Biologics R&D Program Manager — Early Pipeline

xairatherapeutics; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Xaira Therapeutics is seeking a Project Manager, Biologics R&D to plan and coordinate biologics programs across the early pipeline, from discovery through lead optimization and into IND-enabling work. The role emphasizes scientific understanding, team coordination, and milestone tracking, and suits someone with bench science background who has moved into project management.

You will partner with Program Team Leads and cross-functional experts to ensure timely progress, manage timelines,

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or equivalent) in life sciences or a related field.
• Minimum 6+ years of industry experience, including hands-on biologics or drug discovery research with project management responsibilities.
• At least 3+ years in cross-functional project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day planning and coordination of biologics research programs across discovery to IND-enabling studies.
• Build and maintain project timelines with critical path, milestones, dependencies and deliverables.
• Partner with scientific leads and stakeholders to align scope, priorities and resources.
• Define key milestones and translate experiments into actionable timelines and decision points.
• Coordinate planning, documentation of decisions, and follow-up actions across functions.
• Monitor risks, timelines, and resource implications; propose mitigation strategies.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Timeline management

Biologics R&D experience

Education

Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or equivalent) in life sciences or related field

Job description

Xaira Therapeutics is seeking a Project Manager, Biologics R&D to plan and coordinate biologics programs across the early pipeline, from discovery through lead optimization and into IND-enabling work. The role emphasizes scientific understanding, team coordination, and milestone tracking, and suits someone with bench science background who has moved into project management.

You will partner with Program Team Leads and cross-functional experts to ensure timely progress, manage timelines,