Senior PMO Lead - Cross-Functional Program Delivery

Vochure; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Project Manager Lead to govern, coordinate, and oversee CDQ programs across cross-functional teams. You will drive planning, milestone tracking, and risk management while ensuring alignment with business objectives and executive communication.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in industry, including 5+ years in program or project management within a regulated environment. Strong GMP and supply chain knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business or related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience, including 5+ years in program or project management.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, cross-functional projects in a pharmaceutical or regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of GMP manufacturing, supply chain, CMC development, and pharmaceutical regulations.
• Proven ability to develop governance models and drive execution across stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and influence cross-functional teams and technical experts.
• Ability to understand technical aspects of complex systems and contribute to problem‑solving discussions.

Responsibilities

• Leads the CDQ PMO function coordinating project managers and resources to drive cross-functional alignment.
• Translate PMO and business priorities into clear execution plans, milestones, dependencies, and tracking mechanisms.
• Monitor project progress, risks, issues, actions, and dependencies; accelerate blockers, decisions, and resource needs.
• Develop and maintain standard templates, tools, dashboards, and metrics for program management.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to support execution of complex programs, including planning and budget tracking.
• Ensure timely, clear communication to stakeholders, including senior leadership, on program status, risks, and next steps.
• Support development and rollout of standard program management processes and ways of working.
• Facilitate governance forums and knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Oversee team members’ workload coordination and delivery of responsibilities.
• Maintain alignment with project standards and business requirements.
• Support continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and operating rhythms.

Skills

PMO Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Governance

Stakeholder management

Project tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Business

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a Project Manager Lead to govern, coordinate, and oversee CDQ programs across cross-functional teams. You will drive planning, milestone tracking, and risk management while ensuring alignment with business objectives and executive communication.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in industry, including 5+ years in program or project management within a regulated environment. Strong GMP and supply chain knowledge are essential.