Senior Manager/Associate Director, CMC Project Management

Alpine Immune Sciences is a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing innovative, protein-based immunotherapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Exciting challenges lie ahead—guided by our core values, we’ll meet these challenges. Join us!

The Senior Manager/Associate Director, CMC Project Management will play a pivotal role in driving the success of Alpine’s novel therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. You will manage diverse teams in CMC and technical operations with a focus on development, manufacturing, regulatory, quality and more to support our robust therapeutic portfolio. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of strong soft skills, communication abilities, relationship-building expertise, and technical prowess to excel in this role. This role will report into the Head of Program and Alliance Management within a cross-functional Project Management Organization (PMO).

You are: Collaborative | Energetic | Agile | Organized | Courageous | Tech-savvy | Curious | Forward-Thinking | Proactive | Detail-Oriented

Key Responsibilities

•Serve as project manager for CMC, TechOps, Reg. CMC, and Quality teams driving project execution to achieve strategic goals.

•Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets for initiatives and workstreams and drive teams to efficient goal achievement.

•Serve as a source of information for departmental activities and provide clear direction and guidance to team members to ensure project objectives are met.

•Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery.

•Facilitate functional governance meetings to drive strategic decision making.

•Lead functional sub-team meetings to plan and track activities, identify and triage issues, and develop solution recommendations.

•Foster a collaborative and positive team environment, promoting effective communication and knowledge sharing.

•Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including team members, senior management, and partners.

•Act as a liaison between departments, ensuring effective communication, coordination, and alignment of project objectives.

•Proactively manage stakeholder expectations, resolve conflicts, and ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.

•Establish and/or support departmental and organizational reporting/dashboarding to drive clarity and transparency including integration of clinical considerations into cross-functional plans.

•Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency enhancement across departments.

•Evaluate, select, and implement appropriate tools and software to streamline workflows.

•Take a leadership role in planning, organizing, and executing supplier partnership activities.

Desired Skills And Experience

•At least 8 years of project management experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

•At least 5 years of experience working in one or more of the following fields: product development, manufacturing, CMC, process engineering, and/or analytical development, preferably in biologics.

•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in a science or health-related field.

•Strong track record of successful project management, process improvement, and technology implementation.

•Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively.

•Exceptional relationship-building and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, and to inspire and motivate teams.

•Proficiency in project management tools and software.

•Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

•Highly motivated and thrives in a fast-paced innovative environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.

•Strong technology skills including PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel, MS Teams, Smartsheet.

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At Alpine we engage equitable workplace strategies to ensure fair compensation. Actual compensation is dependent upon current market data, experience, and pay parity within our organization. This is a Manager level position up to an Associate Director, with a compensation range of $150,000 to $170,000 for a Senior Manager and $165,000 to $185,000 for an Associate Director. In order to be considered for a position, candidates must be located in one of the following five states: CA, MA, NC, OR, or WA. We take care of our employees with a competitive benefits package that includes stock options, annual bonus, premium medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, as well as life and disability benefits, FSA, and 401(k) plans. We believe quality time outside the office is vital to our employees’ satisfaction at work, so our flexible PTO plan of 160 hours, generous holiday time (generally 12 days), and parental benefits encourages team members to take time off so they can come back refreshed. Alpine team members enjoy competitive salaries and equity participation (stock options).

Alpinists share a passion for meaningful work and are committed to solving the most complex problems in immunology to create new therapies for patients. We believe in innovative thinking, collaboration, flexibility, bias for action, and healthy debate. To foster our team of outstanding scientists and business professionals, we provide a premier work environment with a state-of-the-art lab and office spaces with truly inspiring views, and an open design to facilitate teamwork.

Our treasured culture has been shaped by our diverse team who truly enjoys working and playing together. We nurture Alpine’s culture in many ways, including all-company social events and happy hours, lunch-and-learn and education opportunities, interest groups like book club and movie nights, peer-to-peer recognition programs, a robust wellness program to help support physical, mental, and emotional health, and more.

Alpine is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Alpine is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Our office and lab are located in the blossoming biotech neighborhood of Eastlake in Seattle. Alpinists enjoy the flexibility to work onsite, remotely, or a hybrid schedule, with evolving options as we prioritize keeping Alpinists safe and healthy. Onsite employees enjoy an open-office layout with comfortable huddle rooms and Zoom Room-enabled conference rooms, a spacious breakroom and kitchen with a coffee bar and snacks, and rooftop access to enjoy gorgeous views of Lake Union and Gas Works Park.

Exciting challenges lie ahead—guided by our core values, we’ll meet these challenges. Join us!