Role Summary: Deciphera’s cross-functional program teams drive the strategy and operations of our late preclinical, clinical, and commercial assets. We are seeking a dynamic, seasoned Sr Director, Program Lead (PL) who will be responsible and accountable for one or more therapeutic assets.  The successful candidate will be a strategic leader who can leverage their strong drug development expertise, EQ, and organizational skills to develop and drive the asset strategy and for leading all development and life-cycle management projects associated with the asset. Key attributes of the successful candidate include:Key Responsibilities:Program Strategy & Execution Accountability (60%)For a given asset/program, responsible for the development and execution of the overarching global program strategy. The PL leads all research and development activities associated with an asset from approximately nomination of lead candidates to the marketplace with full accountability.Drive the development and execution of the strategic plan, appropriately balancing data quality, timelines and costs based on current internal corporate considerations and the external landscape.Lead one or more cross-functional program teams to define program vision, strategy, goals, decision points, investments and areas of risk and associated mitigations and contingencies.Partners closely with the program manager to provide strategic, process and operational leadership to the Program teamIdentifies and communicates risks and appropriate mitigationsLead data-driven decision-making processes to enable timely and objective development decisionsCommunicate (20%)Holistic and confident communication: ensure PT clearly understands expectations from leadership, ensure leadership clearly understands program status, timelines, milestones, risks and mitigationsFocus team efforts on most critical tasks; identify and resolve communication bottlenecksParticipate in Portfolio Strategy Steering Committee meetings as the key representative of the program teamLiaise with relevant stakeholders within the Ono Pharma Group to ensure alignment across entities.  Liaise with peers within the Program Leadership and Management function to maintain consistent cross-project standards, ensure aligned strategies, and to determine overlap of competing priorities.Promotes organizational reputation by engaging with internal and external stakeholders and collaborating actively with other Deciphera PLs (20%) PLs are experienced, versatile and strong enterprise leadersPLs are highly collaborative cross-functional leaders who consistently drive top performance and deliver against challenging goalsPLs ensure that risks and challenges are addressed proactively and collaboratively with partner functions, with joint decision making when appropriate to drive, deliver and maximize asset value.PLs are effective in communicating to partners and stakeholders at an appropriate level of detail.Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
