Associate Director

The Position

Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategic Operations, the Associate Director, Alliance Management will effectively manage and monitor the progress of our program milestones and goals for Verve’s various collaborations.  The Associate Director, Alliance Management will be a self-driven individual with proven relationship management experience.

This is a hybrid role and requires 3-days in our Boston office.  We are considering local candidates at this time. 

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing the overall portfolio of strategic partnerships, effectively partnering with cross functional team members to ensure key corporate strategies and goals are aligned and achieved.
• Facilitate cross-functional team member preparations for joint committee meetings and presentations, ensuring project plans and timelines are met and goals and obligations are met.
• Regularly communicate with partner alliance management counterparts and other key partner stakeholders engaging on the various issues and opportunities arising from the collaboration.
• Liaise with Legal, Finance, Business Development, and cross-functional teams to ensure that key contract terms, including roles & responsibilities, milestones, financial transactions, progress reports, etc. are executed appropriately.
• Develop agendas, facilitate the key discussion points and decisions at partner meetings.
• Conduct meetings with partners to steer strategy, alliance operations, and identify new value-creating opportunities from collaborations.
• Proactively anticipate or identify issues, whether internal or from partner interactions, and collaborate with team leadership and relevant stakeholders to develop strategies and drive resolutions.
• Keep team informed of key issues, milestones and changes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with various partner personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in sciences or related field required; MBA, PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 9 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, including 5+ years in project management and/or alliance management.
• Early-stage drug development knowledge.
• Ability to effectively plan, prioritize and coordinate multiple tasks and adjust to changing priorities to deliver results to tight deadlines.
• Must be comfortable speaking and presenting to diverse audiences, including leadership and external stakeholders.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically, and effectively present recommendations to senior leaders and key stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize and influence others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated competence in written and verbal communication.
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.