Associate Project Manager / Project Manager, Senda Biosciences
$105-140k
Office located in Cambridge, MA
Programmable medicine platform
Be an early applicant
Programmable medicine platform
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$105-140k
Office located in Cambridge, MA
21-100 employees
Company mission
Senda Biosciences' mission is to bring life-changing treatments to patients by using nature’s codes to fully program medicines, potentially unlocking new levels of speed, breadth, and productivity in the development of advanced therapies.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise with an understanding of the biotechnology industry and the ability to navigate complex, fast-paced environments
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of project management or project coordination experience; or Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or ScD) with 2+ years demonstrated experience contributing to or leading cross-functional project teams
- Experience managing timelines and deliverables and driving execution toward strategic objectives
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience using project management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships, influence without authority, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
What the job involves
- The Associate Project Manager / Project Manager will oversee cross-functional programs across research, development, and operational teams. This role will partner closely with scientists, technical experts, and executive leadership to ensure projects are executed efficiently, risks are managed proactively, and key milestones are achieved on schedule
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource forecasts
- Coordinate project activities across functions and external partners
- Track project progress against key milestones, deliverables, and objectives
- Develop mitigation strategies and escalation plans
- Facilitate project team meetings and ensure clear communication of decisions, risks, and action items
- Foster collaboration and resolve issues that may impact timelines, scope, or quality
- Drive accountability and alignment across stakeholders to maintain project momentum
- Support strategic planning and prioritization activities across multiple programs
- Prepare project updates, dashboards, and executive-level presentations
- Support portfolio review meetings and governance processes
- Candidates will be considered for either the Associate Project Manager or Project Manager level based on experience and demonstrated project leadership capabilities
Our take
Developing new medicines for currently untreatable conditions is a complex task requiring lengthy and resource-intensive trial and error. Whilst some precision medicine startups are rapidly increasing the rate of successful drug discovery, these usually focus on leveraging AI to understand a specific health problem, as opposed to focusing on understanding the human body as a whole.
Senda Biosciences provides a programmable medicine platform, allowing researchers to program information molecules such as mRNA, DNA, and siRNA for the development of new drugs. The platform targets natural nanoparticles to offer far more diverse targeting options than existing methods for both the analysis and the programming of cells.
Exchanging information from research to cells has long since been a significant challenge to precision medicine, but Senda Biosciences shows great potential to bridge this gap and facilitate cell programming across the entire human body. By facilitating such programming along with using machine learning to fuel an increasing understanding of the human body ‘programming language’, the company hopes to increase access and scope to the precision medicine sector.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2022
$123m
SERIES C
Jun 2021
$55m
SERIES B
Total funding: $266m
Company benefits
- Employee stock option plan
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings program
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible time off policy
- Commuter benefit
- Regular company holidays
- Free lunches, snacks, and beverages
Company HQ
North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA
Leadership
Guillaume Pfefer
(CEO)Experience as President and CEO of Kala Pharmaceuticals from 2012 to 2014. SVP and Global Vaccine Leader for GSK's Shingrix from 2015 to 2020.
John Casey, Jr.
(Head of Business Development)Co-founder and Senior Director of Science and Technology for Inari since 2016. Founder of Kintai Therapeautics since 2016.
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