Project Manager, Pre-Clinical Pipeline Development

Title:

Project Manager, Pre-Clinical Pipeline Development

Reports to:

VP of Research and Translational Science

Location:

Remote, Canada or United States. KisoJi Biotechnology is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. May require travel to key sites.

Salary:

$95,000 – $150,000 CAD — see Compensation section below for full details.

Scope:

IND-enabling programs spanning multiple therapeutic modalities — mainly antibody-based biologics, but also cell therapies and small molecule candidates.

Organization:

KisoJi Biotechnology — multi-site organization with an international network of CRO and CDMO partners.

About KisoJi Biotechnology and the Role

KisoJi Biotechnology is a drug development company with a pre-clinical pipeline spanning multiple therapeutic modalities. As the organization and its pipeline grow, establishing a robust project management function to support program advancement is a current priority — and this role is central to that effort.

The Project Manager, Pre-Clinical Pipeline Development is responsible for keeping the IND-enabling programs on track. You will own project timelines, coordinate between internal teams and external partners, follow up on CRO and CDMO deliverables, and ensure that no deliverable or milestone is overlooked and that timelines stay on track. The role reports to the VP of Research and Translational Science. Because we are still setting up our project management infrastructure, part of this job is building it as the programs run.

What You Will Do

• Build and keep current the project timelines for all active IND-enabling programs, across all workstreams, teams, and locations involved

• Proactively coordinate with all contributing teams and partners to ensure that responsibilities are clearly assigned, deadlines are tracked, and program progress does not lapse

• Be the day-to-day contact for CRO and CDMO partners — tracking deliverables, following up to prevent timelines from slipping, and escalating when needed

• Support the contracting process for all external partners and track SOW execution and milestone payments

• Coordinate with the in vivo Pre-Clinical and Discovery teams so that in-house study schedules stay aligned with the external program timeline

• Keep project dashboards, status reports, and meeting materials current and useful for scientific teams and leadership

• Track project spend against budget and flag variances for management review

What We Are Looking For

• 4–8 years in drug development, directly coordinating or managing pre-clinical programs

• A solid understanding of biologic IND-enabling work — what the main study types are, how they sequence, and how CMC, toxicology, and assay development fit together

• Familiarity with the regulatory documents that pre-clinical teams generate — IND package sections, clinical trial submissions — and experience tracking their preparation against submission timelines

• Direct experience managing CRO and/or CDMO relationships — tracking deliverables against timelines, managing vendor accountability, and handling the situations that arise when schedules slip

• A life sciences degree (BSc, MSc, or PhD) and enough scientific background to follow a technical conversation and communicate meaningfully with study teams

• Familiarity with the documents involved in IND-enabling work — study reports, CMC packages, regulatory submissions — to coordinate their preparation, track their status, and ensure their timely completion

• Highly organized — able to hold multiple concurrent workstreams and keep them all moving simultaneously

• Reliable and accountable — follows through on commitments, identifies issues proactively, and takes initiative to address them

• Direct and clear in how you communicate — in writing and in person, with colleagues and with vendors

• Experience working in environments where processes are still being defined, with the ability to contribute to building them while managing active programs

Also Important to Us

• Experience coordinating the generation of IND package documents — tracking what needs to be produced, by whom, and by when

• Familiarity with bispecific or multispecific antibody development and other therapeutic modalities including cell therapies

• Experience working in a start-up or early-stage company

• Background in Canadian or US biotech or pharma

This role will grow as the pipeline does. If your experience goes beyond what is described here, we want to hear from you.

Applications

This position reports to the VP of Research and Translational Science.

KisoJi Biotechnology is led by a senior team with deep drug discovery and clinical development experience. We are cancer antibody experts — focused on discovering and developing next-generation antibody therapeutics. We support each other, take pride in what we build together, and share a genuine belief that this work can make a real difference for patients with cancer.

Thank you for your interest. Please send your CV and covering letter to contact@kbimail.com. We ask that your covering letter speak specifically to your experience with the type of work described here — the pre-clinical programs you have coordinated, the CRO and CDMO relationships you have managed, and what IND-enabling work has taught you. Concrete examples of your experience matter more to us than a general overview. We will not consider applications without a covering letter specifically addressed to this role, and we only review applications sent to our contact email — we do not check our LinkedIn inbox. Please also include a skills inventory list. We aim to make hiring decisions within four weeks and will reach out by email.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $95,000 – $150,000 CAD. Compensation is adjusted for local cost of living and work location. The base pay offered to the successful candidate will also take into account internal equity, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Opportunity and Eligibility

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada or the United States.

KisoJi Biotechnology is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in Canada or the United States.

• Candidates requiring accommodation during the application or interview process are encouraged to contact us at contact@kbimail.com.