Associate Director, Program Management

Company Overview

CRISPR Therapeutics is a leading gene editing company focused on developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases using its proprietary CRISPR/Cas9 platform. CRISPR/Cas9 is a revolutionary gene editing technology that allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA. CRISPR Therapeutics has established a portfolio of therapeutic programs across a broad range of disease areas including hemoglobinopathies, oncology, regenerative medicine, and rare diseases. To accelerate and expand its efforts, CRISPR Therapeutics has established strategic collaborations with leading companies including Bayer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and ViaCyte, Inc. CRISPR Therapeutics AG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc., and R&D operations based in Boston, Massachusetts, and business offices in San Francisco, California and London, United Kingdom.

Job Summary

Associate Director, Program Management plays a critical role in achieving outcomes for our R&D programs. This person will join a strong program management team in the Cambridge, MA facility contributing to the success of our R&D pipeline. The individual will work collaboratively with program lead (PL) and program team (PT) and will provide support in cross-functional planning and execution of programs on time and within budget. He/she will manage activities in key areas that include discovery, preclinical research, CMC and clinical manufacturing, regulatory affairs, clinical development, and finance. The individual will work closely with contract manufacturing/research organizations to support the PT. In addition, Assoc. Director, Program Management will provide portfolio support to Portfolio Lead by maintaining portfolio dashboard, goals and timelines for all portfolio programs, including editing technology platform, assisting in preparation of presentation decks and presenting to senior management. The individual will mostly focus his/her time on the most advanced program in the portfolio, while supporting progress of other programs and platform activities in the portfolio.

This is an exciting, highly visible, and interdisciplinary role for a qualified and motivated individual. The successful candidate will be a confident program manager, with attention to detail and significant prior success in preclinical and early clinical stage program management for therapeutic programs in the biotechnology industry. The ideal candidate will be detail driven and have a proven track record in managing and driving program success. The successful candidate will also have a solid scientific understanding of the biology of genome editing technologies, as well as the development of cell and gene therapies. We are seeking someone with a sense of urgency for developing important new therapies for devastating diseases and who is interested in forging new and uncharted paths for patients with the exciting CRISPR technology.

Responsibilities

• Drives program team(s) and is responsible for working closely with PL and PT members to manage the operational aspects of the program(s), including fully integrated program plan and timelines, and monitoring key milestones and decision points to drive delivery of program objectives
• Identifies risks and develops risk mitigation strategy
• Supports the day-to-day operations of the program
• Develops meeting agendas and responsible for clear and accurate meeting minutes; responsible for identifying and capturing action items and for liaising with PT members on follow-up activities and deliverables
• Supports collaborations with third parties/CROs as needed
• Ensures cross-functional alignment and organizational support for the program plan and timelines by facilitating internal and external stakeholder management
• Interfaces and coordinates with relevant functional groups to ensure timely execution of program activities including anticipating and identifying program risks, mitigations and contingencies, and supporting timely action plans and issue resolution
• Represents program to Senior Management; ensures effective communication to align program activities with corporate strategy, and ensure effective program execution
• Is attuned to team dynamics and focuses on team needs directly and/or in partnership with other organizational leaders to ensure optimal team effectiveness
• Partners with finance/functional leaders to develop program budget and monitors spend against program budgets
• Addresses capability and capacity needs, and develops program scenario planning for decision-making
• Ensures the development and use of key program management tools, including GANTT charts, to enhance program delivery and information dissemination to the team and key stakeholders
• Ensures effective program team meetings, logistics and documentation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in life sciences
• 10-12 years experience in life sciences industry, with 4-6 years of demonstrated program management experience managing cross-functional teams
• Leadership and management skills with an integrated view of scientific and product development issues
• Ability to work independently and successfully in a matrix environment, prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficiency in project management applications (ex.MS Project, Visio, ThinkCell, MS Timeline) as well as MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel
• Understanding of preclinical and early clinical product development for biologics, and regulatory requirements for IND and CTA filings and First-In-Human clinical trials
• Familiarity with cell and molecular biology techniques
• Strong oral and written communication skills, a high degree of energy, accuracy and attention to detail, and a passion for delivering important new medicines to patients with devastating diseases

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in life sciences and an MBA or formal training in program/project management
• 8+ years of program management experience in the biotech/pharma industry
• 8+ years or equivalent multi-/cross functional team experience
• Thorough understanding of the preclinical and early clinical development of cell and gene therapy
• Experience driving gene editing or cell & gene therapy programs
• Advanced planning and tracking skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for bridging between scientific and business participants

CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law.

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