Director Portfolio Management – Neuroscience/Rare Disease

Director Portfolio Management – Neuroscience/Rare Disease

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life science or related field; Advanced degree preferred
• Targeting 10 years of progressively responsible, relevant experience focusing on program management with 6 years in a leadership role which includes experience managing cross-functional project teams
• Strong understanding of the drug development process from preclinical pharmacology to regulatory approval
• Excellent knowledge of project management discipline and its application to drug development
• Advanced meeting facilitation skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams that include executive and senior management without direct authority
• Strong financial management knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Independent, motivated, team leader with the ability to thrive in a matrix environment
• Ability to support multiple asset teams simultaneously with strong organizational and time management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to accommodate and lead teams through shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources and to be persuasive, encouraging, and motivating
• Adept at creating and communicating a clear vision for a program among team members to facilitate alignment of resources to achieve program and corporate goals
• Proven track record of implementing project management tools, methodologies, practices, and infrastructure, as related to the biopharmaceutical Industry
• In-depth knowledge and skill with Smartsheet and Microsoft (MS) suite

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operations of a high performing Asset Strategy Team (AST) in support of delivering on the full lifecycle of ACADIA assets
• Responsible for developing, maintaining, and ensuring team execution of the integrated development plan
• Supports the ASTL to develop the asset strategy and drive strategic priorities through the AST
• Partners with sub-team leaders to ensure the design and delivery of development and commercialization plans are in alignment with the strategy through cross-functional sub-teams
• Owns program reports and project management tools (i.e., Smartsheet) and processes (e.g., decision calendar, program goals development & tracking, decisions & actions log, agendas, minutes, budgets)
• Responsible for timelines, risk management plans, and communication plans
• Generates critical path / gap analyses and supports scenario planning
• Through the AST, drives the preparation of Portfolio Governance (PG) presentations (i.e., asset strategy endorsement, stage-gate approval, budget approval) and other senior leadership presentations
• Supports PG planning and operations
• Works independently within a matrix environment, leads teams, and actively manages stakeholders
• Identifies and implements project management best practices for the broader Portfolio Management organization
• Drive key aspects of Acadia’s drug development and commercialization operating model
• Performs other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred
• Executive presence and communication skills strongly preferred