Senior Risk Management Director

Who we are

We are the first publicly‑traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation. Our public benefit purpose is to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies; and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs.

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) seeks to travel down the corridors of indifference to develop treatments for rare, deadly diseases. We were founded in 1996 by a family seeking a cure for their daughter’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Today, we have six FDA‑approved therapies that treat PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH‑ILD) and neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Our near‑term pipeline seeks to develop additional therapies for PAH and pulmonary fibrosis (PF).

The cure for end‑stage life‑threatening diseases like PAH, PH‑ILD, PF, and many others is an organ transplant, but only a small percentage of donated organs are available to address the vast need. For this reason, we are working to create bio‑artificial organs to address the shortage of kidneys, hearts, lungs, and livers available for transplant. We believe an unlimited supply of tolerable, transplantable organs will eliminate the transplant waiting list and cure end‑stage organ diseases for which transplant is not currently an option.

Who you are

Are you a self‑starter with a kind heart who likes to lead with their sleeves up? This role is an incredible opportunity to come into an established team with a clear and defined career trajectory – the future head of risk management. We are looking for someone who wants to never be bored ever again and have their risk management lens across all of UT’s endeavors from tissue engineering and organ manufacturing to aviation and organ transportation.

The Senior Risk Management Director leads the vision and strategic direction for the company’s risk management function, ensuring it supports and advances organizational objectives. The role drives execution across enterprise risk management, corporate insurance, and organizational resiliency to reduce exposure, strengthen preparedness, and enable proactive risk‑informed planning and decision‑making. Sound like you? Apply here.

• ENTERPRISE

RISK MANAGEMENT:

Responsible to ensure successful execution of the Department’s strategic goals and objectives;
Administer all ERM Program activities;
Assist corporate and business unit leaders in identifying exposures to loss and implementing appropriate risk management strategies to eliminate or reduce the impact of such loss;
Oversee the development and maintenance of a Risk Management Program Manual.

• CORPORATE INSURANCE:
Lead and oversee the Property, Casualty and Management liability insurance programs;
Participate in negotiating insurance coverage and pricing, structure and limits for all property, casualty, management liability and other insurance policies and service agreements;
Conduct cost/benefit analysis of program alternatives as appropriate;
Evaluate adequacy of limits and appropriateness of retentions/deductibles;
Participate in managing broker and insurer relationships;
Responsible for risk management compliance with Clinical Trial Insurance SOP.

• CONTRACT REVIEW:
Review leases, business development opportunities, clinical trial agreements, contracts and other legal documents to evaluate appropriateness of wording and assure compliance with insurance and risk management policies.

• ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCY:
Oversee the business continuity management/planning across all business segments of the organization;
Lead the Corporate Resiliency Program to ensure it addresses all critical business functions and provides assurance that they can resume normal business operations to within planned disruption specifications;
Ensure that the management of the Organizational Resiliency Program includes regular testing of plans in accordance with the Organizational Resiliency Program Policy and framework;
Assist business units with review and inspection of facilities with a focus on loss reduction;
Review and provide recommendations on…