Senior Manager, Technical Product Management

Profoundly Improve People’s lives by Revolutionizing the Delivery of RNA Therapeutics

At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies.

If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients.

Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).

Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our AOC platform, clinical development pipeline, and people, please visit  and engage with us on Linked In and X.

The Senior Manager will be part of the Technical Product Management team in Technical Development & Operations (TD&O) and work closely with the Technical Product Managers (TPMs), Technical Product Leaders (TPLs) and subject matter experts (SMEs) to drive effective execution of TD&O deliverables through program and project management support. The ideal candidate is highly organized and passionate about contributing to a strong team in a patient-centric environment.

• Provide support and facilitation of dynamic, cross-functional OneCMC Teams, including meeting scheduling, developing agendas, writing and distributing meeting summaries, and tracking goals and action items to completion
• Monitor fully integrated project schedules capturing all manufacturing activities and resources needed in accordance with corporate goals, scope, budget, and risks
• Establish strong partnerships with internal and external team members to enhance high-performing teams that will achieve ambitious goals
• Assist TPMs in risk management of product manufacturing, proactively identifying risks, developing strategies to address them appropriately, and driving the teams to overcome issues and challenges
• Support teams in effective decision-making and risk/opportunity scenario planning
• Collaborate with SMEs and TPMs to develop and manage TD&O product team budgets in
• Coordinate timely TD&O document review/approval to support development, manufacturing, Regulatory and Quality activities
• Implement new processes and process improvement initiatives designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Technical Product Management function

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in Life Sciences, Chemistry, or related field required; advanced degree preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of cGMP manufacturing product/project management experience in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry; additional CMC technical experience preferred
• Strong understanding of drug development, including in-depth knowledge of CMC functions
• Highly skilled at working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and contractors to drive results and meet company objectives, including ability to influence in a matrix organization
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, budgets, and timelines in a fast-paced, rapid-growth environment
• Knowledgeable in cGMP manufacturing and CMC regulatory requirements for pharmaceuticals
• Self-directed and proactive with ability to function independently, exercise good judgment and respond quickly and effectively…