Associate Director, Project Management - Clinical

Department: 106600 Clinical Operations Location: San Diego, USA- Remote Be a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease. At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients.Our work is rewarding - both professionally and personally - because we are making a difference. We are passionate about what we do. We are seeking talented individuals who will thrive in our collaborative, diverse, fast-paced environment and share in our mission - to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. We stick by our values centered on patients, courage, community, and collaboration to pursue our vision of becoming a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of innovation and hope to patients in the global rare disease community. At Travere Therapeutics, we are in rare for life. We continue to courageously forge new paths as we move toward a common goal of elevating science and service for rare patients*.* Position Summary: The Associate Director, Project Management is responsible for departmental planning and timeline governance across Clinical Operations and Clinical Pharmacology. This role builds and maintains high-quality functional timelines, connects those plans to integrated program schedules, and provides clear visibility to milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions. Working in close partnership with Clinical Operations and Clinical Pharmacology leaders, overall program project managers, Regulatory, Research, and Program/Product Teams, the Associate Director will identify and accelerate rate-limiting activities while preserving scientific quality, patient safety, compliance, and decision quality. The successful candidate combines strong drug-development judgment with advanced Smartsheet capability, disciplined project controls, and the ability to influence outcomes in a matrixed environment. Responsibilities: Own, develop, and maintain departmental timelines for Clinical Operations and Clinical Pharmacology across multiple studies and development programs, from early planning through key regulatory and clinical milestones. Build and administer scalable Smartsheet solutions, including integrated schedules, cross-sheet dependencies, reports, dashboards, automated workflows, baselines, and portfolio-level views that support timely, accurate decision-making. Translate functional strategies into executable plans with clear activities, durations, owners, milestones, assumptions, predecessor/successor logic, and critical-path visibility. Partner with overall program project managers to incorporate functional plans into integrated program timelines and maintain alignment with program strategy, governance decisions, and corporate priorities. Integrate Clinical Operations milestones such as study start-up, site activation, enrollment, data review, database lock, and clinical study reporting and Clinical Pharmacology deliverables such as bioanalysis, PK/PD analyses, modeling and simulation, dose rationale, and clinical pharmacology reports with overall Program timelines. Work cross-functionally with Regulatory, Research, Clinical Development, Biometrics, Medical Writing, and Program/Product Teams to map interdependencies, sequence handoffs, and build coherent end-to-end timelines. Identify rate-limiting steps and emerging schedule constraints; lead scenario planning, schedule compression, and recovery planning; and drive agreement on practical acceleration options, tradeoffs, and decision points. Facilitate timeline reviews and cross-functional planning sessions, constructively challenge a