Director/Sr. Director Program Management

Scorpion Therapeutics; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

401(k) with Roth

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director / Sr. Director, Program Management to lead cross-functional program management across biotech projects in Redwood City. You will partner with clinical, regulatory, and manufacturing leaders to align timelines with the development plan and budget.

The role requires a deep drug development understanding, strong leadership, and hands-on experience with PM tools. You will drive program milestones, manage risks, and mentor junior staff in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• BA/BS required; PharmD/PhD highly desirable.
• 10+ years industry experience; minimum 5 years PM in cross-functional pharma/biotech teams.
• Deep understanding of drug development process.
• Excellent planning, organization, analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships in matrix environments.
• Ability to drive plans across multiple functions; prioritization and time management.
• Experience with PM planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet).
• Strong leadership, facilitation, teamwork, influence/negotiation; PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management expertise to ensure milestones and deliverables are met.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to manage integrated plans aligned with Product Development Plan and budget.
• Lead day-to-day planning, coordination, and tracking; create/maintain project timelines.
• Facilitate meetings; provide minutes and drive action items.
• Anticipate and manage issues; manage scope, schedule, resources; use PM tools for communication.
• Create and drive integrated program timelines (Gantt charts) and communicate critical paths.
• Optimize team effectiveness and decision-making; resolve program challenges.
• Perform risk assessments and drive mitigation plan implementation.
• Drive information flow; produce regular status reports to senior management.
• Assist Finance with program budget compilation/tracking; ensure resources and constraints.
• Maintain documentation and reporting platforms (e.g., SharePoint).
• Collaborate on governance; manage relationships with China-based stakeholders.
• Organize lessons learned sessions; mentor junior PM staff.
• Support continuous improvement of PM department via new tools/processes.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Strategic planning

Risk management

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Smartsheet

Education

BA/BS degree

PharmD or PhD (desirable)

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Director / Sr. Director, Program Management

Responsibilities:

• Provide project management expertise to ensure project milestones and deliverables are met.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to create and manage integrated implementation plans aligned with the Product Development Plan and budget.
• Lead day-to-day planning, coordination, and tracking; create/maintain project timelines.
• Plan, facilitate, and follow up on project team meetings; provide minutes and drive action items.
• Anticipate and manage issues; understand project scope, schedule, resources; use PM tools to support communication.
• Create and drive integrated program timelines (Gantt charts) and maintain/communicate critical path activities.
• Optimize team effectiveness and decision-making; proactively identify and resolve program team challenges.
• Perform risk assessments and drive mitigation plan implementation.
• Drive information flow; create regular status reports (milestones, status, issues, decisions) to senior management.
• Assist Finance with program budget compilation/tracking; ensure assigned resources are adequate and identify constraints.
• Maintain documentation and reporting platforms (e.g., SharePoint/shared folders).
• Collaborate on governance meetings; manage relationships with China-based stakeholders.
• Organize lessons learned sessions; serve as resource to other Program Managers; may manage junior PM staff.
• Support continuous improvement of the Program Management Department via new tools/processes.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS required; PharmD/PhD highly desirable.
• 10+ years industry experience; minimum 5 years PM experience in cross-functional pharma/biotech teams.
• Deep understanding of drug development process.
• Excellent planning, organization, analytical skills; strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships in matrix environments.
• Ability to drive plans/timelines across multiple functions; proven goal setting, prioritization, time management.
• Experience with PM planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet).
• Strong leadership, facilitation, teamwork, influence/negotiation; proactive mindset.
• Ability to work independently; resolve program obstacles.
• Excellent verbal/written communication.
• Plus: oncology and/or autoimmune experience; cell therapy experience; PMP preferred.

Benefits (as stated):

• base salary; annual cash bonus; long-term incentives (equity); ESPP; 401(k) with ROTH and 4.5% company match; comprehensive health plans; Flexible Health and Commuter Spending Accounts; company-matched HSA; life/AD&D/STD/LTD; paid time-off (13 company holidays, winter break, vacation, sick time, paid parental leave).