Associate Director, Program Management Research

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers.  The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding professionals in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

The Opportunity:

This is an exciting Program Management opportunity to advance novel inhibitors through discovery and early development stages. The ideal candidate is a very proficient and self-motivated program manager with a solid understanding of drug development. The Associate Director (AD) acts as a connector across the program ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities, decision making and accountability for deliverables. They routinely partner with the Project Team Leader and Sub-Team Leaders to translate program strategy into an efficient execution plan. They understand the objectives of the program team and the roles of sub-team members to facilitate productive discussions and decision-making to achieve program milestones. They also play a pivotal role in communications, making sure that teams have access to accurate and timely information regarding program decisions, assumptions, expectations and timelines.

Overall, the AD is responsible for program execution at the Discovery core team and sub-team level.  They not only care about the outcomes but how we get there. The successful candidate will draw upon their experience to:

• Understand the program strategy, stakeholders and interdependencies and works with sub-teams to develop set priorities and execute against their plans.

• Manage the integrated project plan and project assumptions (accounting for goals, key objectives, deliverables, risks) to enable accurate project, financial and portfolio analyses for business planning processes. Primary focus on advancing discovery stage programs to IND submission/ approval.

• Identify critical path activities, resource constraints, risks, and conflicts that could impact the timelines or budget; work with subject matter experts to construct appropriate mitigation plans.

• Contribute to scenario planning (comprising costs, timelines, risks, and project strategy) to inform stage gate, portfolio, budget and long-range planning.

• Manage the preparation, review, editing and submission of project documents, presentations and communications.

• Lead an efficient information flow within the Discovery core team and sub-teams and prepare materials and reports for internal advisory and governance meetings.

• Practice effective meeting and information management including timely meeting agendas and minutes.

• Facilitate project team meetings, follow up on action items, document meeting materials and decisions, and act as a primary contact for project team related information.

• Partner with the sub-team leads to ensure the team achieves and maintains a high level of sustainable performance. Identify and resolve issues related to efficient and effective team operation.

• Recommend and implement opportunities for streamlining team and business processes.

• Drive adoption of project management systems and best practices across the program team.

• Onboard and train new team members on program structure, relevant stakeholders and program management resources (team site, project plan, RAID log, meeting calendar, etc.) as needed.

• Support new programs and special projects as needed.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

An ideal candidate will have the following experience and be able to demonstrate the following:

• B.A. or BSc. in Life Sciences with at least 6-7 years’ experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry and at least 2 years’ direct project management experience managing cross-functional development teams.

• Experienced in Investigational New Drug (IND) filings/applications and processes.

• Understanding of the drug discovery and early development process and regulations, coupled with strong proficiency in project management practices, tools, and methodology.

• Expertise in developing and managing project scope, deliverables, risk & resource requirements including, Schedule / Timeline management, and Risk management.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including clear, succinct, and timely communication and proven ability to foster important relationships with key stakeholders.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to summarize complex information into simple concepts; has the ability to effectively interact across team line functions as well as with external key stakeholders.

• Proven track record of good decision making and exercising sound judgment.

• Experience using Project Management software to manage project timelines and resources (e.g., MS Project, SmartSheet, Office TimelinePro, and OnePager Pro etc.).

• Strong computer proficiency with MS Office suite, video conferencing tools and document archiving systems.

Preferred Skills:

• MSc. or MBA or Ph.D. a plus

• PMP (Project Management Professional) or other PM certification or equivalent is a plus.

• Experience in Oncology therapeutic area is strongly preferrable.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 - $225,000 for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the salary for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base salary is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

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