Director, Program Management

ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (the “Company” or “ADARx”) located in San Diego, is a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to transforming cutting-edge science into next-generation RNA therapeutics to treat a broad spectrum of diseases. Our goal is to control the expression of specific disease drivers with highly selective RNA targeted therapies, delivering life-changing treatments for patients with urgent unmet medical needs.

The Director, Program Management’s primary responsibility will be to oversee across all functions, the successful execution of clinical asset development activities. This is a highly visible leadership position within the organization which requires ensuring and enabling alignment with corporate strategic goals, timelines, and budget constraints.

• Develop and promote a workplace culture that values diversity of thought, promote integrity and create an atmosphere that supports coaching and fosters accountability.
• Carry out assigned laboratory functions applying knowledge and skill in an accurate, timely manner.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with critical collaborative partners throughout the company.
• Partnered with an MD, lead one or more cross-functional clinical candidate development program teams comprised of representatives from Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, CMC, Nonclinical, Regulatory, and Bioanalysis.
• Serve as a key liaison between program teams and executive leadership, delivering critical updates, strategic recommendations, and facilitating governance interactions.
• Establish, maintain and enforce best practices in program management, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence
• Timely revenue management and forecasting; high level capacity forecasting to support incoming business planning.
• Understand and manage cross-functional tasks and timeline dependencies, including critical path activities and resource constraints.
• Proactively identify risks to successful program execution and develop/implement requisite risk mitigation strategies and tactics.
• Contribute to the preparation of research reports and presentations for internal project teams, leadership team, and external audience.
• Maintain all appropriate corporate standards for facility safety and hazardous material management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.

Physical presence at the ADARx Pharmaceuticals worksite is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

• MS or PhD in Biology, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field of study.
• Project management with 8+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Must be well-versed in the various stages of pharmaceutical development, with a special emphasis upon regulatory agency expectations as defined in ICH guidance documents.
• Demonstrated experience in building project management tools/templates, improving project systems and implementing best practices.
• Proven track record in managing programs from early development and through late-stage clinical milestones, including regulatory submissions.
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills; and effective presentation of complex scientific data to cross-functional and senior management teams are essential for this role.
• Proficient in the use of project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet or MS Project).

• Must be able to work independently with…