Come join Veradermics, a Connecticut Innovations portfolio company! https://www.veradermics.com
About Veradermics
Veradermics is a well-funded medical dermatology company driven to develop innovative therapeutics aimed at transforming the standard of care for a wide range of common skin conditions. Founded by dermatologists, Veradermics leverages its front-line clinical experience to identify and advance novel drugs that address specific patient needs and solve pervasive treatment challenges in dermatology practice. The company has cultivated a pipeline of diverse, first-in-class, single-molecule therapeutics for highly prevalent dermatologic conditions seen in adults and children. Target indications include common warts, alopecia areata, molluscum contagiosum, and androgenetic alopecia (pattern hair loss). Veradermics' lead product candidate, VDMN Patch, offers a new, patient-friendly, injection-free approach for the treatment of common warts. Veradermics is led by an executive team of board-certified dermatologists supported by a board of directors comprised of recognized biopharmaceutical industry leaders.
Why Work at Veradermics
You Can Be Part of a Meaningful Mission - Veradermics aims to create a paradigm shift in medical dermatology by bringing pharmaceutical innovation to the treatment of common skin conditions that currently lack meaningful therapeutic advances and have been neglected by traditional pharma.
Veradermics Has Significant Growth Potential - Veradermics' Product Candidates Have Cumulative Revenue Estimates of > $6B/Year.
Veradermics' Has a Proven Track Record - Since our inception in 2019, Veradermics has advanced its lead asset, VDMN-21, into the most advanced dissolvable microneedle clinical trial ever conducted in the United States!
Veradermics is Well Funded - We have raised > $25 million to date. Our investors include J.W. Childs Associates, LP, Vlad Coric, Connecticut Innovations, Werth Ventures, and Northpoint Advisors
We have been featured in Forbes, Slate, The Hartford Courant, The Kansas City Star, and many other multi-media platforms.
Clinical Project Manager
Veradermics is seeking an experienced Clinical Project Manager (CPM) to oversee the assets in clinical development, managing strategic, financial, and operational aspects of the portfolio. The CPM will work closely with leadership to drive sound business development, investment, and relationship management decisions.
This individual will bring a minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical project/program management experience, with expertise in business development and due diligence activities. Candidates will have at a minimum a bachelor's degree in a scientific or related healthcare field.
This is a full-time hybrid position (1 day/week at the office in New Haven, CT and 4 days/week remotely).
Key Activities and Responsibilities:
Provide project leadership and effective project management skills for monitoring of early and late stage assets
Serve as strategic partner and thought partner to provide ongoing strategy development, process monitoring, and refinement of core processes
Monitor progress of clinical program activities including study milestones in startup, maintenance and closure [BT1] and report on progress, including budget and timelines[BT2] ,
Design and maintain analytical model to define strategy metrics, progress metrics and setting of targets and goals
Coordinate daily cross-functional collaboration on risk collection, prioritization, and effective mitigation
Proactively support risk prioritization and mitigation to improve quality outcomes, and ensure elevations/escalations and leadership decisions are captured, shared, and followed up on; evaluate and refine effectiveness of risk prioritization and mitigation processes
Proactively identify and communicate critical path, risks, and impediments to progress, and assist in the development of mitigations and/or contingency plans
Coordinate and lead all aspects of internal project meetings, including meeting cadence, agenda drafting, clear documentation of key discussion points, decisions, and action items
Develop budgets and forecasts, and advise on data-driven investment decisions
Champion best practices in Project Management, including use of agendas, minutes, maintaining document repository, establishing, and implementing templates, tools, and processes to drive efficiency, alignment, communication, and effective planning
Provide regular updates on KPIs and risk mitigation status to stakeholders, including company leadership, advisors, and external vendors
Uphold and advocate a culture dedicated to quality, accountability, and collaboration to consistently achieve 'right the first time' results
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in health science or related field
Minimum of 5 years in clinical trial management
Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, and problem-solving skills
Working knowledge of ICH guidelines, GCP, and current global regulatory requirements and guidelines for clinical trials
Strong experience facilitating project team meetings, cross-functional team communication and decision making and ensuring alignment with stakeholders
Company Culture
Veradermics is a small and tight-knit operation where our team works tirelessly to develop innovative new therapeutics for dermatology. We hold ourselves to an incredibly high standard and are looking for an exceptional person who is ready to be an integral team member and make a positive impact on the practice of medicine. We strongly appreciate positivity, curiosity, and, above all else, the ability to stay organized and get things done at the highest level and on time. We are incredibly conscious of creating a comfortable, flexible environment that cultivates the desire to be engaged, ask questions, and feel a vested interest in our team's success. Most importantly, you should value honest and direct communication as you recognize that this is the best way for any individual or team to continuously learn and grow. Accomplishing our collective goals will be fun but also complex; you should pursue an ongoing and rewarding challenge!
We're passionate about dermatology and about improving the lives of individuals suffering from common skin conditions. The therapeutics you help us develop will impact the quality of life of millions of people suffering from conditions ranging from common warts to alopecia areata. We believe always striving to do our personal best and to encourage others to be their best. We also believe in treating others with respect and want to create a company that people are excited to work for. Both Cofounders have worked in jobs they dreaded thinking about all Sunday long, we do not want Veradermics to be that for anyone!