Septerna

Septerna

Director, Program and Portfolio Management

South San Francisco, California, United States · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
Stakeholder ManagementResearchAnimal StudiesLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • We are seeking an experienced Director of Program Management to join our dynamic team.
  • This role will be critical in driving programs from discovery and development candidate nomination through clinical development, ensuring high-quality, decision-ready execution across research, preclinical, regulatory, and clinical functions.
  • In this role, you will provide end-to-end program management leadership, serving as the operational owner for assigned programs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead program management for one or more development programs from preclinical development through clinical stages
  • Partner with the cross-functional Program Team to define program strategy, conduct scenario planning, and translate strategy into executable plans to achieve program objectives
  • Identify and manage program-level risks, assumptions, and interdependencies
  • lead mitigation planning and issue resolution
  • Develop and maintain integrated program plans, including milestones, timelines, budgets, and resource assumptions
  • Monitor progress against plans, identify deviations, and implement mitigation strategies or alternative scenarios

Benefits

  • We share a fearless pursuit of ground-breaking innovations and cultivate an environment where our employees succeed by learning from each other and working as a team.
  • Coordinate cross - functional document production such as protocols, IB, and Regulatory submissions to Health Authorities (e.g. IND, CTA, NDA).

Company info

  • You will be accountable for integrated program plans, timelines, risk management, and governance, and will partner closely with scientific and development leaders to align execution with company strategy.
  • We are excited to expand our multidisciplinary team of individuals focused on creating revolutionary medicines to address the unmet needs of patients.
  • At Septerna we strive to embrace diversity of thought, expertise, and background through collaboration.
  • We are committed to the development of meaningful therapeutics for patients with indications of high unmet need.

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