Director, Project Management

PTC Therapeutics is a global commercial biopharmaceutical company. For over 25 years our team has been deeply committed to a unified purpose:
Extending life's moments for children and adults living with a rare disease.

At PTC, we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team, fostering a strong sense of belonging.

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Job Description

Summary:

The Director, Global Project Management will partner with a Global Project Leader to help lead a cross-functional team that strategically and tactically plans development projects and executes on project scope, budget, schedule, and critical resources. In this role, the Director, Global Project Management, assesses and proactively manages project risks and trade-offs, supports timely decision making with key stakeholders, and oversees the day-to-day work of development project teams through a strong network of team members.

The incumbent is responsible for reporting on PTC's drug development projects from project inception through development and life cycle management.

The Director, Global Project Management drives cross-functional excellence within PTC project teams by advancing project development, ensuring alignment across internal departments and external resources on pre-clinical, CMC, clinical, regulatory, and commercial project management tasks and issues. The incumbent will collect, analyze and integrate cross-functional deliverables to support business decisions, as well as track the performance of the project team including, but not limited to, goals, achievements, and other key performance indicators.

The Director, Global Project Management ensures adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as appropriate.

Primary duties/responsibilities:

• Partners with Global Project Leaders to drive strategic discussions within cross-functional core teams
• Ensures the ongoing alignment of projects to corporate goals and to team objectives and goals by maintaining up-to-date project plans and timelines and by identifying and facilitating resolution of risks/challenges to the development project
• Ensures consistent and quality communication with key stakeholders to deliver the right information at the right time to the right audience
• Functions as an escalation point of contact for project teams for project-related issues
• Supports execution of Project Management initiatives and acts as an organizational change agent
• Evaluates, implements, and enhances project management best practices across project teams, including thorough understanding of enterprise project management tools and principles.
• Functions as a key representative from Project Management to interface with senior and executive management
• Performs other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

* Minimum level of education and years of relevant work experience.

• A masters degree in life sciences or related degree with 8+ years of project management experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

* Special knowledge or skills needed and/or licenses or certificates required.

• In-depth understanding of global pharmaceutical developmental processes, including hands‑on experience leading teams across the lifecycle of drug development (from early/translational development through registration and commercialization) with a focus on small molecules, biologics, and/or gene therapies.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in supporting a Project Management Office that harmonizes and…