Associate Director, CMC Project Management

Job Description

This role requires a leader with strong business acumen to define and execute business processes that drive complex programs through global registration and commercialization. This role will play a pivotal part in bringing innovative therapies to patients by ensuring that CMC development, manufacturing, and commercialization are executed with excellence, speed, and financial discipline.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, MS, or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, or related field preferred.
• 9+ years of experience in biopharma CMC development, with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated success leading programs through commercialization including NDA filing and launch.
• Deep expertise in CMC development, manufacturing, and regulatory requirements.
• Prominent ability to lead highly cross-functional, matrixed teams.
• Strong track record of budget ownership and financial decision-making.
• Extensive experience managing CMOs/CDMOs at a strategic level, including performance governance.
• Ability to balance technical rigor with business and commercial considerations.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and leadership skills.

Core Capabilities

• Deep expertise in CMC development, manufacturing, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead highly cross-functional, matrixed teams.
• Strong track record of budget ownership and financial decision-making.
• Extensive experience managing CMOs/CDMOs at a strategic level, including performance governance.
• Ability to balance technical rigor with business and commercial considerations.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and leadership skills.

Leadership Profile

• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity.
• Data-driven, with strong business and financial acumen.
• Collaborative, but decisive and accountable.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and leadership skills.
• High ownership mindset with a focus on outcomes.

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for Associate Director level candidates who will work on-site at our South San Francisco location is between $210,000-$260,000. The final wage offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include, title, type and length of experience within the role, type and length of experience within the industry, education, geography, and other job-related factors.