Sr. Program Manager-Radiopharmaceutical

Company Description

Sirtex Medical is a global leader in healthcare, with offices in the U.S., Australia, Germany, and Singapore, dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Our mission is to be at the forefront of minimally invasive cancer and embolization therapies. By partnering with physicians, we aim to provide innovative products that enhance patient outcomes and simplify treatments. Achieving this ambitious goal requires passionate and talented individuals who are committed to making a difference. Our flagship product, SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres, is a targeted radiation therapy for liver cancer. To date, we have delivered over >150K doses across 50 countries, significantly impacting patients' lives worldwide. Our success is fueled by our dedication to serving the medical community, maintaining professionalism, fostering a collaborative work culture, nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit, and continuously pursuing innovation and improvement.

At Sirtex, we are committed to creating a great workplace. We offer a range of benefits, programs, and services to support our employees, ensuring they have opportunities to contribute to our success and advance their careers. Join our inclusive community, where you can collaborate with talented colleagues, bring your ideas to life, and advance your career, all while delivering innovative healthcare solutions to patients.

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Sr. Program Manager-Radiopharmaceutical will focus on the successful initiation, execution, and monitoring of any Sirtex radiopharmaceutical programs or radiochemistry programs including new product development, technical transfer, clinical studies, regulatory submission, and commercial launch.

This role will be at the forefront of technological development, working closely with both internal teams and external partners to ensure the seamless transfer of robust manufacturing processes. This role involves overseeing the end-to-end process for Radiopharmaceutical products, ensuring that they meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance with global regulatory requirements.

Authorities/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and execution of new production development and commercial launch of a Sirtex product in the field of radiopharmaceutical, radiochemistry and others as needed.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers, scientists, physicians, marketing to develop, optimize the product design and manufacturing processes for clinical application and commercialization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders for Investigational New Drug (IND), New Drug Application (NDA) regulatory submissions.,
• Partner with business development to identify and evaluate new technological platforms and pipeline products in Radiopharmaceutical industry.
• Partner with Medical Affair and Clinical Affair (MACA) and external stakeholders to initiate and monitor key clinical studies and report to senior management and shareholders.
• Document and maintain archives for all product-related development activities such as plans, schedules, meeting minutes, management reviews, and departmental reviews.
• Coordinate activities between development, operational and commercial organizations from project initiation through launch.
• Maintains effective communication with senior management, providing awareness of critical issues and action plans for resolution of issues.
• This position is responsible for team integration on a program, overall project management, and for evaluation and reporting project status to senior management.

Qualifications

Educational Prerequisites and Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Radiochemistry, Chemistry, or Biochemistry, and a minimum of 5 years of experience in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment.
• 8 years’ experience of Radiopharmaceutical product development and launch as a project lead or program manager is required.
• 8 years of proven experience in program management with an emphasis on project planning, scope/schedule control, problem solving, risk mitigation, communications.
• Project Manager Professional (PMP) certificate preferred.
• Demonstrated project management, consulting, process flow development and facilitation skills.
• Ability to successfully perform in a matrix accountability structure, reporting the progress of deliverables and project updates to senior leadership team.
• Proficient communications skill (oral, written and presentation) with the ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the organization.
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent engagement, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to unite those with various perspectives towards a shared vision. 
• Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail with the ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-passed environment. 
• Ability to handle multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines.
• Mandarin speaking is a plus but not required.
• Position may require some travel (up to 25%).

The target base salary range for this position will range from $173,000 to $205,000 annually. Individual compensation for this job requisition will be based on non-discriminatory factors, including your geographic location, skills, experience, education and other factors as they relate to the position requirements.  Actual compensation may vary depending on the confirmed job-related skills and experience.

In addition to the expected base compensation, this role is eligible to participate in Sirtex’s incentive programs (target bonus of 15% for this position) and benefit plans, which include paid sick and vacation time, health insurance and a generous 401k matching program.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Do you want to be part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the globe making a real difference to the quality of people’s lives.  Sirtex recognizes that well-being, financial health, and work-life balance are crucial for our employees to achieve personal success. 

Sirtex offers qualified candidates:

• Diverse and flexible work arrangements to achieve the optimum balance between work and personal responsibilities.
• A culture of respect, diversity, collaboration, and innovation fostering inclusiveness and superior performance.
• Attractive compensation and benefit packages which are practical, robust and equitable.
• A commitment to support ongoing professional growth through career development, on the job experiences and training opportunities.
• Challenging work which supports the development of new and better ways to improve clinical outcomes for oncology treatment around the world.
• An unwavering commitment to company values, employee safety and excellence in everything we do.  

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion fosters belonging, growth and success. Sirtex believes that it takes multiple perspectives and voices to create a culture and workplace which fosters engagement, teamwork, and employee satisfaction to perform our best and deliver on commitments. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, included, and can share their ideas so that we can exceed even our own expectations.

Sirtex is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.  Sirtex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.