Associate Director, Development Program Leadership

Psychedelic Alpha; Myrtle Point (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Fringe perks

Job summary

Definium Therapeutics seeks an Associate Director of Development Project Management to drive integrated planning across programs and functions. You will lead milestone tracking, risk management, governance readiness, and cross-functional execution in a lean, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has extensive drug development experience, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to create structure, accountability, and influence without authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, business, operations, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in pharma/biotech; minimum 8 years in PM/Prog Mgmt in life sciences.
• Strong end-to-end drug development process understanding.
• Experience supporting cross-functional development teams in a matrixed environment.
• Proficiency with PM tools like Planisware Enterprise, MS Project; PMP/Agile/Lean Six Sigma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of integrated project plans aligned to program strategy and milestones.
• Partner with sub-team leads to ensure realistic, aligned plans supporting program execution.
• Monitor progress against milestones, timelines, resources, and critical path activities.
• Facilitate productive meetings with clear accountability for decisions and actions.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and opportunities affecting objectives.
• Develop mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and escalation recommendations.
• Support governance forums with decision-focused materials and risk summaries.
• Ensure timely communication of priorities, milestones, and risks across stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, execution, and operational processes.

Skills

Integrated planning

Milestone tracking

Risk management

Governance readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Planisware Enterprise

Microsoft Project

Late-stage development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in scientific/business/related

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Planisware Enterprise

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Definium Therapeutics seeks an Associate Director of Development Project Management to drive integrated planning across programs and functions. You will lead milestone tracking, risk management, governance readiness, and cross-functional execution in a lean, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has extensive drug development experience, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to create structure, accountability, and influence without authority.