The Director, Program Management is responsible for all aspects of Product Team project management and ensuring that all Product Team activities are proactively planned and managed. The key focus of this role is to drive a cross functional Product Team to achieve program milestones and deliverables.
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Facilitates a cross functional product team. Coordinates program activities and deliverables and drives cross-functional alignment within the product team, and structures objectives to ensure execution of strategy • Ensure operational execution of product team strategies by: • Creation and ongoing management of detailed cross functional integrated program plans • Communication and management of risks and issues • Facilitation of product team meetings • Creation of program status reports for senior leadership • Facilitation of monthly senior leadership program review • Tracking of critical business events (and related contingency plans) that could impact the programs • Manages vendors, establishes vendor management plans, and reviews quality metrics as required. • Manages project budgets and oversight of outsourced service providers • Communicates status of the project and program portfolio to all key stakeholders and the Leadership Team as required
Requirements • BA/BS in a business or scientific discipline, an MBA is preferred • 10 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry • Experience and an understanding of all phases of biologic drug development • Experience in applying program management capabilities in a small pharmaceutical/biotechnology company • Able to work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors • Possess excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills • Possess strong organizational skills with strong ability to multi-task, plan and prioritize • Thrive in a fast pace, start-up environment and manage shifting priorities with ease • A team player that everyone seeks-respectful, collaborative, willing to pitch in when needed