Director- Global Program Manager

The Global Program Manager (GPM) serves as a strategic partner to the Product Team Leader (PTL) and Development Lead, driving cross-functional alignment, managing timelines and risks, and enabling informed decision-making across the Product Team (PT) and Research and Development Team (RDT). This role is instrumental in shaping program strategy and execution, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the achievement of key milestones. The GPM holds primary accountability for overall program outcomes

Job Responsibilities

• Drive alignment across program interdependencies and portfolio-level goals.

• Partner with PTL and Development Lead to shape and execute program strategy.

• Lead goal setting, progress tracking, and outcome communication across teams and stakeholders.

• Ensure data accuracy and timeline integrity within enterprise portfolio and timeline systems.

• Responsible for maintaining accurate and current program information across online systems and dashboards.

• Elevate and track risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place.

• Prepare teams for governance engagements (Portfolio Committee, Development Review Committee), ensuring readiness and alignment.

• Lead bi-annual operating plan processes, ensuring accurate cost forecasting.

• Collaborate with finance, operations, and functional leads to manage budgets and resources.

• Facilitate effective communication and decision-making across cross-functional teams.

• Monitors and reports on program health and key performance indicators to ensure transparency and alignment with leadership

• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Leads the Program-Level PM Forum to ensure consistent operational execution across functions, aligned with the overarching Product strategy.

• Develops executive-ready materials to communicate program status, strategy and recommendations.

• Champion of the standardization of PM best practices, tools, and processes.

• May support Business Development assessments and strategic initiatives

Basic Requirements

• PhD/Pharm D degree in a related scientific discipline and 8+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in project management OR

• MA/MS/MBA Degree and 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in project management OR

• BA/BS Degree and at least 12+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in project management OR

• HS Diploma and 14+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in project management

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 + years of deep functional expertise in at least one domain: Research, Development, or Commercialization.

• Strong foundation in project management principles; PMP or equivalent certification.

• Extensive experience in project management within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

• Solid understanding of the drug development lifecycle, from preclinical through post-marketing stages.

• Oncology and cell therapy experience strongly preferred.

• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and foster strong cross-functional collaboration.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable insights.

• Strategic problem-solver with a demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity.

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and effective in fast-paced, evolving environments.

• Experience with Planisware or similar enterprise project portfolio management tools preferred.

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