MISSION
Mirum Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of rare diseases. We are passionate about advancing scientific discoveries to become important medicines for rare disease patients. We are collaborative, creative, and experienced professionals and we’re looking to augment our team with other individuals who embody our values: care, be real, get it done, and have fun, seriously.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Associate Director, Program Management plays a central role within Mirum by providing program management expertise and ensuring cross-functional planning and execution. The program manager partners with the Program Lead and functional leads to develop and manage the integrated product plan, develop timelines, and ensure adherence to the budget for one of our pipeline programs.
JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the Program Lead with the development, communication, and timely execution of the program strategy
- Organize and drive effective and action-oriented program team meetings by preparing and distributing agendas/minutes, identifying and tracking decisions and action items to resolution, and escalating areas of concern as needed
- Partner with the Program Lead to facilitate effective cross-functional decision making with transparent communication and clear escalation pathways
- Facilitate identification of risks which could impact the program’s strategic goals; propose and implement plans to mitigate risks or develop contingencies
- Develop and maintain integrated program timelines in conjunction with functional leads
- Identify and communicate program priorities, interdependencies, and critical path activities to all stakeholders to allow long term planning, including resource allocation
- Organize the preparation of high-quality documents for review by governance committees in collaboration with the Program Lead and program team
- Prepares and provides project documents and information for monthly reports, executive team updates, and board meetings.
- Partner with Program Lead and finance and accounting to develop annual operating plan components related to assigned program and support budget management by timely identification of out-of-scope activities
- Coordinate and manage special program-related projects, as assigned
- Contribute to the standardization of project management best practices at Mirum
QUALIFICATIONS
Education /Experience:
- Bachelors Degree or higher in scientific/healthcare/business field
- Experience (7+ years) in clinical research and project management within the pharmaceutical industry (Biotech/small pharma experience preferred).
- Experience in rare disease and/or liver disease is a plus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong ability to communicate effectively with team members creating an environment that fosters successful teamwork, collaboration and cooperation.
- Thorough understanding of clinical trial management processes and the operation of all clinical development functional areas.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare timelines and present related information to management.
- Proven ability to identify risks, propose mitigation strategies, and remove barriers to success.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with Project Lead to establish priorities for team.
- Expertise in developing and managing project scope, deliverables, risks and resource requirements.
- Strong knowledge of project management software packages and the Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook; ability to create effective presentations for internal and external use.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands, across time-zones, while maintaining positive attitude.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, complete tasks to deadlines and support product team in doing the same.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Displays a high level of professionalism with internal and external stakeholders.
- Knowledge of current regulatory requirements and guidelines governing clinical research. (e.g. ICH/GCP).
The salary range for this position is $195,084 to $225,217 USD. Compensation will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to; skill set, years of experience, and the employee’s geographic location. Please note that the required compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits unless otherwise provided.
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Mirum Pharmaceuticals provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in scientific/healthcare/business field
- 7+ years experience in clinical research and project management in the pharmaceutical industry
- Experience in rare disease and/or liver disease
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mirum Pharmaceuticals and has not been reviewed or approved by Mirum Pharmaceuticals.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants to new hires and an employee stock purchase plan make ownership more accessible and can boost total rewards when performance is strong. Public disclosures highlight frequent option/RSU inducements.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is employer-paid for employees, with added life, disability, and EAP support. This combination reduces financial burden and enhances overall wellbeing.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A broad time-off program includes multiple paid company holidays, a year-end shutdown, accrued vacation, and paid parental leave. This breadth provides additional rest periods beyond standard vacation.
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Insights
What We Do
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of rare diseases. Mirum’s approved medication is LIVMARLI® (maralixibat) oral solution which is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome one year of age and older. Mirum’s late-stage pipeline includes two investigational treatments for debilitating liver diseases affecting children and adults. Maralixibat (LIVMARLI), an oral ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor, is currently being evaluated in clinical trials for pediatric liver diseases and includes the MARCH Phase 3 study for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) and the EMBARK Phase 2b study for patients with biliary atresia. In addition, Mirum has an expanded access program open in Canada, Australia, the UK and several countries in Europe for eligible patients with Alagille syndrome. Mirum has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency for maralixibat for the treatment of cholestatic liver disease in patients with Alagille syndrome. Mirum’s second investigational treatment, volixibat, also an oral IBAT inhibitor, is being evaluated in three potentially registrational studies including the OHANA Phase 2b study for pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, VISTAS Phase 2b study for adults with primary sclerosing cholangitis, and the VANTAGE Phase 2b study for primary biliary cholangitis.
