Scholar Rock · 2 hours ago
Director, CMC Project Management
Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing life-changing therapies for serious diseases. They are seeking a Director of CMC Project Management to lead global CMC activities for their portfolio of biologics, ensuring effective project management and alignment with program goals.
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Responsibilities
Provide leadership to develop and maintain integrated CMC development plans across our candidate programs and pro-actively identify critical path activities for key program milestones to allow for a focused and successful CMC workflow for all programs
Collaborate cross-functionally to effectively monitor progress and drive CMC activities and ensure alignment with overall program goals and timelines
Track program risks, proactively identifying and resolving issues, and working cross-functionally to develop contingency plans to ensure program success
Support development and refinement of processes, tools, and systems to deliver high quality project management for the CMC programs
Develop and maintain dashboards and organize and maintain documentation for CMC plans for each program
Support Regulatory CMC with submission timelines e.g. reviews, approvals within CMC functional areas
Champion a winning culture, fostering teamwork and commitment to excellence through transparent communication, engagement and collaboration
Develop global CMC strategy in collaboration with CMC leads and functional teams; Proactively identify issues and drive resolution; anticipating key future events and adjusting team priorities/plans accordingly to deliver high quality results on time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Science or related field, or equivalent with 12 years of related work experience, or advanced degree and a minimum of 8 years of work experience
8+ years of experience with biologics CMC early-stage, late-stage, and lifecycle management projects
Experience in achieving CMC objectives through an outsourced CDMO model
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and gain consensus across multiple functions, manage a diverse set of stakeholders, and work closely with team leaders
Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills; highly organized
Proven track record of successful project management of complex drug development programs in a fast-paced environment
Project and portfolio management certificate or expertise; expertise with project management tools (e.g. Smartsheet, MS Project, dashboards)
Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment
Company
Scholar Rock
Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and discovers new medicines and treatments for the serious diseases.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$743MKey Investors
InvusFidelityARCH Venture Partners
2024-10-08Post Ipo Equity· $300M
2023-10-11Post Ipo Equity· $85M
2022-06-17Post Ipo Equity· $205M
Leadership Team
Jay Backstrom
Chief Executive Officer
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