Project Team Leader (PTL)

Role Summary

Janux Therapeutics is seeking a distinguished Project Team Leader (PTL) to provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for the development and execution of asset development plans across our oncology portfolio. The PTL will serve as the single point of accountability for the seamless delivery of project milestones and outcomes for one or more assets, guiding them from early clinical development through submission and comprehensive life-cycle management.

This executive role demands a leader with exceptional expertise in oncology drug development, a proven ability to drive cross-functional teams, optimizing team alignment, governance, and overall team health. The PTL will be entrusted with critical oversight of investment recommendations, continuous optimization of asset strategies, ensuring alignment with Janux’s broader portfolio objectives.

Responsibilities

• Architect and execute comprehensive lifecycle strategies that maximize the value of the asset for patients, physicians, payors, and Janux as an organization.
• Ensure alignment with corporate objectives and deliver sustained impact across the portfolio.
• Create and communicate a compelling vision for designing, conducting, and executing innovative clinical development plans through registration.
• Develop and contribute to overall strategy for specific diseases/indications, ensuring a franchise-wide portfolio perspective.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to optimize clinical development plans.
• Anticipate and proactively address challenges across the development continuum, including risk assessment, mitigation planning, and adaptation to evolving regulatory and competitive landscapes.
• Collaborate closely with Clinical Development, Regulatory Strategy, and Clinical Operations to deliver high-quality drug approval applications, ensuring successful regulatory outcomes and market access.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously refine clinical strategies, leveraging translational science, real-world evidence, and stakeholder feedback to optimize program outcomes.
• Lead and develop a cross functional asset team comprised of Clinical Development, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Operations, Clinical Pharmacology, Program Management, Translational Oncology, CMC, Regulatory, and other functions as determined by the organization’s needs.
• Foster an effective, ethical, and inclusive culture that encourages teamwork, peer review, cooperation, and continuous improvement.
• Champion diversity of thought, accountability, integrity, and process excellence.
• Collaborate closely with leaders in Research, Development, Regulatory, and other key functional areas.
• Build and maintain relationships with external leaders, physicians, and patient advocacy groups.
• Be recognized internally and externally as an expert in the field, representing the organization at speaking engagements and industry forums.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: PhD, PharmD, or other advanced degree; greater than 10 years of extensive clinical trial, drug development, and regulatory experience with a strong scientific background; demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrix environment; significant late-stage clinical development experience with exposure to multiple therapeutic modalities. Oncology and autoimmune experience desirable.
• Preferred: Oncology and autoimmune experience; ability to lead across diverse functions and geographies; strategic and analytical thinking with proven ability to translate science into development strategies.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and portfolio planning
• Cross-functional team leadership in a matrix environment
• Clinical development planning and lifecycle management
• Regulatory strategy and interaction with authorities
• Risk assessment and mitigation planning
• Translational science, real-world evidence, and stakeholder engagement

Education

• PhD, PharmD, or other advanced degree (required; preferred)

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Domestic and international travel may be required.
• Work Location: On site (San Diego, CA)