Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Immunic Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director / Director, Project Management to serve as a strategic project management partner for cross-functional drug development teams and enterprise initiatives. The role leads integrated planning, execution oversight, governance, risk management and decision support as programs advance through Phase 3 development, NDA preparation and commercial launch readiness.
Responsibilities
- Serve as project manager for one or more development program (sub) teams or strategic corporate initiatives, driving execution against goals and proactively resolving issues that could impact delivery
- Develop and maintain integrated cross-functional project plans with clear milestones, dependencies, assumptions and critical paths, ensuring objectives, deliverables and timelines are aligned across functions
- Coordinate cross-functional readiness for Phase 3 execution, data readouts, NDA preparation, regulatory interactions and launch planning
- Facilitate effective collaboration among internal teams and external partners
- Run governance meetings, steering committees and leadership reviews, and maintain action, decision and risk logs
- Prepare concise updates, dashboards, risk assessments and decision materials for senior management, escalating critical issues promptly to support informed decision-making
- Identify, assess and monitor risks and opportunities, propose mitigation strategies, and support scenario planning and evaluation of strategic alternatives
- Partner with functional leaders on resource requirements, constraints and trade-offs, ensuring the impact of changes in scope, timelines or assumptions is understood and communicated
- Apply and continuously improve project management standards, tools, and governance, planning and reporting processes, including lessons learned, while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy
Skills
- 8-12+ years of experience and Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Business or a related discipline
- Strong knowledge of clinical development processes from Phase 1 through Phase 3 and major regulatory submissions (e.g. IND, NDA, MAA, BLA)
- Strong command of integrated planning, critical-path analysis, scenario planning, risk management, governance, budgeting and lifecycle management
- Proven leadership of complex global cross-functional teams, with the ability to influence without formal authority in a matrix environment, resolve conflict and manage senior stakeholders
- Strong risk management and problem-solving capabilities
- Demonstrated judgement, accountability and delivery focus while balancing speed, cost, quality and compliance
- Excellent executive communication, facilitation, influencing and decision-support skills
- Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and hands-on levels in a dynamic matrix organization
- PMP or comparable qualification preferred
Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus
- Remote work
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