Associate Director, Project Management

Jasper is a biotechnology company focused on developing new therapies to treat both chronic and life-threatening diseases.Our mission is to make safer and potentially curative therapy possible for more patients in need. We are bringing together a team of high performing biotech professionals, leading academic institutions and a strong syndicate of healthcare-focused investors to achieve our vision.
POSITION SUMMARYReporting to the Director, Project Management, the Associate Director, Project Management is responsible for managing cross-functional drug development projects, in either preclinical or clinical development stages.  Working with a multi-disciplinary Project Team, the incumbent will develop and manage the integrated project plan and track progress against milestones and goals.  This individual, in concert with the Project Teams, will drive project execution and serve as the official source of project status. 
RESPONSIBILITIES·Provides cross-functional project management expertise to research and/or clinical development stage projects and serves as the sole source of the project’s current status and future plans.·Works with Project Teams in the creation of the comprehensive research and development plans for their assigned projects and may be called on to analyze various development scenarios (“what if” scenario analyses) and their impacts on timelines, resources, and/or budgets.·Partners with all functional areas (translational research, CMC, regulatory affairs, clinical development, clinical operations, and pharmacovigilance) to build and maintain integrated project timelines, track progress, resolve conflicts, and communicate current project status.·Responsible for maintaining the official project timeline and keeping the project on-schedule.  ·Reports on potential issues and facilitates the resolution of problems; and/or, escalates to company leadership for resolution.·Plans, coordinates, and facilitates regular Project Team meetings and ad hoc meetings.  Prepares agendas with input from key functional area representatives.  Prepares comprehensive meeting minutes and action items.  Follows-up with team members on any outstanding action items. ·Collaborates with Finance team to support budgeting and forecasting activities.·Helps prepare PowerPoint slides for internal and external presentations.·Supports Business Development activities by preparing necessary supporting documents and presentations related to the Director’s assigned projects. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE·BA/BS in a scientific field relevant to the drug development process·Five to eight years of relevant work experience in the biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industry; of which a minimum of three years working in a project management role, preferably working with multi-disciplinary drug development teams·Project Management Professional (PMP) designation a plus.·Experience working in collaboration with a partner company a plus.·International drug development experience a plus. OTHER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS·Comprehensive understanding of the overall drug development process·Team player with ability to empower cross-functional team members·Excellent ability to prioritize, drive projects forward and resolve conflicts·Good understanding of FDA and EMA drug development and approval process·Ability to interpret and synthesize competitive information from a variety of sources·Excellent project management skills and facility with project management software OUR VALUESRespect ·        Respect people; their diversity, time, values, feelings, needs and preferences·        Be approachable, compassionate, kind and funCollaboration ·        Deliver via cross-functional project teams·        Think to proactively share relevant information·        Actively listen to seek to understand·        Do not be afraid to ask for help·        Keep a small company entrepreneurial mindset, be open and flexible about how you can contribute; lead like an ownerIntegrity ·        By always doing what is right by:o   Colleagueso   Patientso   Doctorso   The scientific processo   Shareholderso   EnvironmentResponsible ·        Follow up and deliver on commitments·        Be accountable to our peers and teams, stakeholders, patients and doctorsExcellence·        Be your personal best, set and live by high standards·        Have a passion for excellence and embrace feedback·        Embrace change, be innovative, creative and willing to challenge the status quoAcknowledgement ·        Real time reward and recognition, timely recognition of our peers with kudos·        Share feedback proactively and constructively·        Excellent performance must be encouraged, appreciated and rewarded