Associate Director, Clinical Project Management

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a company focused on innovative drug development, and they are seeking an Associate Director of Clinical Project Management to oversee clinical project management activities for multiple studies and molecules. This role involves managing timelines, budgets, and mentoring team members to ensure successful clinical trials and project outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee timeline, budget and accruals for the clinical studies and clinical programs within the Clinical Operations group
• Develop, maintain, and manage high-quality consistent study processes and templates with cross-functional Clinical Operations peers to drive consistent and reliable clinical study outcomes
• In collaboration with the Project and Portfolio Management, provide clinical program timeline and budget estimates to support annual budgets and long-range planning (LRP)
• Oversee and mentor team of Clinical Project Managers as needed
• Develop and oversee policies and procedures aimed to streamline Clinical Project Management process
• In collaboration with Clinical Trial Operations and Project and Portfolio Management, provide input on annual planning activities to meet corporate study and program objectives
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for study and program clinical timelines and budgets
• Oversee routine status reporting including study timeline and budget dashboards and management updates
• Ensure teams are providing monthly milestone and timeline updates to Project and Portfolio Management for entry into corporate project management system
• In collaboration with Project and Portfolio Management, develop program scenario plans and support life cycle management activities as needed, support creation and incorporation of resource demand algorithms into project management software
• Oversee and streamline monthly accrual process in partnership with finance
• Facilitate and oversee cost accruals by study managers to ensure accuracy
• Meet with finance periodically to review accrued costs against forecasts and troubleshoot variances, and to oversee overall spend for studies & programs
• Identify potential budget issues and recommend and implement solutions or corrective actions as needed
• Provide program-level timeline and financial health summaries for management periodically
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline required; a combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in clinical project management within a CRO, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical organization, including people leadership responsibilities
• 7 years of supervisory experience
• Strong understanding of drug development, clinical operations, and clinical financial management
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience mentoring and overseeing project management staff
• Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a matrix environment