Director, Project Management, Japan

Revolution Medicines is a global, commercial-state oncology company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. Leveraging its differentiated RAS(ON) tri-complex inhibitor platform, the company is advancing a broad, integrated portfolio of oral RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to directly target the active, cancer-driving state of RAS. Founded on rigorous scientific inquiry and a willingness to challenge long-held assumptions, Revolution Medicines is committed to changing the trajectory of disease for patients with RAS-addicted cancers worldwide. Our people are united by a shared way of working: follow the science, challenge assumptions, act with urgency and hold ourselves to a high standard of rigor—all in service of patients.

The Opportunity:

This is an exciting, high-profile, and highly visible Project Management opportunity to advance a first-in-Class RAS(ON) inhibitor through clinical development, regulatory registration, and launch preparation aiming for successful product launch in Japan. The ideal candidate is a highly proficient and self-motivated project manager with a solid understanding of cross functional activities required from the late-stage clinical development to product launch. The Director, Project Management partners with Function Leaders in Japan to translate project strategy into an efficient execution plan. They understand the breadth of cross-functional activities and foster productive collaborations to ensure successful execution. Overall, the Director, Project Management drives results through productive collaborations in an organization that is rapidly developing its capabilities and infrastructure. They care not only about the outcomes but also how those outcomes are achieved. The successful candidate will draw on their experience to: Partner with the Functional Leaders in Japan in defining project strategy, stakeholder management, and overall project leadership topics. Establish and maintain functionally integrated project plan and project assumptions (accounting for goals, key objectives, deliverables, and risks) to enable accurate project, financial and portfolio analyses for project planning processes. Ensure identification and management of project risks; working with subject matter experts to construct appropriate mitigation plans. Lead monitoring and tracking of project progress and evaluate alternative project scenarios (comprising costs, timelines, risks, and project strategy) during progression of the program through stage gates and as per business need. Lead an efficient information flow to the global cross-functional project team, and internal advisory & governance bodies. Demonstrate effective meeting and information management including prioritizing the right topics for discussion, ensuring the objectives of the meeting are achieved, communicating decisions to key stakeholders and ensuring that action items are assigned and completed in a timely manner. Serves as the owner of project team information including the project plan, budget and program assumptions as approved by local governance and the Senior Leadership Team. Apply drug development and commercialization expertise to coach and mentor project team members to ensure efficient and effective project team operation. Identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for streamlining team and business processes. Participate in establishment and implementation of systems and best practices. Coach and mentor members of the team to ensure a strong bench of future leaders.