Associate Director, Clinical Project Management

Position Summary:

The Associate Director, Clinical Project Management is responsible for oversight of Clinical Project Management activities for multiple studies and molecules, including timeline, risk, and budget management for all clinical trials managed by Clinical Operations.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

These may include but are not limited to:

• 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.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• 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.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at a desk for extended periods of time; intermittently answer telephone calls and use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Laboratory Activities (if applicable): Biology and chemical laboratory environment experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.

Travel:

You may be required to travel for up to 5% of your time.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion, disability, marital or civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Salary Range

In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.