Associate Director, Alliance and Program Management

OverviewMonte Rosa is looking for an experienced Alliance and Program Management professional to oversee internal and partnered programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing alliance-related activities, resolving issues, tracking progress of key milestones and budget, and achieving project goals. In addition, this individual will develop and maintain key relationships, both internally and externally, to ensure effective communication and conflict resolution as well as monitor contractual obligations and deliverables. Leveraging their drug development, project management and cross-functional team experience, the candidate will manage early-stage internal programs in close collaboration with program leaders, to successfully advance our pipeline.Responsibilities

Direct and ensure communication alignment with internal stakeholders and external partners regarding plans, status, deadlines, data requirements, logistics and other project-related issues.Work with the Alliance Management counterpart at the partner company to plan and conduct joint meetings as defined by the Agreement and ad hoc as needed.Lead the internal project meetings to align the team around goals, identify potential blocking issues, and prepare for joint meetings with the partner.Actively manage and monitor progress of programs to ensure accountability for timely execution of program activities and milestones.Establish effective relationships with external alliances, and liaise with partners ensuring contractual obligations are met and roles, responsibilities and obligations are understood and adhered to.Lead/coordinate, in conjunction with project/program leads, the development and delivery of an Integrated Development Plan for assigned projects (in alignment with corporate goals) and ensure integration with each function.Identify and monitor progress of critical path activities; identify ways to optimize program execution without compromise to quality or compliance.Manage, monitor, track and communicate cross-functional program timelines, deliverables, risk registers, critical path, and cross-program dashboards.Identify potential issues or risks proactively, and drive toward resolution or effective mitigation strategies. Monitor issues through to resolution and ensure that all key stakeholders are informed of outcomes and program implications.Pro-actively communicate cross-functionally and escalate critical issues.Champion the program(s) through Governance process, facilitating decision-making, including scenario plans and risk/benefit analysis, and ensure outcomes and decisions are communicated.Facilitate program and alliance team meetings including developing agenda and minutes, and maintenance of action item logs, detailed integrated timelines, risk registers, etc.Partner with teams and finance to develop and manage program budgets.Qualifications

MBA and/or Ph.D. in biological sciences.6+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience; 3-5 years’ experience managing cross-functional projects and alliances. PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is a plus.Strong understanding of research and preclinical drug-development.Experience with matrix organization, business projects, multi-disciplinary teams or strategic change management projects.Excellent management, organizational, and problem-solving skills to develop and effectively manage program plans, budgets, and timelines.Should be a dynamic, independent, flexible, well-organized, pro-active, collaborative-minded individual interested in contributing to excellent research science in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.Able to identify and resolve problems and conflicts at the appropriate level, including effective escalation.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with attention to detail, and ability to work effectively and efficiently.Experience with budgeting (tracking and forecasting).Knowledge and experience in the IND preparation process are helpful.Detailed knowledge of MS Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, or other project management software tools.

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