Associate Director, Regulatory Project Management

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Overview
Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, is a clinical-stage company developing orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonists as a new class of medicines for the treatment of narcolepsy and potentially other sleep-wake disorders. Centessa’s lead investigational candidate – cleminorexton (formerly ORX750) – is being developed for narcolepsy type 1, narcolepsy type 2, and idiopathic hypersomnia. Centessa's OX2R agonist portfolio includes additional clinical and preclinical-stage assets with potential utility across a broader range of neurological, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric conditions. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Centessa was recognized as a Great Place to Work® in 2026.
The Associate Director, Regulatory Project Management provides project management leadership across Global Regulatory Affairs, supporting assigned development programs and portfolio priorities. Serving as the central hub for regulatory projects, the Regulatory Project Manager (RPM) is accountable for regulatory project timelines, ensuring effective planning, tracking, execution, and delivery of submissions to health authorities worldwide.
The RPM partners across the Regulatory function to coordinate deliverables, maintain oversight of submission plans, and ensure regulatory documents are complete, accurate, and submitted on schedule. The role is responsible for maintaining project records and documentation to support compliance, audit readiness, and regulatory transparency. The RPM also provides regular updates to leadership and key stakeholders, communicating project status, risks, challenges, and milestones to ensure alignment and informed decision-making.
Success in this role requires strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and time management skills, with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities while navigating evolving regulatory requirements and project constraints.
Responsibilities
·Project Planning and Execution: Develop and maintain integrated project plans for regulatory submissions (e.g., IND, NDA, BLA, MAA) and post-approval activities, ensuring adherence to scope, timelines, budgets, and quality standard
Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the primary regulatory contact for timelines from functions including Clinical, Nonclinical, CMC, Quality, and Commercial, fostering collaboration and alignment
Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, creating contingency plans to maintain compliance and meet milestones
Regulatory Communication: Coordinate with Regulatory Strategy Lead to manage interactions with global health authorities, prepare teams for agency meetings, and lead responses to regulatory queries
Documentation Oversight: Coordinate the authoring, review, and assembly of submission-ready regulatory dossiers, ensuring accuracy and consistency
Budget and Resource Management: Develop and track project budgets, forecast expenditures, and report financial performance to leadership
Basic Qualifications:
RPMs require a blend of regulatory knowledge and project management expertise.
Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or related field
8+ years of industry based regulatory experience
Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements in relevant industries
Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet) and methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2, RAC) for planning, tracking, and reporting
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage stakeholders, facilitate meetings, and drive decision-making
Communication skills are crucial for interacting with regulatory bodies, internal management, and cross-functional teams, facilitating collaboration and maintaining project alignment
Analytical and problem-solving abilities to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable project tasks
Attention to detail is important for preparing accurate documentation and maintaining regulatory compliance
Work Location
The Associate Director, Regulatory Project Management role is a remote position based in the US, with occasional travel.
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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$136,500 - $220,000
Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.
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