Senior Director, Program Leadership

The Role:Deciphera’s cross-functional program teams drive the strategy and operations of our late preclinical, clinical, and commercial assets. We are seeking a dynamic Senior Director, Program Leadership who will have responsibility for leading one or more of these program teams. The successful candidate will be a strategic leader who can leverage their strong oncology drug development expertise, EQ, and organizational skills to drive and execute the integrated program strategy. The Senior Director, Program Leadership will work closely with functional representatives to deeply understand and communicate program activities / interdependencies, risks, and potential mitigations. This role will partner closely with the broader program leadership and management group to ensure consistency across programs, establish best practices, and communicate cross-program priorities. The Senior Director, Program Leadership will facilitate communication between the program team and the Portfolio Strategy Committee / executive team to ensure adequate visibility into program strategy and operations.What You’ll Do:Lead one or more cross-functional program teams to define program strategy, goals, decision points, investments and areas of risk and associated mitigations and contingencies.Cultivate healthy, effective, and highly functioning program teams, partnering closely with program managers to ensure operational excellenceDevelop and maintain a fully integrated project plans (Gantt), incorporating activities, responsibilities and interdependenciesDrive the development and execution of the strategic plan plan, appropriately balancing the “need for speed” with potential risksHolistic 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 bottlenecksLead data-driven decision-making processes to enable timely and objective development decisionsLiaise with peers within the program management function to maintain consistent cross-project standards, ensure aligned strategies, and to determine overlap of competing priorities.Participate in Portfolio Strategy Steering Committee meetings as the key representative of the program teamMentor junior PLs and program managers