Vice President, Program Leader, Clinical Stage Programs

Responsibilities

• Lead with Purpose: Establish, inspire, and champion global program teams and sub teams to advance Kiniksa’s innovative product candidates, while fostering a sense of urgency.
• Strategic Execution: Collaborate with functional leaders to build and drive integrated development and program plans with clear milestones, critical paths, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Own the Outcome: Proactively identify and manage program risks through scenario planning and mitigation strategies, delivering solutions that keep programs on track with exceptional attention to detail.
• Influence at Every Level: Cultivate strong relationships with senior and functional leaders to align program operations with company objectives, proactively navigating risks and challenges.
• Drive Transparency: Work with colleagues to develop and maintain crisp dashboards and reporting tools that communicate program progress across all levels. Present to Executive Leadership with concise and clear presentations, while understanding the detail.
• Operational Excellence: Facilitate high-impact team meetings with clear agendas, actionable outcomes, and follow-through completion.
• Financial Partnership: Collaborate with finance and functional leads to shape and refine program budgets and assumptions throughout forecasting cycles.

Qualifications and Experience

• Strong foundation in the biopharma industry, with at least 10 years of experience and a proven track record of leadership. A BA/BS in a scientific or business discipline is required, and an advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, MBA) is preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and appreciation for, the complexities of drug development from early stages through registration, including navigating regulatory pathways, with an eye on commercialization.
• Working knowledge of GxP environments, including the quality and regulatory standards that guide the pharmaceutical industry.
• Expert proficiency in project management tools like Smartsheet and the Microsoft Office suite, to keep programs on track, to keep the team aligned, and to communicate status to key stakeholders.
• Commitment to the highest standards of compliance and ethics, bringing that same level of integrity to everything you do.