Biotech Program Management Leader – Senior Manager/AD

Sironax; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sironax seeks an experienced Senior Manager / Associate Director, Program Management to drive early discovery cross-functional projects and ensure on-time delivery of research and development milestones in a fast-paced biotech environment.

The role partners with project leads, functional heads, and teams to build integrated plans, communicate status, and mitigate risks while advancing IND submissions and scientific decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or life science discipline.
• 8+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
• 5+ years of direct project/program management experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across cultures, disciplines, and leadership levels.
• Experience planning and/or managing cross-functional aspects of biopharmaceutical product development.
• Ability to mentor, lead, and influence partners in a matrixed environment.
• Budgeting and resource management exposure.
• Knowledge of biotechnology/pharmaceutical R&D processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated project timelines and track milestones to drive objectives.
• Communicate status, risks, and mitigation plans to leaders and stakeholders.
• Ensure integrated timelines are understood and updated across teams.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings to drive timely decisions and execution.
• Organize meeting agendas, minutes, dashboards, and risk analyses.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and other functions to support budgeting and operations.
• Build partnerships across research, development, regulatory, and other functions to achieve goals.
• Plan and execute integrated project plans with milestones, dependencies, and timelines.
• Influence without authority to align matrixed teams and drive outcomes.
• Communicate project status and decisions clearly to teams and leadership.
• Anticipate risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.
• Maintain documentation, meeting records, and action items with attention to detail.
• Apply scientific and business acumen to support project advancement.
• Adapt to a dynamic biotech environment with changing priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness and collaboration.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or life science discipline

Job description

Sironax seeks an experienced Senior Manager / Associate Director, Program Management to drive early discovery cross-functional projects and ensure on-time delivery of research and development milestones in a fast-paced biotech environment.

The role partners with project leads, functional heads, and teams to build integrated plans, communicate status, and mitigate risks while advancing IND submissions and scientific decision-making.