability to translate strategy into action utilizing strong influence, negotiation, and conflict management skills as needed
Excellent interpersonal skills, including clear, succinct, and timely communication and proven ability to foster important relationships with key stakeholders
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to summarize complex information into simple concepts ability to effectively interact with all levels within the company including internal/external partners and functional areas
Broad knowledge of the clinical drug development process and regulations, coupled with strong proficiency in project management practices, tools, and methodology
Expertise in developing and managing project scope, deliverables, risk & resource requirements including, Schedule / Timeline management, Budget management, and Risk management
Proven track record of good decision making and exercising sound judgment
Experience using Project Management software to manage project timelines and resources (e.g., MS Project, SmartSheet, OfficeTimeline, and OnePager Pro etc.)
Strong computer proficiency with MS Office suite, SharePoint and similar internal document archiving systems
Preferred
MSc. or MBA or Ph.D. in Life Sciences a plus
Experience in global (US, Ex-US) drug development teams, and regulatory components is strongly preferable
PMP (Project Management Professional) or other PM certification or equivalent is a plus
Experience in Oncology therapeutic area is strongly preferrable
Benefits
Competitive cash compensation
Robust equity awards
Strong benefits
Significant learning and development opportunities
Company
Revolution Medicines
Revolution Medicines is an innovative and dynamic organization of expert biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, clinical scientists.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25BKey Investors
Royalty PharmaBoxer CapitalNextech Invest
2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2024-12-02Post Ipo Equity· $750M
2023-03-02Post Ipo Equity· $323.6M
Leadership Team
Luan Wilfong
Chief Human Resources Officer
Steve Kelsey
President
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