Associate Director, Program and Alliance Management – Discovery to Phase II

Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an experienced Program and Alliance Manager with biotech drug development exposure to oversee internal and partnered programs.

The role requires coordination across program leads, budget tracking, milestone management, and strong external collaboration to ensure timely progress and issue resolution. You will drive Integrated Development Plans, monitor risks, manage cross-functional teams, and liaise with alliance counterparts to meet contractual

Qualifications

• 6+ years in biotech/pharmaceutical industry; 3–5 years managing cross-functional projects and alliances from discovery through early clinical development.
• Experience with research and preclinical drug development.
• Ability to manage budgets, timelines, and cross-functional plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Integrated Development Plans for assigned projects in alignment with corporate goals.
• Actively manage and monitor program progress and milestones.
• Identify critical path activities and optimize program execution.
• Monitor issues to resolution and inform stakeholders of outcomes and implications.
• Direct communication with internal and external partners regarding plans, data, logistics and deliverables.
• Establish relationships with external alliance counterparts to ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Facilitate alliance team meetings, maintain action logs, timelines, and risk registers.
• Manage cross-functional program timelines, deliverables, and dashboards.
• Communicate cross-functionally to escape critical issues and support governance decisions.
• Partner with teams and finance to develop and manage program budgets.

Skills

Cross-functional management

Budget monitoring

Project coordination

Education

MSc or Ph.D. in biological sciences or related field

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Overview

Monte Rosa is looking for an experienced Program and Alliance Manager with research and early clinical development experience in biotech to oversee internal and partnered programs. Leveraging their drug development, project management and cross-functional team experience, the successful candidate will manage early-stage internal programs in close collaboration with program leaders, to successfully advance our pipeline. The candidate will be responsible for managing program-related activities, resolving issues, tracking progress of key milestones and budget, and achieving project goals. In addition, this individual will develop and maintain key relationships, both internally and externally, to ensure effective communication,and conflict resolution as well as monitor contractual obligations anddeliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate, in conjunction with project/program leads, the development and delivery of Integrated Development Plans for assigned projects (in alignment with corporate goals) and ensure integration with each function.
• Actively manage and monitor progress of programs to ensure accountability for timely execution of program activities and milestones.
• Identify critical path activities and ways to optimize program execution without compromise to quality or compliance. Proactively identify potential issues or risks proactively, and drive toward resolution or effective mitigation strategies.
• Monitor issues through to resolution and ensure that all key stakeholders are informed of outcomes and program implications
• Direct and ensure communication alignment with internal stakeholders and, as needed, external partners regarding plans, status, deadlines, data requirements, logistics and other project-related issues.
• Establish effective relationships with external alliances counterparts to plan and conduct joint meetings as defined by the Agreement, ensuring contractual obligations are met and roles, responsibilities and obligations are understood and adhered to.
• Facilitate program and alliance team meetings including developing agenda and minutes, and maintenance of action item logs, detailed integrated timelines, risk registers, etc.
• Manage, monitor, track and communicate cross-functional program timelines, deliverables, risk registers, critical path, and cross-program dashboards.
• Pro-actively communicate cross-functionally and escape critical issues
• Champion the program(s) through Governance process, facilitating decision-making, including scenario plans and risk/ benefit analysis, and ensure outcomes and decisions are communicated
• Partner with teams and finance to develop and manage program budgets

Qualifications

• MSc or Ph.D. in biological sciences or related field
• 6+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience; 3-5 years’ experience managing crossfunctional projects and alliances from discovery through early clinical development.
• Strong understanding of research and preclinical drug-development
• Experience working within matrix organization and multi-disciplinary drug development teams.
• Excellent management, organizational, and problem-solving skills to develop and effectively monitor program plans, budgets, and timelines.
• Should be a dynamic, independent, flexible, well-organized, pro-active, collaborative-minded individual interested in contributing to excellent research science in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Able to identify and resolve problems and conflicts at the appropriate level, including effective escalation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with attention to detail, and ability to work effectively and efficiently
• Experience with budgeting (tracking and forecasting)
• Knowledge and experience in the IND preparation process a plus.
• Detailed knowledge of MS Office, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or other project management software tools
• Ability to travel