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Vice President, Program Team Lead (PTL)

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At Neumora, we are pushing the boundaries of science and technology to revolutionize the way patients with brain disease are treated. We are seeking extraordinary individuals to join our team as we grow and advance our pipeline.

The Vice President, Program Team Lead (PTL) will drive strategic management of one or more of the organization’s neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative development programs. This individual will play an integral role in building and leading efficient and collaborative cross-functional teams to achieve program goals. This is a critical and highly visible role, making a substantial contribution to the company.

Responsibilities:

  • Leads the program core team, responsible for creating and developing the program strategy and operational plan including realistic timelines, budget and resource planning, risk assessment and contingency planning
  • Accountable for the quality of the team’s output, consistently drives to generate the highest quality and highest integrity data that enables clear decision-making at the company level
  • Drives decision-making and issues resolution within the team and through the governance process
  • Ensures cross-functional alignment and organizational support for the execution of the operational plan by facilitating internal and external stakeholder meetings
  • Drives the team to out-of-box thinking and creative issue resolution
  • Challenges assumptions, timelines and expenses at program level, pressure tests plan, creates alternative scenarios to enable strategic and operational agility
  • Manages prioritization of program team activities to enhance program value
  • Acts as spokesperson for the program and represents program internally and externally
  • In partnership with the team Project Manager, responsible for comprehensiveness and quality of program information in the internal systems and databases. Responsible for communication to Senior Management
  • Expected to identify bottlenecks, surface issues, and proactively drive for their resolution, and to lead contingency planning efforts
  • Leads ad-hoc cross-functional task forces, as needed, aiming at issue resolution or organizational efficiency
  • Manages project variance and root cause analysis, develops risk mitigation/ issue management plans with the objective to meet the financial targets

Qualifications:

  • Outstanding proven team leadership skills and experience in a complex matrix environment
  • Masters or Doctoral degree with a scientific focus
  • 12+ years in the life-sciences, biotech and pharmaceutical industry; neurological disorder experience preferred
  • At least 5 years equivalent multi-/ cross-functional leadership experience
  • Experience with clinical program leadership required; experience leading a team through a regulatory filing strongly preferred
  • Excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence to achieve desired outcome
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills for bridging between scientific and business participants, for negotiating timelines and for effective collaboration
  • Broad and deep understanding of the drug development process and associated operational experience
  • Advanced level of basic science; small molecule expertise desired
  • Advanced knowledge of regulatory and business requirements
  • Understands basic financial aspects, including knowledge of resource planning (headcount and budget) and management
  • Ability to critically and objectively interpret and evaluate scientific and competitive business-related information
  • Expert planning and tracking skills, able to see big picture, well-organized, focused on results, capable of managing multiple projects, excellent time management with respect to priorities and self-management
  • Advanced Program Management skills

2025 Company benefits include:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) plan: Neumora matches 50% of an employee’s eligible contribution, up to the first 6% of salary (up to 3% employer contribution)
  • Company Equity (New Hire Awards, Annual Awards, ESPP)
  • Annual paid time off:
    • Accrued Vacation Days: 15 days per year
    • Sick Days: 10 days per year
    • Company Holidays: 13 days plus summer recharge week in July and winter shutdown in December
  • Leave of Absence: Paid Medical Leave, Paid New Parent Bonding Leave, Paid Family Leave, paid short-term and long-term disability
  • Discretionary year-end bonus

The salary range posted describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed.  Actual salary may vary based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Base Salary Range: $315,481-$333,700



Neumora Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to confront the global brain disease crisis by taking a fundamentally different approach to the way treatments for brain diseases are developed. Our therapeutic pipeline currently consists of multiple clinical and preclinical neuroscience programs that target novel mechanisms of action for a broad range of underserved neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Our work is supported by an integrated suite of translational, clinical, and computational tools to generate insights that can enable precision medicine approaches. Neumora’s mission is to redefine neuroscience drug development by bringing forward the next generation of novel therapies that offer improved treatment outcomes and quality of life for patients suffering from brain diseases.

Neumora is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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