# Senior Vice President, Program Leadership at Kailera Therapeutics

- Company: Kailera Therapeutics
- What the company does: Kailera is a late clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a diversified pipeline of GLP-1 therapies to provide options for people living with obesity. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.kailera.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kailera/jobs/5019472008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/kailera-therapeutics-senior-vice-president-program-leadership/

## About the role

The Senior Vice President, Program Leadership serves as the senior-most executive accountable for driving biopharmaceutical programs from late-stage development through regulatory approval and launch readiness. This is a highly visible role with significant interaction with the executive team, requiring a leader with exceptional confidence, influence, and conviction who can operate effectively within a fast-moving organization of strong voices.

## What they're looking for

- 15+ years of progressive experience in biotech or pharma, with a strong focus on drug development
- Demonstrated track record of driving programs from Phase 3 through regulatory approval — ideally multiple times across both pharma and biotech settings
- Experience building and structuring program governance, decision-making frameworks, and planning processes — not just executing within existing systems
- Proven success in launch readiness as an integrated part of late-stage development
- Experience leading and elevating cross-functional program teams
- Track record of success in general medicine therapeutic areas (cardiovascular, diabetes, endocrinology, metabolic disease, or similar), oncology-only backgrounds are less preferred

Tags: Program Management