Xaira Therapeutics
Senior Director, Project Management
South San Francisco, California, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$225k-$285kDetected 76 days ago
Machine LearningLLMsProject ManagementBioinformaticsResearchAnimal StudiesLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Translate strategic priorities into clearly structured projects with defined scope, timelines, ownership, and success criteria
- Apply a product lens to project leadership, ensuring initiatives are prioritized based on impact, feasibility, and organizational goals
- Help shape the sequencing of major initiatives to ensure resources are focused on the highest-impact work
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and execution of complex, cross-functional projects spanning research, computational science, protein design, and engineering teams
- Partner with scientific and technical leaders to define clear outcomes and success criteria rather than activity-based workstreams
- Manage scope intentionally, balancing scientific exploration with disciplined execution
- Identify risks early and implement mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum
- Partner with scientific and technical leadership to translate organizational priorities into executable project plans
- Align stakeholders across biology, computational science, protein design, and engineering teams around shared priorities and sequencing of work
- Our goal to build a diverse and inclusive team began on day one, and it will never end.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects in biotech, TechBio, or similarly interdisciplinary environments where computational and experimental research intersect.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML-enabled biological research, with experience partnering closely with computational biology, protein design, biomedical AI, or research engineering teams.
- Experience working closely with scientific and engineering teams in research or platform settings
- Deep understanding of drug development processes, including preclinical through early clinical stages, with the ability to connect research and platform initiatives to the broader development continuum
- Demonstrated ability to bring structure and clarity to complex initiatives in fast-moving organizations
- Proven ability to influence highly skilled teams without relying on formal authority
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder alignment skills
- Experience managing and developing high-performing teams
- Compensation
- We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, seeking to provide an open, flexible, and friendly work environment to empower employees and provide them with a platform to develop their long-term careers. A Summary of Benefits is available for all applicants. We offer a competitive package that includes base salary, bonus, and equity. The base pay range for this position is expected to be $225,000 - $285,000 annually
- however, the base pay offered may vary depending on the market, job-related knowledge, skills and capabilities, and experience.
- Xaira Therapeutics an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that our strength is in our differences. Our goal to build a diverse and inclusive team began on day one, and it will never end.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree required
- advanced degree preferred (MBA, MS, PhD, or equivalent)
Skills
- About Xaira Therapeutics
- Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development.
- Collectively, these technologies aim to continually enable the identification of novel therapies and to improve success in drug development.
- Xaira is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and London.
- Introduce planning frameworks and decision rhythms that improve transparency and coordination
Compensation
- We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, seeking to provide an open, flexible, and friendly work environment to empower employees and provide them with a platform to develop their long-term careers.
- We offer a competitive package that includes base salary, bonus, and equity.
- The base pay range for this position is expected to be $225,000 - $285,000 annually; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on the market, job-related knowledge, skills and capabilities, and experience.
Benefits
- A Summary of Benefits is available for all applicants.
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