Senior Alliance Program Manager

Cytokinetics is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility.

At Cytokinetics, each team member plays an integral part in advancing our mission to improve the lives of patients. We are seeking tenacious, compassionate, and collaborative individuals who are driven to make a positive impact.

As a Senior Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role supporting alliance management by overseeing aficamten CMC activities and ensuring product supply to Cytokinetics market partners in Japan and China.  Reporting to the Portfolio Management Team within the Global Supply Chain and Technical Operations organization, you will work closely with the Operations Alliance Director and collaborate with cross-functional teams in Technical Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, and Project Management.

On a day-to-day basis, this will involve a hands-on approach to identify and mitigate supply and technical risks, ensure clear communication, escalation (when appropriate), and drive the seamless execution of commitments to our alliance partners.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Management & Execution:

• Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with cross-functional stakeholders
• Create and implement integrated program plans that drive the achievement of key milestones; ensuring visibility into the actions and activities required to meet alliance goals and objectives.
• Support cross-functional forums, steering committees, and partner decision-making bodies, ensuring alignment of strategic priorities and initiatives within Global Supply Chain &
• Collaborate with the Strategic Product Lead for aficamten, and the Operations Alliance Director to identify, develop, and implement proactive mitigation strategies for global supply chain risks.
• Collaborate with the Operations Alliance Director to coordinate delivery of the goals defined in the relationship, including – flawless delivery of supply, technical, and regulatory objectives
• Continuously evaluate supply chain vulnerabilities, supporting the development of business cases to mitigate risks and ensure continuity of supply across clinical and commercial stages.

Alliance Management & Business Process Development:

• Contribute to the development and execution of the alliance management framework in partnership with Corporate Development, helping to establish scalable and flexible processes that support the growth of strategic partnerships.
• Ensure alliance management processes are aligned with Cytokinetics’ long-term goals, facilitating smooth integration of new collaborations and enhancing operational efficiency within existing partnerships.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Support:

• Provide guidance and support to cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment among internal stakeholders in Technical Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, and Project Management to achieve alliance objectives.
• Act as a key point of contact for alliance management, assisting in navigating challenges and fostering a collaborative environment to ensure successful execution of alliance goals.

Our employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred, with additional certifications in supply chain.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in supply chain or operations, with at least 3 years in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
• Sound technical knowledge in one or more of the following categories: Chemical Development, Clinical, Manufacturing, Analytics, Packaging, Serialization, Planning, or Logistics (small molecule drug development is a plus)
• Outstanding project management, planning, organization, prioritization, and time management skills
• Strong ability to effectively and efficiently manage and complete multiple, large-scale and complex priorities and projects on-time and on-target
• Ability to adapt to changing situations, and effectively manage multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to think creatively to provide non-standard solutions
• Strong partnering skills – ability to thoughtfully cultivate strong and highly effective working relationships with internal and/or external customers and stakeholders
• Strong influencing, organizational and interpersonal skills – consistently achieves targeted results without authority by leveraging expertise, business knowledge, and partnerships

Our passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do –all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.

Please visit our website at: www.cytokinetics.com

Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Our employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

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Our passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.

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Please visit our website at: www.cytokinetics.com

Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer