Executive Director/Vice President, Program Leadership

You are interested in…  

• Establishing vision and strategy to lead two Program teams developing genome editing therapies for rare diseases, from early development through to registration
• Providing strategic leadership and development acumen as part of the company's Leadership Team
• Promoting collaborative and socially intelligent team environments with effective communication
• Managing target product profiles, ensuring alignment across the enterprise
• Being accountable for the execution of integrated development plans to agreed scope, timelines, resources, & budget- collaborating and partnering with the appropriate leaders across the enterprise
• Leading communication on program development strategy at governance meetings, and driving optimization of programs decision-making, using Tessera’s internal decision-making framework
• Partnering with key internal stakeholders and Program Managers to ensure timelines, processes, plans and data are in place to enable investment decisions and prioritization across the enterprise portfolio
• Fostering a development culture of collaboration and innovation, focused on scientific excellence, data-driven arguments, and efficiency
• Maintaining clear internal communication on program status, priorities, risks, and needs as primary advocate for the programs (including with senior leadership)
• Monitoring and guiding the program budgets in collaboration with PM and Finance

Your experience includes… 

• An advanced degree in Life Sciences (PhD, MD, M.Sc., Pharm.D., or equivalent)
• 15+ years in the biopharmaceutical industry in leadership positions working on programs from preclinical development to commercialization
• Proven and respected leadership of cross-functional development teams in a matrixed environment, with an exceptional track record of delivering on business objectives and activity/milestones leading to filing and launching
• An in-depth understanding of how CMC, Nonclinical, Clinical/Medical, Regulatory and Quality disciplines need to partner to expedite development
• Strong know-how to quickly develop and maintain broad program knowledge (relevant platform, key data and precedents, patient population, market and policy environment, competitive development and global payer landscape, etc.).
• Proven ability to establish and maintain credible and trust-based relationships with external stakeholders (e.g., KOLs, patient advocacy groups, etc.)
• It’s a bonus if you’ve worked in a global environment or on innovative medicinal products for rare diseases

About you:

• You are enthusiastic about Tessera's mission to bring potentially curative treatments to patients and the exciting work it will take to realize it with high efficiency
• You are a visionary leader with an entrepreneurial style who thrives in creating opportunities, solving problems and successfully driving complex projects and healthy and transparent decision making
• You have a strong scientific background to understand the details of Tessera’s novel genome editing approaches and are comfortable with limited precedents for development
• You have excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) and the ability to communicate in an open, clear, complete, timely and consistent manner with all stakeholders and teams- at all levels
• You are comfortable influencing without direct authority
• You are a team player who partners and listens effectively, inviting response and discussion
• You favor collective achievement, team credit, and celebration- combined with an individual sense of responsibility and accountability for teamwork and product
• You are comfortable in a results-driven, highly accountable, and fast-paced environment where you can make a clear impact 

Tessera leaders are empathetic and transparent coaches with a strong sense of integrity. They are committed to the growth and development of their teams, the organization and themselves. 

 

Leadership Structure:  

This position reports to: Anne-Virginie Eggimann - Chief Regulatory Officer 

 

Meet your Talent Partner:

Annie Edminster, Employee Experience and Talent Lea