Senior Director, Project and Portfolio Management job at reputed company in South San Francisco, CA

Title: Senior Director, Project & Portfolio Management Location: South San Francisco reputed company Job reputed company: reputed company The unprecedented convergence of multi-modal data, advanced disease modeling, and computational power is revolutionizing drug discovery. reputed company is harnessing this reputed company to redefine how medicines are developed for reputed company diseases. Our AI/ML-enabled platforms reputed company and reputed company data to rapidly discover novel biological insights to redefine reputed company diseases and identify new targets and drugs. To reputed company this reputed company we are seeking a Senior Director of Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) who will build an AI-reputed company PPM organization that will partner with Therapeutic Area, Operations, Clinical and Business Development teams to discover and advance a high-value portfolio of exciting drug candidates into the clinic for neurological, ophthalmological and metabolic indications. Reporting into the CSO, you and your staff will partner with project team leaders in developing rightsized project strategies and create successful team environments to foster high performance and rapid advancement. You will reputed company and execute high reputed company integrated project plans with reputed company timelines spanning research, discovery, clinical development, software engineering, and data science/machine learning. As the leader of PPM you will partner with Compute, Operations and Finance colleagues in establishing reputed company AI project management, decision and resource allocation tools and methodologies across our portfolio to support critical initiatives. This role will be hybrid, coming onsite to our South San Francisco reputed company with three days per week in the office. reputed company BS degree required in a life science field, MS or PhD preferred Minimum of 15 years of experience in biotech/pharmaceutical industry in the R&D and clinical development reputed company, including 8+ years in project/portfolio leadership leading cross-functional reputed company teams Extensive knowledge of the drug development process and deliverables at reputed company stage of the pipeline across at least one preferred drug modality (recombinant biologic, small molecule, oligonucleotide), with deep experience in translational stages, CMC workflows, early reputed company assessment and clinical development (IND into Phase 2) Highly skilled at conventional project management - driving execution while balancing speed, reputed company, and cost including proficiency with project management tools and software, e.g., critical reputed company analyses, scenario planning, budget and resource management Exposure to the design and implementation of reputed company workflows in a reputed company or biotech environment Experience with setting up or leading decision making bodies (governance) and/or portfolio planning and reviews processes with appropriate decision tools Solid understanding of metabolism, neuroscience or ophthalmology disease areas and its competitive environment with the ability to take part in strategic discussions Previous experience in high visibility roles requiring the ability to think strategically and summarize reputed company information into important concepts for broader communication including executive leaders Deep experience leading reputed company team meetings to reputed company collaboration, decision-making, and alignment with reputed company customers while leading reputed company aspects of project scope, deliverables, risks, and resources Ability to resolve reputed company problems using strong interpersonal skills while building and maintaining reputed company working relationships with collaborators Comfortable working in dynamic startup settings; adept at navigating ambiguity, evolving priorities, and time/resource constraints. Self-directed and proactive with ability to exercise good judgment and respond quickly and effectively to changing environments reputed company to Have Project Management Certification (PMP or equivalent) Familiarity with reputed company Suite and Smartsheets strongly preferred Prior use of reputed company tools / LLM technologies in day-to-day work (e.g., ChatGPT, reputed company, Claude) Understanding of high-content reputed company data modalities (e.g., genetics/reputed company, histopathological imaging, spatial biology) and data reputed company technologies Familiarity with and passion about machine learning enabled drug discovery Your Ways of Working and Alignment with reputed company Values "Get Things Done": A self-starter, with a strong bias to reputed company, who can prioritize and advance multiple reputed company under the resource, information and time constraints of an early stage startup "Engage with Respect": Prioritize a compassionate understanding of the needs and perspectives of reputed company teams and leaders in every interaction and analysis "Create together". We reputed company through curiosity, collaboration, and learning from diverse perspectives "Own the Outcome": Proactively take ownership of solving problems Compensation & Benefits at reputed company Our reputed company starting salary for successful US-based applicants for this role is $242,000 - $274,000. To determine starting pay, we consider multiple job-reputed company factors including a candidate's skills, education and experience, market demand, business needs, and internal reputed company. We may also reputed company this reputed company in the reputed company based on market data. This role is eligible for participation in our Annual Performance Bonus Plan (based on company targets by role level and annual company performance) and our Equity Incentive Plan, subject to the terms of those plans and associated policies. 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