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Vice President, Portfolio and Program Strategy

The Vice President, Portfolio and Program Strategy will drive strategic management of one or more of the organization’s neuropsychiatric development programs. This individual will play an integral role in building and leading efficient and collaborative cross-functional teams to achieve program goals. This is a critical and highly visible role, making a substantial contribution to the company.

Key Responsibilities

Leads the program core team, responsible for creating and developing the program strategy and cross-functional operational plan including aggressive but realistic timelines, budget and resource planning, risk assessment and contingency planning
Accountable for the quality of the team’s output, consistently drives to generate the highest quality and highest integrity data that enables clear decision-making at the company level
Drives decision-making and issues resolution within the team and through the governance process
Ensures cross-functional alignment and organizational support for the execution of the operational plan by facilitating internal and external stakeholder meetings
Drives the team to out-of-box thinking and creative issue resolution
Challenges assumptions, timelines and expenses at program and functional level, pressure tests plans, creates alternative scenarios to enable strategic and operational agility
Manages prioritization of program team activities to enhance program value
Acts as spokesperson for the program and represents program internally and externally
In partnership with the team Project Manager, responsible for comprehensiveness and quality of program information in the internal systems and databases. Responsible for communication to Senior Management
Expected to identify bottlenecks, surface issues, and proactively drive for their resolution, and to lead contingency planning efforts
Leads ad-hoc cross-functional task forces, as needed, aiming at issue resolution or organizational efficiency
Manages project variance and root cause analysis, develops risk mitigation/ issue management plans with the objective to meet the financial targets
Leads cross functional development of long range clinical development plans through NDA submission and commercialization to support broader long term corporate strategy and planning
Supports the development of internal processes and infrastructure sufficient to enable the scaling of the Portfolio and Project Management function as the company grows and pipeline expands
Mentors project managers to facilitate their growth and development

Qualifications

Outstanding proven team leadership skills and experience in a complex matrix environment
Masters or Doctoral degree with a medical or scientific focus
15+ years in the life-sciences, biotech and pharmaceutical industry; Neuropsych experience is required
At least 7 years equivalent multi-/ cross-functional leadership experience
Experience with clinical program leadership required; experience leading a team through a regulatory filing strongly preferred
Excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence to achieve desired outcome
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for bridging between scientific and business participants, for negotiating timelines and for effective collaboration
Broad and deep understanding of the drug development process and associated operational experience, including through NDA submission and beyond
Advanced level of basic science; small molecule expertise desired
Advanced knowledge of regulatory and business requirements
Understands basic financial aspects, including knowledge of resource planning (headcount and budget) and management
Ability to critically and objectively interpret and evaluate scientific and competitive business-related information
Expert planning and tracking skills, able to see big picture, well-organized, focused on results, capable of managing multiple projects, excellent time management with respect to priorities and self-management
Advanced Program Management skills

The posted salary range reflects the minimum to maximum base pay for this position in the specified location. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, experience, education, licensure requirements, and skill level, and will be determined at the time of offer. Base Salary Range: $305K-$330K.

The Values We Hope You Share

Purpose Driven– We are optimistic, focused and committed to delivering on our vision. We are hard-working, compliant, relentless and impatient in our pursuit of treatments. We set competitive company goals to significantly and positively impact the lives of our patients, employees and shareholders. We have a sense of urgency to every action we make.

Transparent – We trust each other and expect honest and open communication to enable good decision making. We are humble, genuine and direct. Words match our behaviors. We hold each other accountable. We embrace the tough conversations to achieve success.

Bold – We are courageous in our pursuit of excellence. Unafraid of risks. Unafraid of challenging assumptions. Unafraid of challenges. Unafraid of success.

Intelligent – We are curious, passionate and self-aware. We are agile, adaptable and seek diverse experience, knowledge, and skills to make informed, data driven decisions. We anticipate the needs of others, and we adapt quickly to challenges and find solutions. We rely on our collective experiences to diligently develop, strategically plan and efficiently execute our vision.

Unified – We collaborate as we strive for excellence. We rely on each other, and we have each other’s backs. We encourage constructive feedback to continually improve. We support each other; we laugh together. We celebrate each other’s successes and band together in times of hardship. We foster and appreciate genuine relationships.

Our values underpin the employee experience at LB Pharmaceuticals. They are the character and personality of the company demonstrated through how we communicate, support one another, spend our time, make decisions, and celebrate collectively.

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