Associate Director, Program Management R&D (Medical Affairs)

Taysha GTx; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option awards

ESPP program

Performance bonus program

401(k) with matching contribution

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Generous vacation/holiday schedule

Job summary

Taysha GTx is seeking an Associate Director, Program Management R&D to enable planning and execution of clinical and medical affairs activities within the R&D organization. You will partner with Medical Affairs to plan and track milestones, manage risks, and ensure alignment with corporate objectives.

The role requires 8–10 years in pharma/biotech project management, excellent communication, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic, startup-like environment. Remote in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 8-10 years of experience in Pharmaceutical, Biotech, or Life Sciences.
• 5+ years in project/program management or equivalent.
• Experience supporting Medical Affairs or cross-functional activities (congress planning, publications, advisory boards, medical education).
• Proven collaboration across functions and ability to drive deliverables in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Enable planning and execution of congress participation, publications, advisory boards, stakeholder engagement and medical education.
• Facilitate meetings, document decisions, drive follow-ups and enable deliverable execution.
• Escalate risks/decisions to leadership to progress deliverables and connect Medical Affairs to broader organization.
• Lead sub-groups or small project teams within Medical Affairs and other functions to deliver tasks.
• Utilize tools for tracking milestones and risks to ensure transparency in progress.
• Drive improvements on program management tools and standardize ways of working.
• Travel approximately once a month for face-to-face meetings.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or PMP certification preferred

Job description

Overview of Position

The Associate Director (Assoc. Dir.), Program Management R&D is responsible for providing program management support within the R&D organization driving and enabling successful execution of R&D activities for asset development. This role sits within the Taysha Program Management Office and will partner with the Medical Affairs organization, a function within R&D that works closely with various other areas of Taysha, to support strategic planning and decision making as well as tactical activity planning and tracking to ensure deliverables are aligned with strategic imperatives, thoroughly planned, and executed in a timely manner. As Assoc. Dir., working on a program with increasing complexity is anticipated which will require partnerships with external team members, as well as leads from other Taysha functions (e.g. Commercial, Patient Advocacy, R&D functions, etc.) to meet high-level clinical and corporate program milestones. While this role is primarily focused on enabling Medical Affairs activity execution, there may be other projects within R&D that will require support, requiring the ideal candidate to be flexible, able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and to have general R&D knowledge.

Essential Duties

• Enable the planning and execution of congress participation, publications, advisory board meetings, stakeholder engagement and scientific communication activities, and medical education, including management of timelines, deliverables, dependencies, risks/issues aligned with corporate communication goals and objectives.
• Facilitate meetings to achieve expected outcomes, document key decisions, drive follow-ups and enable deliverable execution.
• Escalate key areas of risks and/or key decisions as aligned upon with functional leadership to progress deliverables and connect Medical Affairs to the broader organization.
• Lead sub-groups and/or small project teams within Medical Affairs and in collaboration with other functions to successfully execute deliverables and tasks.
• Utilize tools for tracking and reporting of activities, milestones, risks, etc., in support of the integrated program plan and to ensure transparency on progress of activity planning and execution.
• Partner with other Program Management team members to drive improvements on program management tools to standardize ways of working and improve performance across the PMO organization.
• Ability to travel approx. once a month to support and attend various face‑to‑face meetings is critical for the successful candidate

Skill & Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 8-10 years of experience working in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and/or Life Sciences industries.
• 5+ years of experience working directly in project/program management or equivalent project experience is preferred.
• Prior experience supporting Medical Affairs or related cross‑functional activities, including congress planning, publications, advisory boards, scientific communications, medical education, and/or stakeholder engagement, strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success working collaboratively with many functions with a strong sense of accountability to ensure projects are driven to completion.
• Track record of delivering in a fast-paced, dynamic, start-up environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.
• Demonstrated excellence in managing multiple projects/priorities simultaneously and having exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to excel in a team setting whether leading the group or acting as an individual contributor.
• Goal oriented, quality conscientious, and patient focused.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA) or PMP certification preferred.
• Expertise in late-stage clinical development through post‑marketing, preferred.
• Natural fit with Taysha’s Values of Integrity, Accountability and Teamwork.

This is a remotely based position in the U.S.

Expected base compensation range at time of posting: $170,000 – 190,000 target annual salary, depending on experience and qualifications.

Taysha offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to eligible employees, including

• Individual Stock Option awards
• ESPP program
• eligibility to participate in performance bonus program
• company-sponsored 401(k) with matching contribution
• eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits and a generous vacation/holiday schedule.

Note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Taysha is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Taysha are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.