Vice President, Program Management and Alliance Management
Organizational Overview:
Immunovant, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunology company dedicated to enabling normal lives for people with autoimmune diseases. As a trailblazer in anti-FcRn technology, the Company is developing innovative, targeted therapies to meet the complex and variable needs of people with autoimmune diseases.
The Role:
Immunovant is seeking a VP, Program Management to play a key role in connection with highly dynamic cross-functional clinical development and manufacturing teams, including strategic partners. The individual in this position will have the unique opportunity to grow and shape batoclimab and IMVT-1402 programs at a rapidly growing biotechnology company. This position will contribute to Immunovant’s success by developing and maintaining cross-functional strategic plans, including the interdependencies of the non-clinical, clinical, CMC, and commercial functions at Immunovant and strategic partners across a portfolio of indications and by developing and growing the PMO staff.
Key Responsibilities:
The VP, Program Management drives the cross-functional drug development and commercialization activities of assigned indications for batoclimab and IMVT-1402. The individual will report to the SVP, Program and Alliance Management and drive the development and execution of high quality, global, integrated, cross-functional project plans in support of overall program strategies.
Essential Duties:
- Develops the integrated project plan to launch across multiple indications for Immunovant’s assets.
- Identifies and drives awareness of key deliverables for each function and their inter-dependencies to ensure the most efficient and high-quality path to submission and launch
- Leads regular work plan updates with team members to ensure on-time completion of activities, understanding of work that was unanticipated, and adjustments to work plans as new data emerges, either internal or external
- Leads risk discussions with teams, develops mitigation/contingency plan and scenario planning
- Plans for key drug development stage-gate decision points (e.g., approval of new trials, filings, and launch)
- Develop dashboards across multiple indications to understand the scope, timelines, risks, and resource needs at a portfolio level
- Supervises and develops PMO staff with an emphasis on growing talent by providing timely and actionable feedback and growth opportunities for staff
- In partnership with SVP Program and Alliance Management, leads process improvement initiatives across the organization and strives to improve the overall performance of the PMO by coaching and mentoring, process improvement activities, and driving consistency in delivery across the PMO.
Team Effectiveness:
- Drives the development and timely execution of annual goals and input to Global Product Strategies
- Identifies and efficiently resolves issues, drives decisions, and tracks decisions and action items; escalates issues
- Develop governance and board presentations and subsequent implementation of decisions
- Constructively challenges teams by providing broad and non-biased information and encouraging innovative problem solving.
- Adapts and thrives in a changing environment
- Builds high-preforming cross-functional teams
Communication:
- Serves, in conjunction with the other team co-leaders as the point of contact for cross-functional information (content and quality)
- Ensures alignment of functional and regional issues within the team.
- Demonstrates strong written / oral communication skills and executive presence across functions and across different levels of leadership.
Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of Project Management experience.
- An advanced degree in a healthcare-related field or business is desired but not required.
Professional Experience:
- 15+ years' industry experience in the Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical Industry
- 10+ years' experience in a drug development Project Management role
- Drug Development knowledge with a strong understanding of other functions relevant to the position, which include: Research, Nonclinical, Clinical, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Regulatory, including direct experience in managing projects to registration and launch.
- Experience interfacing with regulatory agencies (e.g., FDA, EMA)
- Experience supervising team and developing individuals for career growth
- Proven record of implementing Project Management tools, methodologies, practices and infrastructure, as related to the Biopharmaceutical Industry
- Informed with current biopharmaceutical industry knowledge, news and trends and ability to apply to programs
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project) and Adobe Pro
Other:
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to professionally interface with senior-level executives, staff, external partners and consultants
- Ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities in a fast-paced and demanding environment
- Ability to take initiative, prioritize and execute tasks and special projects with minimal direction or supervision, maintaining a high-level of confidentiality, integrity and discretion at all times
- Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach, with high sense of urgency and drive for results
- Demonstrated communication, problem-solving, and negotiation/decision-making skill
- Ability to think outside of the box and challenge the status quo
- Natural entrepreneurial spirit with unrelenting dedication to delivering results
- Natural collaborator who enjoys working on a cross-functional team
Work Environment:
- Immunovant’s headquarters is located in New York City. The position is flexible for remote work
- Dynamic, interactive, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment
- May require up to 20% travel
Compensation is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, dental, vision, 401k and other benefits, including unlimited paid time off and parental leave. The annual base salary for this position ranges from $300,000.00 - $315,000.00.
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