Senior Director, Clinical Program Management

Seaport Therapeutics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Seaport Therapeutics in Boston’s Seaport area is seeking an Associate Director, Program Management to lead integrated planning and execution for a clinical-stage program. You will partner with the Program Leader and cross-functional teams to deliver milestones on time and standardize tools across the portfolio.

The role emphasizes collaboration, entrepreneurial spirit, and patient-centric mission, with strong preference for onsite work 4 days per week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech industry with 3+ years in program/portfolio management.
• BA/BS in scientific/engineering/business field; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience coordinating Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, CMC, and Nonclinical Development.
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience guiding teams through complex scientific/regulatory challenges; ability to influence without authority.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated development plans, timelines, milestones, risks, and scenarios.
• Own core planning documents, including integrated timeline and risk dashboards.
• Serve as central contact for issue resolution and program status updates.
• Facilitate program team meetings, prereads, minutes, and action follow-through.
• Provide updates on progress, risks, and decisions to executives.
• Support cross-functional resource, budget, and capacity planning; contribute to budget planning.
• Build and maintain program documentation and knowledge capture.
• Champion program management best practices and templates.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Multi-priority management

Risk management

Strategic planning

Problem solving

Education

BA/BS in science/engineering/business

Advanced degree preferred (PhD/MS/MBA)

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Planisware

Planview

Job description

Seaport Therapeutics in Boston’s Seaport area is seeking an Associate Director, Program Management to lead integrated planning and execution for a clinical-stage program. You will partner with the Program Leader and cross-functional teams to deliver milestones on time and standardize tools across the portfolio.

The role emphasizes collaboration, entrepreneurial spirit, and patient-centric mission, with strong preference for onsite work 4 days per week.