Associate Project Manager / Project Manager - Clinical Program Management

Philadelphia, PA

Cabaletta Bio (Nasdaq: CABA) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of engineered T cell therapies that have the potential to provide a deep and durable, perhaps curative, treatment for patients with autoimmune diseases. The CABA platform encompasses two strategies: the CARTA (chimeric antigen receptor T cells for autoimmunity) strategy, with CABA-201, a 4-1BB-containing fully human CD19-CAR T, as the lead product candidate being evaluated in the RESET (REstoring SElf-Tolerance) clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus, myositis, systemic sclerosis and generalized myasthenia gravis, and the CAART (chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells) strategy, with multiple clinical-stage candidates, including DSG3-CAART for mucosal pemphigus vulgaris and MuSK-CAART for MuSK myasthenia gravis. The expanding CABA platform is designed to develop potentially curative therapies that offer deep and durable responses for patients with a broad range of autoimmune diseases. Cabaletta Bios headquarters and labs are located in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, visit www.cabalettabio.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).

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At Cabaletta, we are driven by the shared mission of developing cures, where a patients own cells are used to fight disease. We are building a culture grounded in the knowledge that successful cures can be achieved for patients if every member of the Cabaletta is focused on the success of the team. To nurture this, we make an active commitment to the well-being and continuous growth of each employee who joins the team. In this way, we are not only working to improve the lives of patients, but of everyone involved. #CabalettaCrew.

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About the Position:Reporting to the Director, Clinical Program Management, the Associate Project Manager / Project Manager, Clinical Program Management will support the planning, execution, and delivery of clinical programs and projects. This role involves coordinating activities, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets. The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of experience in clinical trial oversight and/or project/program management, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Smartsheet.

Responsibilities:

Project Coordination and Management:

• Partnering closely with Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and other team members, develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and dashboards/trackers for multiple clinical programs in line with program, department, and corporate objectives.
• Schedule and lead team meetings including developing agendas, publishing meeting minutes and decision logs, and tracking action items to completion.
• Support ongoing program management initiatives and best practices by utilization and/or creation of project management tools and templates.
• Initiate and maintain cross-functional collaboration and communication, as needed, to drive project progress and team alignment.
• Identify, define, score, and communicate risks for each project/program as part of an overall risk registrar with risk mitigation and contingency plans, as required.

Vendor Management:

• Working cross-functionally, coordinate with vendors and external partners to track, manage, and escalate, as needed, ongoing and upcoming projects with a focus on on-time delivery.
• Ensure project deliverables are met with required quality and timeline attributes.
• Track vendor performance, manage contracts, and address issues as they arise while nurturing short-term and long-term positive relationships.
• Facilitate communication between vendors and internal cross-functional teams including management of overall governance meetings with key vendors.

SmartSheet Management:

• Utilize SmartSheet for project planning, tracking, and reporting both within a singular project and across multiple projects/programs creating one unified portfolio summary/report
• Create, maintain, and publish SmartSheet dashboards and reports for project status updates.
• Work with the PMO team to ensure that all department timelines and risk trackers integrate within the overall corporate portfolio and integrated roadmaps.
• As SmartSheet Super User, train and support team members on SmartSheet use, management, and reporting as well as other functionalities, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or related field. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Associate Manager: 1-3 years of experience in clinical trial management and at least 1 year of project/program management experience, or a similar role. Manager: 5+ years of experience in clinical trial management and at least 2+ years of project/program management experience or similar role.
• Proficiency in MS Office (MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word); familiarity with project management tools is required.
• Extensive experience in utilization of Smartsheet including creation, maintenance, and reporting of timelines, Gantt charts, dashboards, and reports.
• Experience in managing vendor relationships and contracts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, timeline-based environment.
• Strong team orientation and passion for continuous self-development.
• Experience in the biotech industry or in a startup industrial setting is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of clinical research processes and regulations.
• Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, CAPM) is an advantage.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries is preferred.

Our name Cabaletta is derived from the operatic term that represents a rapid, repetitive, and technically challenging section of an operatic aria, designed to showcase the skills of the lead singer. Analogously, Cabaletta Bio strives to achieve rapid and repetitive product development, building on our indication prioritization and biologic platform that targets the driver of specific autoimmune diseases without the need for long-term immunosuppression.For more information, please visit https://www.cabalettabio.com/join-our-crew.Our most important asset is our people, and we offer competitive benefits, PTO, and stock option plans.Cabaletta Bio is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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