Director, Program Team Lead

<p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>The Director, Program Team Lead (PTL) provides strategic and cross-functional leadership for one or more development programs at Tarsus. In this role, you will serve as a strategic leader responsible for integrating development, regulatory, commercial, and operational perspectives to maximize long-term molecule value.</p> <p>You will lead a cross-functional Program Team to define and execute an integrated molecule strategy aligned with corporate priorities, ensuring programs advance with clarity, discipline, and strong decision-making. This role requires the ability to navigate scientific and business considerations while driving alignment across matrixed teams and senior leadership.</p> <p>This role is ideal for a strategic leader who thrives in dynamic environments, exercises strong judgment under uncertainty, and enjoys driving clarity and impact across complex cross-functional initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the evolution of program leadership at Tarsus while advancing innovative therapies for patients.</p> <p><strong>Let’s talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the cross-functional Program Team to define and execute an integrated molecule strategy aligned with long-term corporate strategy and enterprise priorities</li> <li>Own and evolve the Target Product Profile (TPP) and Integrated Development Plan (IDP) to optimize molecule value</li> <li>Drive key program decisions by defining strategic options, risks, and recommendations in collaboration with functional leaders</li> <li>Serve as the enterprise voice of the molecule, aligning stakeholders around program strategy, priorities, and decisions</li> <li>Drive excellence in day-to-day Program Team execution, ensuring program milestones, timelines, and deliverables progress in alignment with strategy</li> <li>Shape molecule-level inputs to annual budgeting, portfolio, and long-range planning processes, clearly articulating key assumptions, risks, and value drivers</li> <li>Proactively identify strategic and executional risks, including competitive, regulatory, and market shifts, and develop scenario-based mitigation strategies</li> <li>Prepare and deliver high-quality program updates, strategic recommendations, and decision materials to Executive Team, Board, and other key governance forums.</li> <li>Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team environment</li> <li>Contribute to the evolution of program leadership practices and governance processes as the organization scales</li> </ul> <p><strong>Factors for Success:</strong></p> <p><strong>Education &amp; Experience</strong></p> <ul> <li>Advan