Senior Manager / Associate Director, Project & Portfolio Management

insitro is a drug discovery and development company using machine learning and data at scale to decode biology for transformative medicines. They are seeking a Senior Manager (Associate Director) of Project and Portfolio Management to help project teams discover and advance exciting drug candidates into the clinic for neurological or metabolic indications.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with project team leaders in developing rightsized project strategy
• Create a successful team environment with a high-level of performance
• Develop and execute high quality integrated project plans with clear timelines spanning research, discovery, clinical development, software engineering, and data science/machine learning
• Establish and improve project management tools and methodologies across our portfolio to support critical initiatives

Requirements:

• BS degree required in a life science field, MS or PhD preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience (8 years for Assoc Dir) in biotech/pharmaceutical industry in the early development space, including 2+ years (5+ for Assoc Dir) in project/portfolio leadership leading cross-functional matrix teams
• Extensive knowledge of the drug development process and deliverables at each stage of the pipeline, with deep experience in translational stages, target discovery, early commercial assessment and preliminary clinical development
• Excellent Project Management Skills – driving execution while balancing speed, quality, and cost including proficiency with project management tools and software e.g., critical path analyses and scenario planning (project management certification preferred)
• Ability to strategically analyze and summarize complex information into important concepts for broader communication including to senior leaders
• Deep experience leading matrix team meetings to enable collaboration, decision-making, and alignment with internal and external customers while leading all aspects of project scope, deliverables, risks, and resources
• Ability to resolve complex cross-functional problems while building and maintaining positive working relationships with collaborators
• Familiarity with high-content human data modalities (e.g., genetics/genomics, histopathological imaging, spatial biology), data generation technologies and familiarity with computational methods that are relevant to biomedical informatics, clinical informatics, statistical genetics, and medical genetics
• Project Management Certification (PMP or equivalent)
• Familiarity with Google suite and Smartsheets strongly preferred
• Prior use of generative AI tools / LLM technologies in day-to-day work (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)
• Understanding of high-content human data modalities (e.g., genetics/genomics, histopathological imaging, spatial biology) and data generation technologies
• Familiarity with and passion about machine learning enabled drug discovery