Associate Director/Director, Project Management

At Edgewise, we are on a mission to discover new medicines that improve the lives of patients facing serious muscle disease. Our intimate knowledge of muscle biology and biophysics along with our ability to identify and design muscle specific precision small molecules have enabled us to rapidly advance our skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle product candidates into the clinic while also building a robust pre-clinical pipeline. With this focus on therapeutics designed to protect and improve muscle health, our goal is to dramatically enhance the lives of people living with progressive muscle disorders.

We have assembled an experienced and highly motivated leadership team with a strong track record in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry to build the leading, global muscle disease biopharmaceutical company. Come join us make a significant difference in the lives of patients!

About the Position:

The Associate Director/Director, Project Management will manage cross-functional drug development program teams/sub-teams to ensure appropriate planning, alignment, and coordination are in place to enable deliverable of cross functional development milestones on schedule. Primary focus will be management and coordination of cross functional operational activities associated with clinical development of Sevesemten, our Phase 3 asset in Becker muscular dystrophy. Additional opportunities may evolve to expand scope of this position to include PM support of additional workstreams in preparation for NDA and commercialization, and/or clinical development in related disease area(s).

Essential Job Duties and Functions:

• Partner with operational leaders on cross-functional clinical development teams with expertise in clinical operations, clinical science, clinical pharmacology, drug safety, medical writing, clinical supply, patient advocacy, GxP quality, and regulatory affairs to develop and manage an integrated project plan and ensure effective team communication.
• In collaboration with functional leaders, support clinical development workstreams in framing cross functional milestones and deliverables, and facilitating execution.
• Draft meeting agendas and capture key meeting decisions to ensure that timelines and next steps are understood and communicated
• Develop and manage detailed project plans that enable collaborative efficiency and effectiveness, facilitate handoffs, and ensure alignment on timing and priority of deliverables.
• Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of project milestones and deliverables. Proactively develop and/or implement dashboards and other digital platforms to optimize communication within and beyond the program team.
• Facilitate and ensure effective communication and alignment amongst operational team and to additional program and management stakeholders.
• Prospectively identify risks and opportunities, identify gaps and bottlenecks and highlight resource constraints, understand issues, prepare mitigation and contingency plans, and collaboratively facilitate resolutions.
• Communicate key information, timelines, project risks, and resource constraints to senior management via written communications, presentations, and verbal updates
• Identify and implement continuous improvements in program management appropriate to stage and culture of the growing biotech organization, including meeting effectiveness, information sharing, communication strategies, and integrated alignment in setting strategies and advancing programs.
• Read, understand, and comply with all workplace health and safety policies; safe work practices; and company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Education, Experience and Skills:

• BS, MS or PhD in scientific or operational field related to drug development
• 8+ years experience in biotech/pharma drug development
• Prior leadership experience in progressing cross functional clinical development teams, ideally into/through Ph3 clinical studies
• Experience creating and actively managing detailed integrated timelines, with ability to anticipate key handoffs and critical activities
• Proficiency with digital project management tools, and willingness to evolve and champion new mechanisms of communicating key project information within scope of corporate platforms and culture.
• Able to simplify complex components into effective communication plan; strong executive presentation and written skills
• Proactive and confident, yet readily voices needs for additional clarity or understanding.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• High emotional intelligence and diplomatic skills with demonstrated ability to nurture team cohesion and commitment to larger common goal
• Proactive, flexible, and able to create order out of ambiguity
• High level of integrity and discretion
• Commitment to goals of program, with ability to recognize and build upon common ground that unites a team. A bridge builder rather than a gap grumbler.
• Strong team player with the ability to build relationships across functional areas and with colleagues at all levels of organization
• Eager to be part of an organization discovering and developing drugs for patients with severe illnesses to live longer, better lives
• Rare or neuromuscular disease area development experience is a plus

Travel: up to 10%

Salary range: $140,000-$210,000, title and salary commensurate with experience

Our Benefits: We are proud to offer health benefits, a discretionary bonus plan, stock option grants. a stock purchase plan, a 401(k) with match and paid time off to our team members as part of their compensation plan.

There is no deadline because the employer accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Edgewise does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies for this position. Please do not send resumes to Edgewise employees or the company location. Edgewise is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.