Product Development Program Manager

Responsible for leading and project managing the progress of an assigned portfolio of product development projects (typically 2-3 at any one time). Accountable for developing and executing integrated cross-functional development plans and driving alignment across Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, Manufacturing, Quality, Commercial, and Finance functions. Accountable for the efficient and effective use of company resources towards the successful completion of product development milestones.

Requires leadership, tenacity, critical thinking and the ability to build internal and external alliances. Also requires a balance of leadership capabilities, organizational skills, and a hands-on approach to program leadership and execution.

Responsible for leading and project managing the progress of an assigned portfolio of product development projects (typically 2-3 at any one time). Accountable for developing and executing integrated cross-functional development plans and driving alignment across Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, Manufacturing, Quality, Commercial, and Finance functions. Accountable for the efficient and effective use of company resources towards the successful completion of product development milestones.

Requires leadership, tenacity, critical thinking and the ability to build internal and external alliances. Also requires a balance of leadership capabilities, organizational skills, and a hands-on approach to program leadership and execution.

Responsible for leading and project managing the progress of an assigned portfolio of product development projects (typically 2-3 at any one time). Accountable for developing and executing integrated cross-functional development plans and driving alignment across Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, Manufacturing, Quality, Commercial, and Finance functions. Accountable for the efficient and effective use of company resources towards the successful completion of product development milestones.

Requires leadership, tenacity, critical thinking and the ability to build internal and external alliances. Also requires a balance of leadership capabilities, organizational skills, and a hands‑on approach to program leadership and execution.

• Leads the company to success on an assigned portfolio of product development projects.
• Develops and owns a comprehensive product development plan (including timelines, resource requirements, budget, risks, dependencies, and key milestones) in conjunction with executive management for each assigned product.
• Integrates functional plans into a single cross‑functional development plan with clear ownership, dependencies, and accountabilities for key deliverables.
• Identifies project risks and formally measures, communicates and manages the risks and associated mitigation strategies.
• Maintains program‑level risk, issue, decision, and dependency tracking and escalates matters requiring management intervention.
• Leads the Aquestive Product Development Process (PDP) for all assigned projects ensuring use of checklists, documentation, and appropriate stage gate/milestone reviews are conducted.
• Works on a cross‑functional basis to ensure company alignment behind product development timelines and goals (internal development activities, clinical requirements, regulatory requirements, engineering & manufacturing requirements, and commercial & marketing requirements).
• Leads through influence in a matrixed environment while respecting the decision authority and accountability of functional leaders.
• Acts as Aquestive’s lead representative on external pipeline projects; ensures external pipeline projects are properly managed, resourced, and progressed.
• Facilitates active communication and timely decision making…