Associate Director, Platform & Program Leadership

EyeBio; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

EyeBio is seeking a proactive leader to define platform management principles and drive agile, cross-functional programs across the organization. You will work with senior stakeholders to remove blockers, track portfolio progress, and align initiatives with strategic goals.

The role requires strong communication, deep program-management experience, and the ability to translate business strategies into executable roadmaps, while fostering training and change management across teams.

Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong technical background in Operations Service or Platform Management.

Responsibilities

• Define platform management principles with cross-functional teams.
• Bring agile mindset to teams for faster delivery, high integrity, and quality standards.
• Proactively engage with teams to drive solutions for blockers, risks, and issues on all programs.
• Track and manage portfolio programs and projects.
• Define metrics and KPIs aligned with organization’s strategic goals.
• Develop joint OKRs with partner organizations to ensure successful collaboration.
• Make effective decisions when presented with options.
• Communicate with leadership to ensure project priorities are aligned with goals.
• Develop and deliver training to drive change management partnering with cross functional team and learning organization.
• Build and foster close working relationships with clinical trial teams to understand changing requirements and manage risks.
• Manage effective stakeholder communications on issues and disruptions.
• Experience in a lead role executing/overseeing complex projects or organizational improvement initiatives preferred.
• Broad understanding of drug development - safety, clinical trials, trial design, data management, trial operations, regulatory, privacy, ICH, and GCP preferred.
• Strategic thinker with proven track record translating business strategies into implementation roadmaps.
• Project Management experience is desirable.
• Critical thinker.
• Demonstrated success in defining and executing high-impact technology and innovation road maps.
• Proven track record in leading large cross-functional initiatives focusing on business benefit outcomes and faster adoption.
• Must have strong networking and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrates accountability in challenging situations.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills - able to present information confidentially to leadership, peers, and team.
• Ability to influence without authority and manage stakeholders.
• Prior exposure to design thinking and SDLC methodologies is desirable.

Skills

Agile thinking

Change management

Communication management

GCP knowledge

Project management leadership

Project management tools

Stakeholder management

Strategic alignment

Strategic thinking

Task management

Education

B.A or B.S Degree

Tools

JIRA

Job description

EyeBio is seeking a proactive leader to define platform management principles and drive agile, cross-functional programs across the organization. You will work with senior stakeholders to remove blockers, track portfolio progress, and align initiatives with strategic goals.

The role requires strong communication, deep program-management experience, and the ability to translate business strategies into executable roadmaps, while fostering training and change management across teams.