Associate Director, CMC, Program Management

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, MA is seeking an Associate Director, CMC Program Management to provide strategic and operational leadership across the CMC portfolio. You will partner with asset leads and teams across Regulatory, Quality, Analytical Development, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to translate CMC strategies into executable plans.

The role emphasizes cross-functional influence in a matrix environment, governance of milestones and budgets, and continuous improvement of PM tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, chemistry, engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or related discipline.
• Eight to ten years of relevant experience in pharma/biotech, including program management supporting CMC, Technical Operations, manufacturing, or product development.
• Understanding of CMC development, regulatory CMC requirements, and cGMP-compliant pharma development and manufacturing.
• Experience building and managing complex, integrated plans across multiple technical workstreams (timelines, milestones, risks, budgets, resources).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence in matrix environments without direct authority.
• Experience proactively identifying, escalating, and managing program risks, issues, decisions, and competing priorities.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, stakeholder-management, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with PM tools to maintain plans, trackers, dashboards, actions, and program documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead program management for one or more CMC programs, developing integrated plans with scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, resources, budgets, and key decisions.
• Translate CMC strategy into coordinated execution plans supporting development, manufacturing, lifecycle management, regulatory filings, and program objectives.
• Lead CMC team meetings and governance processes (agendas, minutes, action-item tracking, decisions).
• Monitor critical-path activities, identify risks, and develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Coordinate CMC deliverables across Regulatory, Quality, Analytical Development, Technical Development, and Supply Chain.
• Develop program dashboards and status reports showing milestones, risks, decisions, budgets, and resource needs.
• Support planning and execution of complex CMC initiatives including transfers, process development, and lifecycle-management programs.
• Establish and improve scalable CMC program management tools, metrics, and meeting structures.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

PMP certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

Associate Director, CMC, Program Management

Cambridge, MA

Amylyx has an audacious mission to usher in a new era for treating diseases with high unmet needs. Where others see challenges, we see opportunities that we pursue with urgency, rigorous science, and unwavering commitment to the communities we serve. We are a clinical-stage company currently focused on post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH), Wolfram syndrome, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Our mission is powered by our people. Our core values – be audacious, be curious, be authentic, be engaged, and be accountable – creating a culture of caring. Amylyx has assembled an experienced team ready to take action because the communities we serve have no time to wait. If you share our passion and are determined to tackle some of medicine’s toughest problems, we encourage you to read the opportunity below and apply.

The Opportunity

Amylyx is seeking an experienced Associate Director, CMC Program Management to provide strategic and operational program management leadership across our CMC portfolio. This individual will partner closely with CMC asset leads and colleagues across Regulatory, Quality, Analytical Development, Supply Chain, External Manufacturing, Clinical, and Nonclinical Development to translate CMC strategies into integrated, executable plans.

The Associate Director will establish clear timelines, milestones, dependencies, budgets, and governance practices for assigned CMC programs. This role will facilitate CMC teams, monitor critical-path activities, drive timely decision-making, identify and elevate risks, and ensure that technical, manufacturing, and regulatory deliverables remain aligned with program objectives. The ideal candidate is an experienced biopharmaceutical program manager who combines strong CMC knowledge with disciplined execution, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence in a cross-functional matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead program management for one or more CMC programs, developing and maintaining integrated plans that include scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, resources, budgets, and key decision points.
• Partner with CMC asset leads and functional subject matter experts to translate CMC strategy into coordinated execution plans that support development, manufacturing, lifecycle management, regulatory filings, and program objectives.
• Lead CMC team meetings and governance processes, including agendas, minutes, action-item tracking, decision logs, risk registers, and escalation of issues requiring leadership attention.
• Proactively monitor critical-path activities, identify strategic and operational risks, assess downstream impacts, and partner with stakeholders to develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Coordinate CMC deliverables across Regulatory, Quality, Analytical Development, Technical Development, and Supply Chain ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and communication across workstreams.
• Develop concise program dashboards and status reports that provide visibility into milestones, risks, decisions, budget status, resource needs, and overall CMC readiness.
• Support planning and execution of complex CMC initiatives, which may include technical transfers, process development and validation activities, regulatory submission readiness, and lifecycle-management programs.
• Establish and continuously improve scalable CMC program management tools, templates, metrics, meeting structures, and ways of working that strengthen execution across the broader CMC organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, chemistry, engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related discipline.
• Eight to ten years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including significant experience in project or program management supporting CMC, Technical Operations, manufacturing, or product development.
• Demonstrated understanding of CMC development, regulatory CMC requirements, and cGMP-compliant pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.
• Experience building and managing complex, integrated plans across multiple technical workstreams, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution through influence in a matrixed environment without relying on direct authority.
• Experience proactively identifying, communicating, escalating, and managing program risks, issues, decisions, and competing priorities.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, stakeholder-management, analytical, and organizational skills, with the ability to communicate technical and program information clearly to different audiences.
• Proficiency with project-management and collaboration tools used to maintain plans, trackers, dashboards, actions, and program documentation.

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s degree in a scientific, engineering, or business discipline.
• Direct experience supporting CMC programs from early development through late-stage development, and commercialization readiness.
• Project Management Professional certification or an equivalent project or program management credential, along with experience using tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or SharePoint.

Work Location and Conditions

• At Amylyx, we proudly support remote work opportunities within the United States. However, due to business considerations related to health insurance coverage and state tax regulations, we are unable to hire employees who reside and/or work in certain states. Currently, we are not considering applicants from Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan and Tennessee.
• You will be expected to travel to our corporate location in Cambridge, MA several times a year and attend other company-related events as necessary and requested.
• You must have access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at your remote location.

Compensation

The pay range posted below represents our good faith estimate of compensation for this role, based on market data and internal benchmarks. The final offer may vary depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, as well as consideration of internal equity.

$178,000 - $200,000 USD

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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Amylyx’s management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and general treatment during employment. Accommodations are available for candidates who require them in our selection process. If you need an accommodation, please let your Amylyx Talent Acquisition contact know.

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