Associate Director, Disease Monitoring Programs – Metabolic

Ultragenyx

Associate Director of Disease Monitoring Programs at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Responsible for strategic planning and oversight of DMPs for rare diseases.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $187,300 - $231,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Process optimization and execution in providing real world evidence to key stakeholders including patients, providers, researchers, and patient advocacy groups
Ensure evidence strategy alignment throughout the development cycle for a program and across functions
Implement best practices for one or more assigned DMPs to monitor key deliverables (e.g. evidence generation, achievement of goals, financial health)
Provide input on the development of protocols, goals and endpoints tables, case report forms, IEPs, publications, Steering Committees and other relevant deliverables
Represent the DMP S&M function on the project teams, such as the Development Sub-Team, Core Teams (as applicable), etc
Train and mentor cross-functional personnel working on DMPs as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor degree or equivalent required (scientific or healthcare discipline preferred)
7+ years of progressively challenging experience in clinical research and/or drug development
Critical thinking skills coupled with innovative approaches to problem solving
Comfortable managing and presenting to senior level stakeholders
Comprehensive understanding of high-quality data generation appropriate for regulatory, scientific, payer, physician and patient requirements to advance the understanding of rare diseases and their treatment/management
Ability to provide operational expertise to a clinical development program
Working knowledgeable of regulatory agency regulations and ICH GCP guidelines is required
Familiar with advanced concepts of clinical research (including complex study designs) and able to work effectively in a team/matrix environment
Strong strategic planning and decision-making skills
Ability to deal with time demands, incomplete information or unexpected events
Excellent written and verbal skills required. Must display strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally
Rare disease clinical trial experience desired

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company
Volunteer days
Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings
Employee wellbeing benefits
Fitness reimbursement
Tuition sponsoring
Professional development plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical researchdrug developmentdata generationregulatory complianceICH GCP guidelinesclinical trial designprotocol developmentcase report formsevidence generationfinancial health monitoring

Soft Skills

critical thinkingproblem solvingstrategic planningdecision-makingcommunicationmentoringteam collaborationpresentation skillsanalytical skillsadaptability