VP, Program Management & Business Operations

About Alltrna

Alltrna is the first clinical-stage biotech company advancing tRNA medicines to address shared disease-causing mutations across many indications. The company’s initial therapeutic programs are designed to restore full-length protein production in diseases caused by premature termination codons (PTCs), collectively referred to as Stop Codon Disease, which affect approximately 10% of people with a rare genetic disease.

Alltrna is the first clinical-stage biotech company advancing tRNA medicines to address shared disease-causing mutations across many indications. The company’s initial therapeutic programs are designed to restore full-length protein production in diseases caused by premature termination codons (PTCs), collectively referred to as Stop Codon Disease, which affect approximately 10% of people with a rare genetic disease.

Alltrna’s lead program, AP003, is a chemically modified, engineered tRNA oligonucleotide encapsulated in a clinically validated, liver-directed lipid nanoparticle. AP003 is being developed for the arginine-to-TGA (Arg-TGA) PTC in patients with liver Stop Codon Disease, including phenylketonuria, organic acidemias, and urea cycle disorders. Founded in 2018 by Flagship Pioneering, Alltrna has built an integrated platform to design, optimize, and deliver engineered tRNA therapeutics.

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Alltrna is seeking a talented and highly motivated VP, Director Program Management and Business Operations, reporting to the President & CFO. The successful candidate is a proven leader with extensive experience in leading research and early drug development program teams from research through the clinic with a particular initial focus on IND enabling and early/mid-stage clinical development. The candidate will be a member of the Company’s Leadership Team and will serve as Chief of Staff to the team to drive collaboration, cross-functional clarity, alignment and execution on key priorities and initiatives required to meet the goals of the organization.

• Work closely with the Chief Medical Officer to lead the program team for the Company’s lead program, AP003, and future programs instilling a culture of scientific rigor, open debate, collaborative teamwork, sense of urgency and accountability
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of the drug discovery process to guide program teams to define the key scientific questions, program strategy and objectives, translating these into optimal deliverables, cross-functional plans, timelines and budgets
• Identify bottlenecks, risks, issues and proactively develop appropriate mitigation proposals with input from team members
• Ensure all key decisions are identified and properly assessed as to their impact and alternative scenarios developed and evaluated, where appropriate
• Work closely with finance and functional teams to develop the operational plans to support program activities with realistic timelines, budget, and resource planning and monitor performance against plans
• Interface with and drive collaboration between the various functional teams and with the Leadership Team on program-related matters.
• Be the key accountable person for communicating matters related to the programs to management including strategy, work product, updates and issues; producing the one “source of truth” for program-related topics and timelines
• Point person for alliance management and coordination, as needed
• Lead and/or manage strategic or platform development projects as required and collaborate with Chief Scientific Officer and Research Leadership Team to coordinate relevant content for quarterly business review meetings