Associate Director, Program Management

Duties and Responsibilities

Tarsus is seeking a highly motivated Associate Director of Program Management to play a vital role in advancing a growing pipeline through early and late-stage development. This position will directly report to the Director, Program Management and will work closely with Program Teams and relevant sub-teams to support program progress and enable delivery of key R&D goals. Additionally, this role will also play a key role in managing alliances through the alliance life cycle and contribute to the success of the partnership. The individual will be responsible for stakeholder management for alliance governance and contribute to conflict resolution.

Specific duties include:

Drug development program management:

• Partners with Program Team Lead, to manage cross-functional teams which include CMC, Clinical, Non-Clinical, Regulatory and Commercial, to define product development strategies for achieving organizational goals.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets to achieve key milestones and deliverables. Escalate risks as appropriate, to ensure plan execution.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings, prepare agendas and meeting minutes, track action items, and actively manage team dynamics.
• Provides project management expertise and support for clinical stage drug development programs and works in concert with cross-functional leads to deliver on program plans.
• Facilitates strategic discussions on scenario planning to enable core team and governance decision making

PM operations management

• Manages and leads the budgeting/forecasting process for at least 1-2 programs to ensure achievement of acceptable variances.
• Continuously monitors pipeline costs and aligns on justification of material cost changes with key stakeholders.
• Supports development and adherence to budget through pro-active identification and resolution of any program or resource issues.
• Leads the program dashboard generation process for 1-2 programs by actively partnering with program team members to reflect material program updates.

Alliance Management

• In coordination with Alliance Management, provide support to some of Tarsus’s Business Development engagements with a focus on due diligence efforts. Support the initial development strategy and plan for the integration of the new asset.
• Coordinates internal stakeholders’ diligence assessments and aids in the generation of presentations enabling well-informed decision-making from Management.

Required Qualifications

• BA/ BS with 12+ years relevant project management or scientific experience in the biopharma industry, or relevant experience with MA/MS/MBA.
• Experience typically includes 3-5 years leading cross-functional project management activities within the biopharma industry; building, managing and articulating comprehensive, complex, cross-functional plans.
• Expertise on project management tools and software; Smartsheet experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of alliance contracts and ability to translate into actions.
• Experience in stakeholder management both internally and externally with partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of responsibility. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

A Few Other Details Worth Mentioning:

• The position is a hybrid or remote position.
• We are passionate about our culture! Our Tarsans live our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact!
• This position reports directly to our Director of Program Management
• Some travel may be required – up to 20%

At Tarsus, we understand the importance of attracting and retaining top talent. The expected base pay range for this position is $161,200 - $225,800 plus bonus, stock equity, and comprehensive benefits. The base pay range reflects the target range for this position, but individual pay will be determined by additional factors such as job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. Our benefits include health, dental and vision insurance benefits to ensure your well-being. We believe in work-life balance and offer generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days. For more details regarding Tarsus benefits, please visit: https://alliantbenefits.cld.bz/25tarsusbenesnap.

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