Senior Director, Program Management

Job overview

The Senior Director, Program Management role is onsite in San Diego, CA, with an annual salary of $240,000–$260,000. The role supports Viking Therapeutics' drug programs in metabolic and endocrine disorders. The position integrates cross-functional planning and execution so program teams can manage timelines, budgets, risks, and decisions through development and major regulatory milestones. It also leads and develops program management staff and provides decision-enabling updates to executive leadership.

What you'll do

• Integrate clinical, nonclinical, regulatory, CMC, technical operations, and commercial activities into program plans
• maintain schedules, critical-path analysis, and scenario plans
• partner with Finance on budgets and forecasts
• lead risk mitigation and contingency planning
• establish governance and report status and recommendations to leadership
• mentor program management staff
• support business development due diligence and partnership evaluations as requested.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior director

program management

san diego ca

biopharmaceutical

drug development

metabolic disorders

endocrine disorders

clinical-stage programs

regulatory submissions

program governance

risk management

annual salary $240,000–$260,000

pmp preferred

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting seeks 12+ years of biopharmaceutical drug-development experience, including at least 7 years managing clinical-stage programs, and experience through a major regulatory submission.

About the employer

VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). Sector: 54.