The Alliance/Project Manager within Oncology Translational Medicine (OTM) enables successful delivery of partnered and internally led diagnostic/biomarker initiatives by combining alliance governance and relationship leadership with disciplined project management.
This role matrix-manages cross-functional stakeholders and external collaborators to align on objectives, scope, timelines, budget and contractual obligations; ensures effective partnership governance, communications and issue resolution; and drives on-time, compliant completion of milestones, deliverables, budget management and documentation to maximize joint value for the Oncology portfolio
Lead cross-functional teams (e.g., Clinical Development/Operations, BMx/Dx, Analytics, Data Management, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, Finance, Commercial) to plan and execute alliance and project deliverables.
Establish and run alliance governance and working-team cadence (e.g., Joint Project Team and Joint
Steering Committee meetings), capturing decisions and actions and ensuring timely closure.
Partner with scientific leaders to define clear objectives, success metrics, roles/accountabilities and integrated plans that align internal strategy with partner expectations.
Manage scope, schedule, dependencies, risks and issues; proactively diagnose problems, drive solutions and escalate appropriately to protect milestones and value.
Represent the organization to external partners to ensure delivery against agreed scope, cost, quality and timeline, and to build trust, transparency and productive working relationships.
Translate contractual provisions into operational plans (milestones, reporting, payment triggers, data/materials exchange, publications/communications) and guide teams on compliance with Alliance agreement terms.
Track budgets, forecasts and payments; coordinate contracting activities, manage invoices and reconcile financial obligations with Finance/Procurement.
Develop and maintain project documentation to support governance; experience with audits and regulatory submissions, ensuring required records are accurate, current and inspection ready, is a plus.
Support deal lifecycle activities as needed (term sheet to execution; amendments/renegotiation, reversion, out-licensing or termination) by providing operational and alliance-management input.
Drive continuous improvement by sharing best practices and lessons learned across alliances and project teams; effectively multi-task across multiple concurrent initiatives
Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or equivalent in Life Sciences, Biological Sciences or a related discipline.
7+ years of relevant experience spanning project/program management and/or alliance management in pharma, biotech and/or diagnostics (including clinical biomarker and/or diagnostic development programs).
Foundational knowledge of pharmaceutical R&D and/or commercialization environments.
Preferred Requirements:
Master’s, PhD and/or MBA, in a relevant scientific or business discipline
PMP or PRINCE2 (or equivalent) certification; strong application of project management standards, concepts and tools.
Data, AI, Real World data related experience is a plus
Business development experience and comfort supporting amendments/renegotiations
Experience leading partnered collaborations, including deal negotiations and operationalizing agreements (milestones, reporting, payments, communications/publications), while influencing cross functional matrix teams and communicating effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
Strong understanding of drug discovery and development, clinical trial design, and end-to-end development and commercialization processes; experience in diagnostics development, a plus.
Experience with compliance, risk management and maintaining inspection-ready documentation; ability to establish trust and work with integrity.
Hands-on proficiency with planning/collaboration tools (e.g., MS Project or equivalent; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint; MS Teams/WebEx) and comfort leveraging data/AI tools (e.g., Power B and other approved solutions).
