Director, Drug Development Project Management & Pipeline Strategy

Quotient Therapeutics is hiring a Director to provide operational and planning leadership for its early drug development pipeline. The role translates scientific strategy into integrated project plans, coordinates cross-functional teams and external partners, and supports pipeline strategy through scenario-based analyses.

Responsibilities:

• With drug development matrix teams, support the translation of overarching drug development strategy and vision into integrated, detailed project plans (scope, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, risks) across functions
• Monitor progress versus plan; proactively identify issues and interdependencies, escalate to project leads as needed, and coordinate cross-functional mitigation plans
• Schedule, structure, and run project team meetings (set agendas, pre-reads, minutes, action logs), track and drive closure of decisions and actions
• Build and maintain governance-ready views (dashboards, status summaries, decision logs) to enable Quotient’s Executive team and Board of Directors reviews
• Support SMEs in operational execution with external partners (e.g., CROs), ensuring deliverables, timelines, and obligations are clearly understood and met
• Support functional heads in forecasting and tracking resource needs (FTE, external partners) across projects and the pipeline, flag constraints and propose options
• Coordinate budgets closely with the VP of Finance and track spend vs. plan and contracted scopes
• Establish and maintain a structured risk and issue management process (identification, impact assessment, mitigation/contingency, owners, timelines)
• Support compliance with regulatory and quality expectations by organizing documentation and tracking contributions to regulatory submissions etc
• Maintain shared repositories (SharePoint, dashboards, trackers) for plans, data summaries, and decision histories to improve transparency and continuity
• Identify and implement continuous operational improvements to increase DD matrix team efficiency and focus on high-value scientific work
• Support the development of Quotient’s drug discovery pipeline strategy and, with members of Research Operations and Strategy, develop a holistic and end-to-end view of Quotient’s Research and Development pipeline

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in biological sciences or related discipline
• Proven track record of applying project management methodologies in complex, matrixed environments; significant experience (typically 5–10 years) in drug development within pharmaceutical, or biotech industry settings
• Knowledge and experience in drug discovery and an understanding of the principles of clinical development, drug discovery, regulatory strategy
• Established expertise and hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent), Microsoft Office applications, and a working understanding of innovative AI and knowledge management technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, Notion etc)
• Formal Project Management Qualifications (e.g. PMP or PRINCE2 certification)
• Advanced scientific degree
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and execute multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with data, AI, or real-world evidence initiatives
• Highly effective communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation) for a wide variety of audiences/stakeholders, including technical and business
• An appreciation of drug target research and/or genetic research workflows and how these interface with drug discovery workflows