Associate Director, Program Management

Scorpion Therapeutics; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Waltham, MA seeks an Associate Director, Program Management for Viridian's TED portfolio to oversee early-stage drug development programs and ensure milestone delivery. You will coordinate cross-functional planning, maintain integrated timelines, prepare dashboards, identify risks, and lead team meetings to keep programs on track.

Travel up to 10% may be required. This role requires a BA/BS in life sciences and 10+ years in pharma project management, with strong

Qualifications

• BA/BS in life sciences with 10+ years in pharmaceutical/drug development project management.
• Strong knowledge of project management tools and methodologies.
• Proficient in MS Office, MS Project, and collaboration platforms.
• Experience managing R&D budgets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence in a matrixed organization.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Support cross-functional program planning and maintain integrated timelines.
• Communicate progress, identify risks and dependencies, prepare status updates and dashboards.
• Facilitate team meetings to ensure timely milestone achievement.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Communication

MS Office

MS Project

Collaboration tools

Education

BA/BS in life sciences

Tools

MS Project

Collaboration platforms

Job description

Associate Director, Program Management for Viridian's TED portfolio

Focusing on coordinating and planning early-stage drug development programs.

Responsibilities

• support cross-functional program planning, maintain integrated timelines, communicate progress, identify risks and dependencies, prepare status updates and dashboards, and facilitate team meetings to ensure timely milestone achievement.

Requirements

• BA/BS in life sciences with 10+ years in pharmaceutical/drug development project management; strong knowledge of project management tools and methodologies; proficient in MS Office, MS Project, and collaboration platforms; experience managing research and development budgets; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to influence in a matrixed organization; travel up to 10%.

High Value

• early-stage (preclinical to Phase 1/2) therapeutics, cross-functional coordination, risk management, program tracking, and stakeholder communication.

Work Setup

• based in Waltham, MA, with a 3-day in-office requirement per week.