Executive Director, Program & Alliance Management

• Establish a new function and team responsible for program and alliance management (these functions have historically been
  separate
  )—set the vision and direction
  for
  these functions within Generate and execute
  swiftly
  towards that

• Build strong relationships with our partners across Amgen, Novartis, MDACC, Roswell Park Cancer Center and Pioneering Medicines (part of Flagship Pioneering) and own the alliance relationship
  along with members of their team

• Refine,
  change
  and
  establish
  the right level of process and governance around our programs to ensure
  appropriate accountabilities
  ,
  visibility
  and speedy decision making

• Lead, s
  upport
  , coach
  and develop
  a team of program
  and alliance
  managers, helping to
  ensure they are best positioned to support the program teams and collaborations

• Act as a strategic partner and mentor to program leads, enabling informed decision-making through scenario planning, risk assessments, and cross-functional alignment.

• Po
  tentially serve as a lead program manager
  for one or more late-stage programs, responsible for driving execution against key milestones, timelines, and deliverables.

• Establish a minimum
  viable
  model for program
  and portfolio
  level reporting
  across the org and leadership
  —
  e.g.,
  milestones, progress, status updates

• In collaboration with other functions (e.g. clinical operations, quality assurance),
  ensure
  systems
  are inspection- and diligence-ready.

• Collaborate
  across the organization to continuously improve how we conduct our program and alliance management work
  and contribute to strategic initiatives including budget setting, portfolio strategy and
  long-range
  planning
  —including with others in Strategy and Business Development, but also across R&D, finance, legal,
  and
  technology
  .

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• 14+
  years of relevant experience in biotechnology/pharma
  plus a
  Master’s
  degree in life sciences or business-related
  field
  , including significant hands-on program management experience
  across stages of development (preclinical through clinical development, a plus if experience includes later stage development)

• Experience working with external partners ideally through alliance management

• Experience working in biotech in addition to pharma would be highly valued

• Strong communicator and leader
  across all levels
  —ability to set the tone for a team, strong
  coaching
  and ability to motivate others, ability to influence and lead complex cross functional initiatives

• Strong project management fundamentals: milestone planning, dependency mapping, scenario analysis, and risk mitigation.

• Experience guiding and enabling the work of a program management team.

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