Senior Director, Global Program Lead

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 226,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Deciphera’s cross-functional program teams drive the strategy and operations of our late preclinical, clinical, and commercial assets. We are seeking a dynamic, seasoned Sr Director, Program Lead who will be responsible and accountable for one or more therapeutic assets.

The successful candidate will be a strategic leader with strong drug development expertise, EQ, and organizational skills to develop and drive asset strategy and life‑cycle management.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in drug development in biopharma
• Minimum 3 years of development program leadership experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more cross-functional program teams to define program vision, strategy, goals, decision points, investments and risk mitigations
• Drive development and execution of global program strategy from nomination to marketplace
• Communicate program status, milestones, risks and mitigations to leadership and stakeholders

Skills

Drug development

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Influencing without authority

Communication

Program leadership tools

Tools

MS Office

Smartsheet

ThinkCell

MS Project

Job description

Deciphera’s cross-functional program teams drive the strategy and operations of our late preclinical, clinical, and commercial assets. We are seeking a dynamic, seasoned Sr Director, Program Lead who will be responsible and accountable for one or more therapeutic assets.

The successful candidate will be a strategic leader with strong drug development expertise, EQ, and organizational skills to develop and drive asset strategy and life‑cycle management.