Associate Project Manager, Drug Development

<div class="content-intro"><p><em>Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, </em><em>is a clinical-stage company developing orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonists as a new class of medicines for the treatment of narcolepsy and potentially other sleep-wake disorders. Centessa’s lead investigational candidate – cleminorexton (formerly ORX750) – is being developed for narcolepsy type 1, narcolepsy type 2, and idiopathic hypersomnia. Centessa's OX2R agonist portfolio includes additional clinical and preclinical-stage assets with potential utility across a broader range of neurological, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric conditions.</em></p> <p><em> </em><em>Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Centessa was recognized as a <strong>Great Place to Work</strong>® in 2026.</em></p></div><p><strong>Description of Role</strong></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0">The Associate Project Manager provides portfolio-level support across teams </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0">for programs</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0">n early-late-stage development.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0"> This fully remote role focuses on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0">maintaining</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0">accurate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0"> project timelines and budgets within a corporate-wide </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0">Project Portfolio Management (PPM)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0"> system and providing other PM support to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79539064 BCX0">Centessa’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79539064 BCX0"> portfolio of R&D programs. The position provides critical operational support to senior project managers and reports directly to the Director, Program Management.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW79539064 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Maintain and update complex drug development timelines and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">associated</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> budgets and long-term forecasting within a corporate-wide Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system.</span></span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Monitor individual program Smartsheet timelines to ensure consistency and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">accurate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> portfolio reporting.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803