Executive Director, Program & Portfolio Management
Neurocrine Biosciences
Summary
Provide leadership, coordination and management for the program management function and ensure program management support for all Neurocrine product development teams. Drive team performance and communication to ensure cross-functional alignment on goals and timelines and that teams are equipped to deliver milestones on or ahead of schedule. Develop standard program and portfolio management tools and processes. Highlight program and organizational issues that require management review and communicate team accomplishments and applied learning to the wider organization.
Job description
About the Role
Provide leadership, coordination and management for the program management function and ensure program management support for all Neurocrine product development teams. Drive team performance and communication to ensure cross-functional alignment on goals and timelines and that teams are equipped to deliver milestones on or ahead of schedule. Develop standard program and portfolio management tools and processes. Highlight program and organizational issues that require management review and communicate team accomplishments and applied learning to the wider organization.
Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):
- Partner with Program Leads to manage the development and execution of project team strategy
- Interface with Program Leads and Executive Management on project requirements, status review, and key development decisions
- Recruit new program managers to fulfill business needs
- Mentor Managers to develop project management skills via one-on-one mentoring, training, and development opportunities
- Establish and maintain functionally integrated project schedules to enable accurate project analyses, identification of critical path activities and areas of resource constraint
- Assess project risk and support mitigation planning and tracking
- Identify and manage project objectives, work plans, timelines, budgets, providing formal and informal status updates to stakeholders as needed
- Facilitate and document project team meetings, cross-functional communication and decision making, ensuring alignment with internal functional groups and leadership
- Develop relationships with key functional stakeholder groups and their leadership across the organization
- Develop and monitor project management group budget
- Identify opportunities for business process improvements and recommend solutions
- Manage key external vendor activities and associated budget when required
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- BS/BA degree in a life science AND 17+ years of multi-disciplinary experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
- Experience with both early and late phase pharmaceutical project management including IND/CTA, NDA/MAA submissions
- Successful track record of managing complex cross-functional programs including knowledge of drug development process and inter-dependencies of key functions to include research, pharmaceutical development, non-clinical, clinical PK, metabolism, clinical research and manufacturing
- Experience with drug development outside the US is desirable
- Master's degree preferred AND 15+ years of similar experience noted above
- PhD preferred AND 12+ years of similar experience
- Advanced knowledge of project management practices, tools and methodology
- Excellent team member with a strong willingness and ability to work across projects at different stages of development in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Advanced knowledge of early and late phase pharmaceutical project management including IND/CTA, NDA/MAA submissions
- Advanced knowledge of the drug development process and inter-dependencies of key functions such as research, pharmaceutical development, non-clinical, clinical PK, metabolism, clinical research and manufacturing
- Acts as a "trusted advisor" across the company and may be recognized as an external expert
- Provides strategy, vision and direction regarding issues that may have company-wide impact
- Requires in-depth knowledge of the functional area, business strategies, and the company’s goals
- Possesses industry-leading knowledge
- Outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels across the organization
- Ability to drive consensus and decision-making
- Strong leadership, coaching, employee development skills
- Ability to influence others with or without authority at all levels of the organization
- Proactive, innovative, with excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a cross functional team and matrix environment
Benefits
- Retirement savings plan
- Company match
- Paid vacation
- Holiday and personal days
- Paid caregiver leave
- Paid parental leave
- Paid medical leave
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Annual bonus
- Equity based long term incentive program
Company overview
Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company founded in 1992 and headquartered in San Diego, California. The company specializes in discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Neurocrine's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids. Their flagship product, INGREZZA (valbenazine), was the first FDA-approved treatment for adults with tardive dyskinesia. The company maintains a robust pipeline with multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across core therapeutic areas, including Parkinson's disease, Tourette syndrome, and major depressive disorder. Neurocrine operates with a purpose to relieve suffering for people with great needs, applying unique insights into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. The company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol NBIX and has established strategic collaborations with major pharmaceutical partners including AbbVie.