Strategic Program Manager, Preclinical & Early Development

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Brisbane (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

This position emphasizes strong facilitation, communication, and alliance management skills to drive program health and on-time delivery within a dynamic biotech environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in life sciences, engineering, or related technical field; advanced degree a plus.
• 7+ years of project or program management experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO setting.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated project plans across discovery to early clinical development.
• Coordinate governance via partnered committees and maintain decision records.
• Map dependencies and critical paths across multiple functions to meet program timelines.
• Forecast resourcing and prepare status reports for leadership review.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Meeting facilitation

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Master’s degree in life sciences

Job description

This position emphasizes strong facilitation, communication, and alliance management skills to drive program health and on-time delivery within a dynamic biotech environment.