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Staff Program Manager - Post Diagnosis

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.

Grail is hiring a highly motivated Senior Program Manager to lead a cross functional team in the development and launch of new clinical offerings, as well as leading biopharma research programs.

You will be responsible for driving a program team that will change the way that cancer patients are treated. In your role, you will be responsible for setting up program core teams and sub-teams, directing project planning, maintaining communication and alignment between internal and external teams, and overseeing the execution of development in support of future clinical offerings.

Responsibilities

Develop detailed work plans, timelines, and budgets leveraging a complex mix of post-diagnosis NGS products, services and solutions
Lead a cross-functional team in the development of a clinical LDT offering across its value chain
Leverage domain knowledge and experience to collaborate with cross-functional development teams including Bioinformatics & Data Sciences, Laboratory Operations, Software Engineering, Clinical Development and other key departments throughout the development lifecycle
Ensure timely team completion of design history file documents throughout development, and lead team preparation for phase gate reviews and other go/no go decisions required by executive leadership
Support business development in aligning with pharma partners to create program plans and budgets for bid management, proposal generation, and iteration
Drive research program execution, working closely with cross-functional teams and finance partners to drive deliverables, milestone completion, and revenue recognition
Establish functionally integrated project Gantts and drive team execution to the project schedules
Ensure programs are adequately resourced and operating within budget
Communicate program updates to the team, to functional management, and executive leadership
Schedule, organize, and drive team meeting(s): prepare and distribute agendas, track action items, proactively manage the project risk register, and escalate areas of concern to the appropriate management entity

Requires skills

Minimum of a BA/BS in a scientific discipline is required, while an advanced degree is desirable in a discipline related to device, diagnostic, and/or drug development
The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years multidisciplinary experience in the device/diagnostic/biotech industry, with at least 5 years of direct project management experience on cross functional product development teams

Highly desired skills

Experience with SmartSheets, JIRA, and Google Workspace is highly desired
Experience leading teams to successfully launch products under CAP/CLIA regulations is highly desired
Experience working and managing projects under design control is highly desired

Desired Skills

Project Management Certification (PMP or equivalent) is a plus
Experience leading teams to successfully launch medical devices or IVD products is a plus

The estimated, full-time, annual base pay scale for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay Area is $150,000 - $188,000. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience, and location.

Based on the role, colleagues may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan tied to company and individual performance, or an incentive plan. We also offer a long-term incentive plan to align company and colleague success over time.

In addition, GRAIL offers a progressive benefit package, including flexible time-off, a 401k with a company match, and alongside our medical, dental, vision plans, carefully selected mindfulness offerings.

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. GRAIL maintains a drug-free workplace.

Following extensive monitoring, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL US has made the decision to require that all U.S. employees be “Fully Vaccinated” with the COVID-19 vaccine. “Fully Vaccinated” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine (e.g. Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine (e.g. Johnson & Johnson) has been administered. Absent a qualifying exemption, all GRAIL US employees are to comply with this requirement, including providing documentation of such vaccination status, as a condition of employment. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation for consideration by GRAIL.

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