Senior Project Director – New Jersey/Remote

Transforming what patients can expect from cancer therapy takes passion and a strong dedicated team. When you join ADC Therapeutics, you will join a group of talented people who share this mission.

Why ADC Therapeutics

ADC Therapeutics (NYSE): is a commercial, global leader and pioneer in the field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) with a constantly expanding technology toolbox.  We are experts in the lifecycle of ADCs – starting with creation all the way through to commercialization.  We have a robust pipeline of ADCS in clinical trials for both hematologic and solid tumor cancers. Our CD-19-directed ADC for relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma, ZYNLONTA® (loncastuxamab tesirine lpyl) has been approved in the United States and has also received European Commission approval. ZYNLONTA® is also being evaluated in combination with other anti-cancer therapeutics to determine if it has potential to treat an even broader range of patients.  We consist of nearly 300 dedicated employees, all focused-on patient care and driven by purpose, who carry out our mission in a flexible work environment.  If you’re interested in making a difference in the lives of patients worldwide with a team of like-minded colleagues, come join us on our journey!

To learn more about ADC Therapeutics, please visit us at https://adctherapeutics.com/ and follow us on  LinkedIn.

What You’ll Do

Reporting to VP Global Project Management, this position will provide leadership and project management for ADC Therapeutics’ assets from Phase 0 through retirement of the asset. 

We are looking for a highly competent professional to provide project management and leadership for cross-functional ADCT Project Teams. This role will chair and facilitate project team meetings and work cross-functionally to develop and execute R&D project plans on time and to budget. This role will be key in partnering across functions throughout the company, including Preclinical and Clinical Development, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Compliance and Finance.

This role can primarily be worked remotely from home, however there is a preference for this role to be based near our New Providence, New Jersey office who can come to the office as needed for business meetings and relationship building. The position is based in New Jersey (USA), with interactions with colleagues in London (UK), Lausanne (Switzerland) and other locations as necessary.

Job responsibilities

• Project leadership of pre-clinical and clinical stage assets. 
• Collaborate with key functional leaders and project team members, building collegiate, compliant and successful teams. 
• Manage and coordinate the efficient and effective achievement of deliverables and milestones for project teams.
• Proactively plan and facilitate meetings, providing meeting materials and timely meeting minutes.
• Support the teams by co-developing project plans and strategies.  
• Ensure alignment across functions by working in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Provide financial oversight, critically reviewing budgetary requests within the context of timelines, key milestones, financial impact and long-term strategic goals. 
• Work with global project management peers to ensure consistency of project management and leadership throughout the organization.
• Prepare/assimilate and deliver project updates/stage gate presentations for executive management.
• Support alliance management in ensuring effective interactions/ joint project teams with partners as necessary.
• Escalate issues and communicate decisions to all cross-functional team members and stakeholders. 

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific discipline required, MBA, Master’s Degree or advanced Degree (Ph.D.) preferred. 
• 15+ years of project management experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry. 
• Proven track-record in managing cross-functional teams in a complex environment to deliver significant results to the organization, experience with formulating integrated, cross-functional strategies. 
• Understands the development life cycle in order to impact across all line functions: Pre-clinical, Clinical Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Regulatory and Compliance.
• An understanding of financial management including experience reviewing and successfully managing budgets.
• Ability to work collaboratively and successfully build relationships across functions across multiple locations.
• Self-motivated, goal driven with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, demonstrated proficiency with planning tools such as Microsoft Project. 
• Strong proficiency in creating and delivering presentations to senior leadership on complex projects which will help drive efficient decision making aligned to meeting organizational objectives. 
• Proven exceptional time management and organizational abilities. 
• Demonstrable ability to work proactively and independently.
• Prior experience in leading/ facilitating cross functional project teams.

ADC Therapeutics is proud to be an Affirmative Action/EEO Employer. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled. We are committed to building diverse teams and fostering an inclusive, professional, and respectful work environment where employees are empowered for success. 

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The People team manages the recruiting for all positions at ADC Therapeutics. We will only accept résumés from a search agency/recruiter if we have a signed agreement in place and we have formally requested your help on a specific role. Forwarding unsolicited resumes on behalf of potential candidates and/or vendor engagement requests to ADC Therapeutics hiring managers is strictly prohibited. Unsolicited résumés sent to ADCT will be considered property of ADCT. We will not be responsible for any fees associated should we hire from unsolicited résumés. Please send all emails and requests to recruiting@adctherapeutics.com.