Director, Program Management

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SUMMARY:

The Director Program Management (PM) will manage development projects varying in size and complexity as well as develop budgets/timelines for potential new projects. The Director PM will interface with internal and external partners to achieve and maintain project goals, milestones, and timelines. In addition to the criteria below, the ideal candidate must be able to work independently, handle multiple tasks in parallel, and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The main Director Program Management responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Develops, maintains, and monitors a comprehensive project plan to enable accurate reporting and decision making
• Develop detailed timelines for regulatory submissions and ad-hoc work
• Identifies, understands, and analyzes the critical path in the project schedule and develops contingency and mitigation plans to maintain milestone dates
• Evaluates project performance and recommends improvements to the project scope
• Define and optimize project management and development processes, methodologies and tools to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness
• Expert at project scheduling using MS Project, including dependencies and critical path determination and optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to create, maintain, execute and communicate overall project plans (scope, schedule, staffing plans, quality, risk management, budget and procurement) and revise them appropriately to meet changing project needs and requirements
• In collaboration with project teams identifies and manages risks
• Continuously analyze and manage risks to enable successful project completion
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• BA/BS degree required, preferably in a scientific discipline
• 4+ years of experience in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company required
• 2+ years of relevant, progressive, and cross-functional project management experience required
• Experience in a regulated industry is required
• Typically requires a current PMP certification
• Experience and/or exposure to pharmaceutical product development including IND application and NDA submissions
• Familiar with Pharmaceutical development lifecycles and regulatory requirements

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Software Knowledge: Windows, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is
• Solid understanding of drug development
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and strong attention to detail, with proven ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively
• Ability to function with minimal supervision
• Other skills and abilities as required

VIKING THERAPEUTICS

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