PMO Lead

Lonza; Oberwallis; Remote; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lonza in Switzerland seeks a PMO Lead to establish and drive site-level portfolio governance, ensuring local initiatives and global projects meet defined standards and deliver value. You will collaborate with the Site Leadership Team, project sponsors, project managers and the Head of INB Ops PMO to manage risks, dependencies, and reporting, enabling informed decisions and optimized capacity.

Lonza emphasizes ethical delivery, people development and continuous process improvement as part of this

Qualifikationen

• Education: business, science, engineering, information technology or related discipline.
• Advanced experience in Biologics GMP manufacturing with operational exposure.
• Leadership: proven ability to lead teams and promote collaboration.
• Language: fluent in English and German.

Aufgaben

• Lead site portfolio governance: intake, validation, prioritization and reviews.
• Maintain an integrated site portfolio with local and global projects.
• Provide timely portfolio status, milestones, financials, risks and benefits.
• Coordinate prioritization and scenario planning with Site Leadership Team.
• Manage resource demand and capacity planning across site functions.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Cross-functional

Communication

Analytical

Influence

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

Relevant degree

Jobbeschreibung

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there is no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that is the kind of work we want to be part of.

The PMO Lead establishes and leads site-level portfolio governance, ensuring that local initiatives and global projects impacting the site are selected, prioritized and executed in line with defined standards. The role provides transparent portfolio information to support leadership decision-making, capacity planning and resource allocation.

Working closely with the Site Leadership Team, project sponsors, project managers, site functions and the Head of INB Ops PMO, the role manages portfolio risks, dependencies and escalations and supports the successful delivery of agreed business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead site portfolio governance, including project intake, validation, prioritization, approval and periodic portfolio reviews
• Maintain an integrated site portfolio, covering local initiatives and global projects requiring site resources
• Provide accurate and timely visibility of portfolio status, milestones, financials, resource demand, risks, issues, dependencies and expected benefits
• Facilitate portfolio prioritization and scenario planning with the Site Leadership Team, based on strategic alignment, financial benefit and risk, if projects do not get completed
• Coordinate resource demand and capacity planning across site functions and *escalate* unresolved constraints
• Ensure projects follow the applicable project and portfolio management standards, governance requirements, stage gates and reporting routines
• Identify and manage cross-project and cross‑functional dependencies, risks and issues, ensuring timely escalation and decision‑making
• Coach project sponsors and project managers and coordinate site‑level training on portfolio processes, governance standards and supporting systems
• Drive continuous improvement of PMO processes, tools, templates, data quality and reporting in alignment with the Head of INB Ops PMO

Requirements:

• Education: business, Science, Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline
• Experience: advanced experience in Biologics GMP manufacturing with operational experience
• Leadership Skills: demonstrated ability to lead teams, get results, and promote collaboration across departments
• Language Skills: proficient in English and German
• Ability to work quickly and effectively and produce high‑quality results in a flexible and changing environment while managing multiple activities and priorities
• Methodical and structured mindset with the ability to organize others
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand interdependencies
• Ability to work across functions & geographic regions
• Ability to self‑educate in new areas
• Effective communication
• Ability to build cross‑functional, diverse relationships
• Establishing clear ownership and follow‑through and intervenes when delivery, value or compliance is at risk
• Influencing without direct authority, challenges constructively and establishes the PMO as a trusted site capability

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Reference: R80087

You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast‑moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza:

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters.

We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.