Manager / Senior Manager, Clinical Project Management

About Artiva:

Artiva is clinical-stage, publicly-traded biotechnology company focused on developing natural killer (NK) cell-based therapies for patients suffering from devastating autoimmune diseases and cancers. Artiva’s lead program, AlloNK®, is an allogeneic, off-the-shelf, non-genetically modified NK cell therapy candidate designed to enhance the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity effect of monoclonal antibodies to drive B-cell depletion. AlloNK is delivered in the outpatient setting with no required hospitalization.  

AlloNK is currently being evaluated in three ongoing clinical trials for the treatment of B-cell driven autoimmune diseases. This includes two company-sponsored trials, one in systemic lupus erythematosus for patients with or without lupus nephritis, and a basket trial across autoimmune diseases (Rheumatoid Arthritis,  Systemic Sclerosis, Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and Sjögren’s  Disease), as well as an investigator-initiated basket trial in B-cell driven autoimmune diseases. Artiva’s pipeline also includes CAR-NK candidates targeting both solid and hematologic cancers.

Artiva was founded in 2019 as a spin out of GC Cell, formerly GC Lab Cell Corporation, a leading healthcare company in the Republic of Korea, pursuant to a strategic partnership granting Artiva exclusive worldwide rights (excluding Asia, Australia and New Zealand) to GC Cell’s NK cell manufacturing technology and programs. Artiva is headquartered in San Diego, California.

For more information, visit www.artivabio.com.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Clinical Project Manager to drive cross-functional planning, tracking, and operational integration across clinical-stage programs.

This role will serve as a central coordinator across all functions contributing to the development program to ensure alignment on timeline maintenance, risk identification, s, deliverables, and development milestones. This role is focused on cross-functional program integration, tracking and integration, and organizational alignment.

The ideal candidate combines strong cross functional understanding with program-level thinking and detailed tracking and planning skills in a fast-paced, highly collaborative biotech environment

Duties/Responsibilities:

Timeline Tracking and Integration

• Responsible for creating, maintaining and communicating cross-functional development project management plans at the task, study and molecule levels
• Responsible for producing cross functional Project Management tools/visuals/GANTS as required in support of the development team in industry standard software packages
• Communicating changes, impacts and potential mitigations across the development team and working to align the cross functional team on best path forward
• Support to the finance organization regarding timeline models, changes, and Financial Planning and Analysis integration.
• Support communication across internal teams and external stakeholders

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify, assess, and track cross-functional risks and dependencies across the development team space.
• Communicate to higher organizational structures status, timeline changes and impacts to cross functional deliverables to support mitigation planning.
• Develop and maintain the cross-functional risk register for the development team.
• Ensure timely tracking and modeling of the impact of critical risks impacting program timelines, quality, or strategic milestones

• Support leadership governance activities through preparation of timeline models and scenarios in support of risk assessments. materials.

Data Tracking & Reporting

• Develop and maintain dashboards to support development team in data tracking and communication to Senior Management
• Prepare clear, concise program updates for cross-functional teams and leadership
• Ensure consistent reporting across ongoing clinical studies

Governance & Communication

• Support cross-functional governance meetings, including agenda setting, materials preparation, decision tracking, and follow-up actions
• Ensure decisions, actions, and dependencies are clearly documented and tracked
• Drive accountability across teams for agreed-upon deliverablesRequirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field
• 5–8+ years of experience of program management in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or clinical research settings
• Experience with project management tools used commonly in the life sciences industry.
• Experience with detailed, analytical timeline tracking and planning.
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and other tasks as needed

Preferred

• PMP or similar certification (a plus, not required)
• Experience with financial planning cycles
• Small to mid-size Biotech company experience

Core Competencies

• Strong execution and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Effective cross-functional communication and collaboration
• Attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

In addition to a great culture, we offer:

• A beautiful facility 
• An entrepreneurial, highly collaborative, and innovative environment
• Comprehensive benefits, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Group Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company paid holidays, including the year-end holiday week
• Our recognition program, Bonus.ly, is where you can trade in points earned for things you want.

If all this speaks to you, come join us on our journey!

Base Salary: $130,000 - $180,000. Exact compensation may vary based on level, skills and experience