Program Leader - Oncology R&D

Singular: Building Brilliant Biotechs; United States; Remote; GBP 111,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotech company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Programme Leader for Oncology R&D. This role focuses on managing several key projects from late-stage preclinical trials through clinical development, ensuring deadlines are met within a dynamic and agile environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in oncology product development and project management experience in the pharma or biotech sectors. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, strategic oversight, and driving innovative programs for meaningful patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experienced in oncology product development and R&D.
• Strong background in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to navigate a start-up culture with big pharma resources.

Responsibilities

• Manage important oncology projects from preclinical to market.
• Drive ambitious deadlines and cohesive strategies.
• Engage with a wide variety of stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Agile Development

Regulatory Understanding

Job description

Programme Leader – Oncology R&D // Start-up culture, Pharma resources // Remote

You have a deep expertise in oncology product development, agile development & project management methodologies, and experience utilising your excellent scientific and regulatory understanding in a biotech / pharma environment to progress high-potential products.

You want to utilise the resources, know-how, and structures of a big pharma, within a dynamic, fast-paced, agile start-up environment. You want the responsibility of managing several important projects simultaneously.

We are working with one of the top 50 big-pharma who have utilised a strategy of acquiring – and keeping independent – highly innovative, very successful startups. They are looking to hire a Programme Leader R&D Oncology to sit across both the well-established & resourced pharma and their dynamic, agile, fast-paced subsidiary to ensure ambitious deadlines are met and a cohesive strategy is followed.

You will be very visible across a wide variety of stakeholders and drive projects from late-stage preclinical trials through clinical development to the market. You will take on a highly challenging role; where you will exercise your operational, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills to ensure complex projects are managed optimally.

If you’re an experienced Project Manager within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO space, with a strong background in oncology R&D and a passion for driving innovative programs that make a real difference for patients, apply here or reach out to [e-mail].