Senior Program Manager, PMO

Alkermes is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support our Research organization and discovery program portfolio. This person will work closely with members across our organization including research and development, finance, legal, and procurement, new product planning, as well as the senior management team to orchestrate development and execution of programs within out discovery pipeline to meet key corporate goals.

This is a hybrid position onsite at our Waltham, MA office and the person must be in-person 3x a week.

This person will play a key role in the management and integration of cross functional discovery activities partnering closely with team members as well as functional leads to orchestrate development and ensure execution of discovery program project plans, timelines, and budgets that are aligned with overall program strategy.

• Facilitates development and execution of discovery program plans, including:

  • Identification of critical program goals, activities, and constraints

    • Identification of efficient and effective operational plans and activities to achieve these goals 

    • Supports team with optimization of plans by evaluating assumptions and incorporation of new inputs as the projects progress through discovery phases

    • Proactive management of project execution as well as potential risk areas, including identification and implementation of mitigation and/or contingency plans

    • Ensures issues are resolved by the team and communication / escalation is executed as needed

    • Facilitates an innovative solution-oriented mindset and transparency across the business 

    • Facilitates cross-functional decision making, logistics and communication

    • Facilitates effective team and program communications/coordination and ensures strong program governance by:

      • Managing and facilitating project meetings which foster open and transparent communications with proactive agenda planning and minutes to support effective planning, decision making, problem solving and alignment

      • Ensures program updates and progress is communicated through aligned governance forums and metrics

      • Develops and maintains of program budgets, timelines, and communication tools/documents used by the team and senior management to ensure strong communication and integrated logistical operations across the business

• Supports with proactive identification and implementation of process enhancements to support the evolving needs of our teams and the broader organization

• Works collaboratively with Legal and Procurement teams to ensure contract and requisition workflows run smoothly and helps the Research team with mitigating issues and bottlenecks

• Maintain strong relationships with external partners and academic collaborators, ensuring seamless coordination of outsourced activities

We’re looking for an individual who values teamwork and collaboration, is organized and capable problem solving and multitasking, has excellent written and verbal communication skills, is self-motivated and driven to succeed, thrives working in a fast-paced and challenging work environment, and enjoys working on the details without losing site of the larger organizational goals.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in a scientific or engineering discipline and at least 3-5 years of relevant discovery drug experience, MS strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expert knowledge of MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint and SharePoint

• Experience working with project management platforms such as MS Project, Smartsheet or Planview

• Excellent verbal/written communication, time/resource management, attention to detail, interpersonal and organization skills

• Experience in small molecule drug discovery in Neuroscience therapeutic areas

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $123,100 to $140,000. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus.  Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package.  Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here  

Why join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the wa