Senior Director, Data Management

Spyre Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering long-acting antibodies and antibody combinations to redefine the standard of care for inflammatory bowel disease (“IBD”) and rheumatic diseases. Spyre's pipeline includes investigational extended half-life antibodies targeting α4β7, TL1A, and IL-23.

Role Summary

We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and detail-oriented leader to serve as the Senior Director of Data Management. This individual will provide functional leadership across clinical programs and serve as the accountable data management lead for some programs. The Senior Director will oversee clinical data management strategy, CRO partnerships, system implementation, and end-to-end data lifecycle management to ensure high-quality and submission-ready clinical data.

This role requires both strategic oversight and the hands-on ability to guide operational execution across study start-up, conduct, database lock, and archival, while ensuring regulatory compliance and inspection readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of data management activities across clinical studies and programs.
• Serve as the functional lead for clinical data management, ensuring alignment with data management processes, development timelines and corporate objectives.
• Oversee the design, review, and approval of case report forms (CRFs) and related data collection tools.
• Guide clinical database and systems (e.g., EDC, IRT, eCOA, external data integrations) development, validation, UAT, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure execution of data management activities across study start-up, study conduct, database lock, and documentation archival.
• Oversee Data Management CROs and vendors, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards and timelines.
• Oversee and drive development and approval of key study-level data management deliverables (e.g., Data Transfer Agreements, Data Management Plans, edit check specifications, eCRFs).
• Lead cross-functional data review activities and proactively identify data trends, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with GCP, ICH guidelines, CDISC standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory submissions and inspection readiness activities.
• Mentor and develop internal data management staff as the function scales.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree is required with 12-15+ years of data management experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry.
• Demonstrated leadership experience overseeing studies and/or managing CRO/vendor partnerships.
• Experience building or scaling data management processes in a growing organization is preferred.
• Extensive hand-on knowledge and experience in data management activities, CRF and EDC design, review, and validation, and external data transfer and reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM) and experience supporting data transformation for regulatory submissions.
• Deep understanding of GCP, ICH, and global regulatory requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, along with organizational skills.
• Proven ability to operate independently and lead effectively within a matrixed organization.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experienced people manager with effective delegation skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you help shape the culture of our young company, contribute broadly to advance meaningful medicines, and learn quickly.
• Market competitive compensation and benefits package, including base salary, performance bonus, equity grant opportunities, health, welfare & retirement benefits.
• Unlimited PTO
• Two, one-week company-wide shutdowns each
• Commitment to provide professional development opportunities.
• Remote working environment with frequent in-person meetings to address complex problems and build relationships.

The expected salary range offer for this role is $265,000 to $282,000. Actual pay offered may vary depending on job related knowledge, experience, education, and geographic location.

As an equal opportunity employer, Spyre is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. We also embrace differences in experience and background, and welcome diversity of opinions and thought with active recruitment designed to create a stronger and better Spyre that is focused on developing life-changing products for patients.

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