Strategic CAPEX & Investment Portfolio Director

Lonza; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Director / Senior Director, Strategic CAPEX & Investment Portfolio Management to shape investment decisions across its Specialized Modalities platform. You will lead governance, capital planning and portfolio prioritization, translating business needs into investment proposals.

You will work with sites, Operations, Engineering, Finance and Global Value Assurance to guide investments from assessment through approval and mobilization, maintaining portfolio oversight and value

Qualifications

• Relevant academic background in engineering, finance, business administration, life sciences or a related discipline.
• Experience in investment portfolio management, strategic CAPEX planning, investment governance or capital project strategy within biopharmaceutical manufacturing, or advising on capital strategy, manufacturing networks, or major investments.
• Strong understanding of biopharmaceutical manufacturing and capital investments, with the ability to evaluate technical feasibility, business cases, financial returns and execution considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance of the CAPEX portfolio across sites and modalities.
• Drive annual and long-range CAPEX planning, consolidating investment demand into a prioritized pipeline.
• Develop capital allocation recommendations for senior leadership.
• Coordinate governance and stage-gate reviews to ensure complete, decision-ready proposals.
• Integrate cross-functional inputs into coherent business cases and challenge assumptions.

Skills

CAPEX governance

Portfolio management

Capital planning

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Scenario analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

AI in portfolio reporting

Education

Engineering / Finance / Business administration / Life sciences

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Financial modelling

Job description

Lonza is seeking a Director / Senior Director, Strategic CAPEX & Investment Portfolio Management to shape investment decisions across its Specialized Modalities platform. You will lead governance, capital planning and portfolio prioritization, translating business needs into investment proposals.

You will work with sites, Operations, Engineering, Finance and Global Value Assurance to guide investments from assessment through approval and mobilization, maintaining portfolio oversight and value