Job Abstract

Job Description

The Director will be a core member of Technical Project Leadership (TPL) Team, providing portfolio management leadership and driving cross-functional teams to deliver projects deliverables. The individual will be responsible for building, streamlining, and leading the portfolio management systems, and manage day to day portfolio management efforts for pipeline, inline, and strategic operations across LM S&T and ensuring the teams effectively execute against objectives.  Director is expected to contribute to ongoing business process improvements and all portfolio management activities. This person is also critical in supporting the identification of risks and their mitigations aligning with all the key stakeholders throughout.

Principal  Accountabilities:

• Responsible for developing, deploying and owning the portfolio management process and systems across TPL and Global Vaccines & Biologics Commercialization (GVBC).

• Responsible for maintaining the portfolio. Accountable for identifying key project milestones and to collate and report Key Performance Indicators/Metrics across portfolio that includes commercialization, Technology Transfer and in-line projects.

• One master and owner of of portfolio data.

• Collaborates with TPL’s, DCT’s, GPAM and WGs (including commercialization and TTs)

• Serving as business lead in development of integrated digital solutions required to effectively monitor and execute the portfolio.

• Continuous improvement of enterprise portfolio system to connect with systems across the network to provide enhanced visibility enabling data driven decisions and applying one source of data.

• Establish standard work for maintaining accurate project data in enterprise databases and maintain a portfolio view of development and tech transfer activities that includes summaries of deliverables, timeline, resource requirements, and risk management.

• Help support the commercialization and TPL resource forecasting and headcount activities to support financial budgeting cycles and resourcing decisions.

• Improving business processes to find new efficiencies and connect people to the information that they need.  Utilizing standard meetings and governance as required.

• Develop and maintain training programs related to portfolio management systems.

• Required to comply with our Company Global and regulatory requirements and execute current Good manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in the performance of day to day activities and all applicable job functions.

• Work collaboratively to drive a safe and compliant culture.

• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Skills and Knowledge

Typical Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred

Typical Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in portfolio management or a related role required

Core Competences:

Technical:

• Digital tool competency with OnePMO, MS Teams, Power BI, MSPO, Spotfire, Share Points and other related systems

• Technical understanding of the DP and DS commercialization and life cycle management process.

• Demonstrated ability to create and analyze detailed, cross-functional project plans (including Gantt charting), and manage execution and change against those plans.

• Ability to identify and escalate portfolio risks

• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred

Business:

• Cross-functional team management; successful at indirect management.

• Ability to succeed in a dynamic environment with flexibility to respond to changing priorities.

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across diverse teams and networks; able to foster cooperation in others, using the diverse perspectives of others to generate ideas.

• Well-developed and effective team facilitation and leadership skills; ability to establish inclusive team environments.

Leadership:

• Focus on Customers and Patients

• Proven ability to Collaborate across the network

• Proven record in holding people accountable

• Act with Candor and Courage

• Make Rapid, Disciplined Decisions

• Drive Results

• Build Talent

• Demonstrate Ethics and Integrity

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