Job Description
Position Title: Global Program Manager
Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, 90404 / 100% Remote
Assignment Duration: 08 months +Description:
Global Program Manager (Contractor) Role Overview 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). 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 execute program strategy.
- Lead goal setting, progress tracking, and outcome communication across teams and stakeholders.
- Ensure data accuracy and timeline integrity within the 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.
- Develops executive-ready materials to communicate program status, strategy, and recommendations.
Basic Requirements - Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, or related discipline, and 10+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech experience
- Strong foundation in project management principles; PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
- Extensive experience in project management within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
Preferred Qualifications - Deep functional expertise in at least one domain: Research, Development, or Commercialization.
- Solid understanding of the drug development lifecycle, experience in Early Development strongly preferred.
- 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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