Associate Director - Project Management Clinical Stage Hybrid Schedule

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**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. (4DMT), located in Emeryville, CA, is a global leader in gene therapy product research & development and aims to unlock the full potential of gene therapy for patients with genetic diseases.  Our goal is to design and develop transformative products using our proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) variants platform to treat serious unmet medical conditions. Our discovery platform—Therapeutic Vector Evolution—allows us to customize our AAV vectors to target specific tissue types associated with an underlying disease.
 
4DMT is focused on attracting and retaining the best people in the industry who identify with our mission and innovative results-driven approach. We offer an inspiring and collaborative environment that encourages individual contributions, recognizes performance in multiple ways, offers uniquely generous benefits, and provides challenging opportunities for career development. Join us in creating the ultimate gene therapy products to cure genetic diseases in children and adults. 
 
General Summary
The Project Management team at 4DMT is seeking an Associate Director for a clinical-stage project to drive the project from early phase through commercialization. The project implements 4DMT’s proprietary AAV gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disease. 4DMT is seeking motivated, experienced, and energetic project managers that can partner with a project team leader (PTL) and work closely with the project core team including clinical, regulatory, and CMC.
 
Ideal candidates will exhibit strength in communication, organization, and teamwork to succeed in a role that is highly cross-functional and broadly engaged across our growing organization. The ideal candidate will bring clinical-stage project management expertise, and familiarity with the drug development process, and the ability to build and deploy tools and best practices to drive successful products to approval.  The successful candidate will assist in managing the overall project timelines, risks, and communication management. The role will report to a 4DMT Project Manager who is part of the clinical-stage PM team.

The Project Management Office (PMO) contribution weighs heavily on the candidate’s knowledge of SharePoint, MS Power Automate, and MS Power Apps. Ultimately, the 4DMT team wants to shape this individual into a well-rounded Project Manager with the ability to enhance and automate our PM tools while concurrently managing a cross-functional clinical-stage team.
Responsibilities

• Cross-functional Project Management and PTL partnership_70% of time
• Partner closely with a Project-Team-Leader (PTL) to proactively drive clinical projects to targeted milestones through cross-functional project team engagement
• Engage and collaborate with all members of the cross-functional project team(s) to proactively establish project goals, milestones, budget, and timelines
• Provide strong meeting planning and facilitation skills to drive productive meetings and ensure discussions that adhere to identified topics and desired outcomes
• Monitor project budget and flag scope changes that impact budget
• Understand and organize complex project information into PowerPoint presentations for key stakeholder meetings
• Track key project milestones and monitor interdependencies between functions
• Manage changes to project plans, including but not limited to, proactive project impact/risk assessments prior to change implementation
• Proactively communicate issues and concerns providing transparency with key customers and stakeholders such as our team members, upper management, and external partners where applicable
• Lead, coordinate, facilitate, and motivate all associated project resources to gain alignment on project goals and deliverables
• Ability to work in a dynamic, matrixed team environment and effectively manage change

Budget, Goals, and Upper Management Reporting_5% of time

• Monitor associated project corporate goals and flag risks to PTL, team, and to VP, Project Management
• Monitor full project budget working with the PTL and finance as part of the yearly budget cycle and flag scope creep and budget impact during project execution
• Reporting of timelines and milestones, risks, and risk mitigation strategies to upper management through regular dashboard updates

PMO Contribution_25% of time

• Contribute to strategic PMO planning activities and participate as an active PM team member
• Support Team business processes and tools, ensuring timely updates and driving continuous improvement.
• Experience in SharePoint and ability to create/modify lists with the use of Power Automate (MS Flow) and Power Apps as automation tools
• Cross-collaboration and advisement with 4DMT Project Managers as additional projects approach clinic
• Willingness to contribute time to other projects or working groups as bandwidth allows

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or Ph.D. degree in an applicable field
• Advanced degree in science or business - Preferred
• Drug Development experience - Required
• 5 years of overall experience - Preferred
• 3-5 years in Project Management or related function
• Experienced in SharePoint with working knowledge of Power Automate (MS Flow), Power Apps, SharePoint lists
• Track record of leading development projects through all clinical phases of development
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead and influence team members, peers, subject matter experts, and management
• PMP certification - Preferred
• Experience in cross-functional team management
• Ability to assess development paths, including identifying key risks and recommending options for creative mitigation strategies
• Must be proactive, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in multiple teams
• Demonstration of strategic thinking and high-level planning
• Ability to foster the qualities of a high-performing team
• Experience in gene or cell therapy - Preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills with a professional demeanor and ability to communicate in person and virtually 

Physical Requirements of the Role: 

• Must be willing to conform to the safety and social distancing practices established by 4DMT

4DMT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran, and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

About 4DMT:
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., Inc. (“4DMT”) is a clinical-stage gene therapy company pioneering the development of product candidates using targeted and evolved AAV vectors. 4DMT seeks to unlock the full potential of gene therapy using its platform, Therapeutic Vector Evolution, which combines the power of directed evolution with approximately one billion synthetic capsid sequences to invent evolved vectors for use in targeted gene therapy products. The company is initially focused on three therapeutic areas: ophthalmology, cardiology, and pulmonology. The 4DMT targeted and evolved vectors are invented with the goal of being delivered through clinically routine, well-tolerated, and minimally invasive routes of administration, transducing diseased cells in target tissues efficiently, having reduced immunogenicity, and, where relevant, having resistance to pre-existing antibodies.

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