Associate Director, Program Management

This role is considered Hybrid.

Overview

At Alnylam, preclinical-stage programs are managed by Early Program Leadership Teams, led by a Program Leader and a Program Manager, responsible for harnessing cross-functional expertise to define the best scientific, clinical, and commercial strategies and plans for the success of the Program. 

The role of the Associate Director, Program Management is to partner with Research Target Champions and Program Leaders of the portfolio to drive program strategy and execution of various assets in the early development portfolio. The candidate will be responsible for providing a combination of drug development, stewardship, and program expertise to the Program Leadership Teams. This role, through partnership with the Research and Program Leaders, has significant responsibility for developing, driving, operationalizing, and executing the program strategy.  In this role, the candidate will be required to work closely with development stage appropriate sub -teams for each program such as Research working groups, Clinical Development Sub-teams (CDST), the Tech Ops & Quality (TOQ) Sub-team, Early Development (eDev) Sub-team and Collaboration Partners as part of the overall Program Leadership Team.

The candidate will also be responsible for driving the identification/implementation of Program Management best practices within Alnylam.  In this capacity, the candidate will call upon prior experience and program management insights to continually help the program management team increase its efficiency and value.

This role reports to the Head of Research and Early Development Program Management. 

This position is hybrid and will be primarily located in Cambridge, MA.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Program Leaders to shape and execute the Program strategy, goals and plans and ensure tight alignment within the Program Team and across all expertise areas. 
• Lead development and drive execution of Program workplans/timelines and integrated development plans with milestones/goals, key events, risks/assumptions, and scenarios.
• Drive coordination of cross-functional activities and promote effective communications (e.g., Team meetings, program updates); integration of people involved within the program (e.g. clarity of responsibilities). For efficiency, this is done through coordination and co-leadership of critical, defined sub-teams.
• In partnership with the Program Leader and Research Leadership, ensure clear, timely, and substantive updates on Program progress and issues to Executive Management.
• Manage Program Leadership Team meetings, including leading discussions to drive to decision-making, agenda creation, and meeting minutes.
• Serve as a key point person for Leadership Team members and governance teams.
• Owner for key global program documents, e.g., integrated development plan, risk plan, and additional key status and timeline updates. 
• Align with finance on all financial aspects of the Program, including liaising with collaboration partner.
• Provide expertise on program management initiatives including alignment of processes, tools, and technologies that aid in portfolio management across the organization.
• Closely partner with Head of Research and Early Development Program Management to review program learnings to inform follow on Development Programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree in sciences or related field highly preferred.
• Minimum of 8+ years total experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry with knowledge of the drug discovery, research, and development processes irrespective of therapeutic area. 
• Direct Drug Development program management experience, with ability to work in research and early-stage clinical programs.
• Strong leadership skills; setting team priorities, and driving results within a matrixed, collaborative, and dynamic team environment,
• Excellent written and oral communication, including presentation and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to combine attention to detail within broader strategic context. 
• Superior collaboration and negotiation skills, and high degree of self-awareness. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong ability to simultaneously handle multiple activities, prioritizing and pivoting as necessary.
• Passion for helping patients and developing transformative treatments for patients in need; motivated by patient focus and personal commitment to high performance and results. 

About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.