(Associate) Director, Strategy and Program

3 days ago


Singapore Tessa Therapeutics Pte Ltd Full time

**Company Background**

Tessa Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a portfolio of next-generation cell therapies for cancer. It has a pipeline of therapies in clinical development for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors.

Tessa’s lead autologous therapy is in late-stage clinical development for treatment of lymphomas. It has shown strong clinical responses in patients with relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, based on which it was granted the RMAT designation by the U.S. FDA and the PRIME designation by EMA.

Tessa is also developing a novel, differentiated, allogeneic “off-the shelf” cell therapy platform to create more efficacious, reliable, and scalable therapies capable of targeting a broad range of cancers. A therapy using this platform is being evaluated in an ongoing clinical trial in United States.

**Job Position**
(Associate) Director, Strategy and Program Management

**Responsibilities**
- Works with senior management in setting and alignment of clinical programs/product strategies, goals, priorities, and long-term plans. Aligns cross-functional clinical programs goals with Tessa business needs and strategies.
- Leads/Manages the assigned project by providing effective coordination within the project working group and collaborate well with external functions. Chairs the cross-functional project/program meetings and responsible for the day-to-day project activities and resources.
- Reports on progress of clinical programs, issues/plans, and critical path workstreams to senior management through regular internal or external reviews of clinical programs.
- Proactively responds to the dynamics of a changing work environment; manages adjustments in cross functional plans in response to changes in strategic direction.
- Works with finance and functions to set and oversee the operating budget for the programs, monitor and control expenditure and report on huge variance between budgeted and actual expenditure.
- Proactively identifies program issues and assess impact before they arise and develops contingency plans; communicates key project-related issues to senior management and QA when applicable; facilitate resolution of issues on a timely basis.
- Oversee, manage, and coach the program managers

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in a field of science or nursing, preferably biology, chemistry, pharmacy, or other field related to human study. Master’s degree/ PhD in related field is preferred.
- At least 10-12 years’ experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
- More than 5 years of experience working in project management, with experience with vendor management. PMP certification preferred.
- In-depth knowledge in the drug development and manufacturing processes for pharmaceuticals (Good understand in CMC, Non-clinical, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs)



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