Senior Director, Program Management

Scorpion Therapeutics; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Senior Director of Program Management to lead cross-functional drug development programs from strategy to execution. The role requires coordinating timelines and aligning clinical, regulatory, CMC, nonclinical, and commercial plans while managing risks and major decisions.

Hybrid work setup with onsite Wednesdays and Thursdays at the South San Francisco HQ, with some travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, technical, or business discipline.
• 12+ years in biotech/pharma with cross-functional drug development and program management.
• Proven ability to lead complex programs across development stages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated program timelines.
• Align functional plans across clinical, regulatory, CMC, nonclinical, and commercial teams.
• Manage risks, trade-offs, and major decisions.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration.
• Support leadership decision-making.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Strategic planning

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific, technical, or business discipline

Job description

Role:

Senior Director, Program Management leading cross-functional drug development programs from strategy to execution.

Responsibilities:

develop and maintain integrated program timelines, align functional plans across clinical, regulatory, CMC, nonclinical, and commercial teams; manage risks, trade-offs, and major decisions; facilitate cross-functional collaboration; and support leadership decision-making.

Requirements:

bachelor's in a scientific, technical, or business discipline; 12+ years in biotech/pharma, with extensive experience in cross-functional drug development and program management; proven ability to lead complex programs across development stages.

High-Value:

12+ years industry experience, senior leadership in drug development, integrated timeline management, risk and decision support, cross-functional leadership.

WorkSetup:

hybrid (onsite Wednesdays and Thursdays at South San Francisco HQ) with some travel.