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Seattle, Washington, United States
Onsite
Umoja Biopharma is an industry-leading biotech with locations in Seattle, WA and Louisville, CO, focused on transforming the treatment of cancer with a novel integrated immunotherapy platform. Our vision is to develop off-the-shelf therapies capable of treating any tumor, any time. We are a diverse and growing team working in brand-new facilities in downtown Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Colorado, and we are looking for innovative thinkers who are excited by groundbreaking science and technology, and passionate about squaring up to the challenges inherent to cutting-edge drug development. We are committed to our core values and principles that support our overall mission and strongly invite applications from enthusiastic individuals who share our commitment and help position Umoja to deliver on our goals. We at Umoja believe in the importance of stories; we are looking for great people to join our team to help us create more stories for ourselves, for you, and most importantly for patients and their families.
Umoja Biopharma – Your Body. Your Hope. Your Cure.
POSITION SUMMARY
Umoja is looking for a Director of Portfolio & Program Management who will drive strategic planning and cross-functional execution as the Program Management Lead for select Umoja development programs. This is a unique career opportunity for a candidate who is looking to directly influence and impact Umoja’s mission to bring transformative medicines to patients by bringing functions together to execute on timelines and program deliverables.
This role will partner with the product team lead and all members of the cross-functional product teams to translate strategy into integrated plans and drive execution across the product lifecycle, including Ph 1 program(s) and strategic planning for late-stage development, regulatory submission, and commercial readiness. A key responsibility for this role will be to ensure consistency across functions and drive cross-functional integration to support efficient drug development.
The ideal candidate is collaborative, has the ability to understand cross-functional impacts of decisions and timelines, can build strong partnerships, has excellent communication and organizational skills, and is focused on solving problems. This person will need to be a hands-on builder who can evolve and strengthen our project management tools and practices as the organization grows. This person is dedicated to our mission of bringing medicine to patients and shows up with passion and a sense of urgency. They have the ability to influence all because they are curious, listen to their partners, and provide strong leadership to help the teams work through challenges.
This role reports to the Vice President, Portfolio & Program Management in the Clinical Development organization and will be based out of our Seattle, WA office and will be required to work onsite at least 3 days per week given the highly collaborative nature of this position. A candidate that prefers to work remote may be limited in their effectiveness of their performance.
CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Specific responsibilities include:
The successful candidate will have:
The level of this position will be determined by the qualifications below.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
Physical Requirements:
Director level Salary Range: $207,000 - $255,000
Senior Director Salary Range: $250,000 - $309,000
Umoja Biopharma offers its employees competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans. Additionally, we offer Umojians access to a 401k plan through Fidelity, with a 100% match up to their first 4% deferral. Umoja also provides a generous Paid Time Off policy, employee commuter benefits, and cell phone stipend. For a full breakdown of our benefits offerings, please see the Benefits section of our website.
