Strategic Program Director — Integrated Drug Development

CellCentric; England; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CellCentric seeks a Program Director to lead our enterprise-wide drug development programme, coordinating late-stage development, regulatory submission and launch readiness. You will align strategies across Clinical Development, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Medical Affairs and Commercial functions, driving a unified plan with clear milestones and governance.

You will report to the Executive Leadership Team, influence without direct authority, and ensure timely, evidence-based decisions across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, business or related discipline.
• 10+ years biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience with significant leadership of complex drug development programmes.
• Experience integrating cross-functional programmes from late-stage development through regulatory submission, approval and/or commercial launch.
• Broad understanding of the drug development lifecycle across Clinical Development, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Medical and Commercial functions.
• Strong strategic thinking, programme leadership, facilitation and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and establish governance in a fast-paced biotech environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated development and commercialisation programme plan, including milestones, assumptions, interdependencies, critical paths and decision points.
• Translate corporate and programme strategy into coordinated cross-functional priorities, plans and measurable outcomes.
• Establish and lead a systematic programme operating cadence, including governance forums, decision tracking, action follow-up and clear accountability for commitments.
• Assess cross-functional impact of changes to timelines, assumptions, scope or resources; communicate implications and options clearly.
• Identify and proactively manage enterprise-level risks, issues, dependencies and resource constraints, escalating decisions promptly where required.
• Partner with functional leaders and the Executive Leadership Team to resolve competing priorities, enable timely decisions and sustain programme momentum.
• Integrate planning across development, regulatory, manufacturing, medical and commercial workstreams to support approval and launch readiness.
• Provide concise programme reporting, dashboards and recommendations to internal governance bodies, senior leadership and, where required, the Board.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Programme leadership

Executive communication

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering/business or related discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

CellCentric seeks a Program Director to lead our enterprise-wide drug development programme, coordinating late-stage development, regulatory submission and launch readiness. You will align strategies across Clinical Development, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Medical Affairs and Commercial functions, driving a unified plan with clear milestones and governance.

You will report to the Executive Leadership Team, influence without direct authority, and ensure timely, evidence-based decisions across