Director/Senior Director, Project Management

Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. is developing innovative therapies for patients with severe autoimmune diseases. The Director/Senior Director, Project Management will oversee and coordinate drug development programs, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and effective collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities:

• Establish strong partnership with scientific leadership to shape the overall strategy, objectives and work plan for assigned program(s)
• Develop and maintain an integrated program plan (e.g., detailed Gannt, budget, resources, etc.) encompassing key program milestones and deliverables in alignment with program objectives
• Use meeting management best practices to drive cross-functional communication, timely and effective decision-making, and successful execution of program activities
• Proactively identify risks, gaps, and resource bottlenecks, and work with impacted teams and functional leadership to develop and implement mitigation plans
• Lead the building of detailed program budgets with scientific staff and finance and partner with finance to keep program(s) on budget
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with scientific lead, internal departments and external partners to ensure the program remains on track
• Develop & deliver impactful presentations that effectively distill complex issues to critical points, and lead to increased understanding and optimized strategic planning & decision-making
• Support the standardization of processes and communication(s) to build efficiencies within the department and across R&D teams
• Proactively seeks out opportunities for organizational improvement (e.g. team structure, processes, communication, etc.)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in any discipline required
• 9+ years of Program Management experience in biomedical / Biopharma industry
• 8+ years of experience in clinical development and candidate selection, including translating biological systems through Phase 1–3 trials, assay validation, and IND/BLA filing preparations
• 3+ years of experience working with MS Project (Timeline Expert, Smart Sheets, etc.), MS Excel, Egnyte (SharePoint Database or equivalent), PowerPoint, and MS Word
• Strong communication skills with ability to build professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Attention to detail and accuracy with respect to internal and external reporting
• Strong business acumen
• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or MBA) in Life Sciences
• Biologics or Antibody therapy experience
• PMP® certification
• Strong understanding and experience with US FDA and EU EMA regulations and ICH guidelines for biologic therapy products