Director, Program Management

Role Overview

• Provide Program Management expertise and leadership to advance Kyverna’s novel engineered T cell therapies.
• Manage one or more highly complex cross-functional development programs and/or high-profile partnerships.
• Effectively communicate with program team members, Senior Leadership Team, Functional Heads, and key stakeholders.
• Track and monitor key milestones and decision points to drive delivery of program objectives.
• Develop and maintain program management tools to support governance, integrated timelines, KPSs and risk tracking, as well as the communication of program KPIs, risks, and achievements.
• Lead or participate in one or more initiatives to build operational efficiency, company culture, and business processes.
• Translate program strategy into integrated cross-functional timelines, milestones, and deliverables
• Drive execution against critical path activities and ensure accountability for program timelines and deliverables.
• Lead or participate in one or more initiatives to build operational efficiency, company culture, and business processes.
• Manage the interfaces between functional areas and ensure effective handoff and communication between department functions to execute on important program milestones.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities, resolve conflicts, and drive decision-making in a matrixed environment.
• Establish and support program governance forums, including team meetings and leadership updates; ensure decisions, risks, and actions are clearly documented and tracked.
• Proactively identify program risks, issues, and dependencies; develop mitigation strategies and escalate as appropriate.
• May be responsible for recruiting and supervising one or more Project Management Associates.

Requirements

• A minimum of a BA/BS + 12 yrs in a scientific discipline is required, while an advanced degree (Ph.D., MS, MD) and/or PMP Certification is preferred.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 9 years of multidisciplinary experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry, with at least 5 years of direct program management in drug development.
• Experience applying the principles, concepts, practices, and standards of program and project management for drug development.
• Strong understanding of the drug development lifecycle, including clinical, regulatory, and CMC domains.
• Ability to understand and communicate scientific and business elements associated with Kyverna’s engineered T cell therapies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders, good conflict management skills.
• Strong communication skills (in person and written word) and the ability to interact with a diverse group of individuals.
• Proven ability to proactively identify risks and drive resolution of issues.
• Proven success in goal setting, prioritization, and time management.
• Results and detail-oriented; self-motivated, ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform and be adaptive in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong understanding of FDA regulatory processes and clinical trials is required.
• Experience supporting late-stage clinical development and regulatory submissions strongly preferred.
• Experience with gene or cell therapy development programs is a strong preferred.

Tech Stack

• PMP

Benefits

• This position is also eligible for bonus
• benefits
• participation in Company’s stock plan.