Associate Director, Project Management
Job Description:
• Responsible for driving cross-functional execution and providing strategic operational leadership for Crinetics’ oncology portfolio
• Create and maintain integrated cross-functional development plans aligned with governance expectations
• Lead program operating rhythms and governance forums, proactively anticipate risks and interdependencies
• Provide clear, executive-ready visibility into critical path, decisions, and resourcing implications
• Facilitate identification of key dependencies, risks, and issues
• Maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms for program status, risks, decisions, and critical path updates
• Facilitate cross-functional communications to gather inputs, align priorities, resolve conflicts, and share project updates
• Support preparation for governance reviews and executive program presentations
• Drive disciplined change control and documentation of scope/timeline changes
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field required
• 10+ years of relevant biotechnology/pharmaceutical experience with 5+ years of direct project management experience in drug development
• 7 years of supervisory experience
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
• Strong PM fundamentals (meeting management, timeline/critical path management, risk and issue management, decision tracking, action management, governance preparation)
• Proactive, forward-thinking, and able to anticipate needs in dynamic environments with competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functions
• Proven ability to influence without authority
• Strong facilitation and communication skills (including executive-ready written and presentation skills)
• Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship-building skills
• Experience with project/portfolio management tools and systems (e.g., Planisware)
Benefits:
• Health insurance plans for employees (and their families)
• 401k match
• Stock options
• Discretionary annual target bonus
• 20 days of PTO
• 10 paid holidays
• Winter company shutdown
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• Responsible for driving cross-functional execution and providing strategic operational leadership for Crinetics’ oncology portfolio
• Create and maintain integrated cross-functional development plans aligned with governance expectations
• Lead program operating rhythms and governance forums, proactively anticipate risks and interdependencies
• Provide clear, executive-ready visibility into critical path, decisions, and resourcing implications
• Facilitate identification of key dependencies, risks, and issues
• Maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms for program status, risks, decisions, and critical path updates
• Facilitate cross-functional communications to gather inputs, align priorities, resolve conflicts, and share project updates
• Support preparation for governance reviews and executive program presentations
• Drive disciplined change control and documentation of scope/timeline changes
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field required
• 10+ years of relevant biotechnology/pharmaceutical experience with 5+ years of direct project management experience in drug development
• 7 years of supervisory experience
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
• Strong PM fundamentals (meeting management, timeline/critical path management, risk and issue management, decision tracking, action management, governance preparation)
• Proactive, forward-thinking, and able to anticipate needs in dynamic environments with competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functions
• Proven ability to influence without authority
• Strong facilitation and communication skills (including executive-ready written and presentation skills)
• Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship-building skills
• Experience with project/portfolio management tools and systems (e.g., Planisware)
Benefits:
• Health insurance plans for employees (and their families)
• 401k match
• Stock options
• Discretionary annual target bonus
• 20 days of PTO
• 10 paid holidays
• Winter company shutdown
Apply Now
Apply Now