Advanced Industry Program Manager (m/w/d) (80-100%)

Lonza; Switzerland; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile culture

Inclusive workplace

Performance-based pay

Relocation support

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Program Coordinator in Basel, Switzerland to act as a strategic partner to the Program Head. You will maintain the integrated program plan, coordinate governance, and drive transparency across workstreams and partners.

Responsibilities include budgeting updates, executive-ready materials, and ensuring timely delivery while maintaining strong interfaces with groups and sites. Fluency in English and proven coordination skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Business Administration, Project Management, IT, Operations Management or related discipline.
• Experience with project planning, governance, reporting and cross-functional delivery.
• Fluent English with strong communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the integrated program plan with milestones, dependencies and updates across workstreams.
• Manage timely and accurate budget inputs, spend tracking and transparency of costs.
• Develop executive-ready presentations and decision-support content for leadership.
• Facilitate cross-workstream alignment and escalate critical risks or dependencies.
• Coordinate external partners and events, including visits and workshops.
• Interface with Group Operations, Global Functions, Platforms and sites.
• Support program communications and change activities.
• Provide clear progress visibility to the Program Head on priorities and decisions.
• Ensure governance meetings run effectively with agendas, minutes and follow-ups.

Skills

Project planning

Forecasting

KPI reporting

Risk management

Cost management

Delivery coordination

Governance

Vendor management

Communication

English fluent

Education

Business/PM degree

Job description

A Career at Lonza

What you'll get

• An agile career and a dynamic work culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits.
• Relocation support for eligible candidate

Program Coordination acts as a strategic partner to the Head of Advanced Industry Program, helping to translate the program ambition into a well-structured, transparent and executable transformation agenda. The role is responsible for establishing and maintaining the program coordination backbone, connecting strategic priorities, workstream plans, governance, reporting and financial transparency to enable effective program steering and decision-making.

In this role you will be responsible that the program operates with a clear rhythm, consistent governance and reliable visibility of progress, dependencies, risks, costs and required decisions. It is responsible for maintaining the integrated program plan and coordinating the respective updates using appropriate project management tools such as Fabriq and Planview. You will also coordinate external partners, site visits, innovation sessions and other key program activities.

In this role you will be accountable for ensuring that individual workstreams remain aligned with the overall program plan and roadmap, delivery commitments and governance requirements. While workstream leads retain ownership of their respective content and deliverables, Program Coordination actively follows up on progress, identifies gaps and dependencies, and drives the timely consolidation of updates and actions. This role provides the Program Head with the transparency, controls and decision support required to effectively steer and deliver the program.

The role is based in Basel, Switzerland.

What you will do

• Program coordination: Own and maintain the integrated program plan, including milestones, dependencies and task tracking across all workstreams, and coordinate the respective updates.
• Responsible for coordinating timely and accurate financial updates, including budget inputs, spend tracking, and transparency on program costs and commitments.
• Develop and maintain executive-ready presentations, leadership materials, business cases and decision-support content.
• Facilitate cross-workstream alignment and escalation of critical dependencies or delivery risks
• Coordinate external partners and their activities, including visits, workshops, innovation sessions and key program events.
• Build strong interfaces across Group Operations, Global Functions, Platforms and sites
• Support program communication and change activities
• Provide the Program Head with clear visibility on progress, priorities, risks, costs and required decisions

Governance, Reporting & Decision Support

• Responsible for the coordination and effective execution of program governance meetings, reporting and review processes.
• Prepare Leadership Team and Steering Committee meetings in alignment with the Program Lead.
• Facilitate SteerCo and workstream reporting meetings, including agendas, materials, minutes and action follow-up
• Coordinate governance forums and reporting cycles across the program
• Consolidate workstream updates into executive dashboards, summaries and decision points
• Track actions, risks, issues and decisions and ensure timely follow-up
• Establish consistent governance, reporting standards and performance tracking
• Provide transparent reporting on project health, risks, issues and progress.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor or Master in the field of Business Administration, Project Management, IT, Operations Management or related discipline.
• Project Planning & Scheduling: Experience developing and managing integrated project plans, critical paths, milestones and cross-functional schedules.
• Project Controls & Reporting: Experience with project governance, forecasting, KPI reporting, risk tracking, change management and executive reporting.
• Risk, Issue & Dependency Management: Ability to proactively identify, manage and resolve cross-functional risks, issues and dependencies.
• Cost & Resource Management: Experience supporting project budgeting, forecasting, resource planning and performance tracking.
• Cross-Functional Delivery Coordination: Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, stakeholders and delivery partners towards common objectives.
• Governance & Decision Management: Experience establishing effective project governance, preparing leadership reviews and driving timely decision-making.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Ability to work effectively with senior business, technical and external stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Communication & Facilitation: Strong communication, facilitation and organizational skills, capable of driving alignment and maintaining momentum across complex programs.
• English fluent

About Lonza

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