Senior Manager / Associate Director, Portfolio Management Office

Lonza; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences company based in Singapore seeks a Portfolio Management Office Manager to lead portfolio governance and PMO processes. This role involves ensuring that all projects are executed to a high standard, coordinating site portfolio validation, and managing resource allocations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, PMP certification preferred, and 8-10 years of project management experience in regulated industries. Strong communication skills and proficiency in project management tools are essential.

Benefits

An agile career and dynamic working culture

Inclusive and ethical workplace

Fully paid medical insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in project management or PMO leadership within a regulated industry.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, matrix organization.
• Commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Projects are managed according to standard defined.
• Support local training and roll out of processes.
• Coordinate with other site PMO teams to manage dependencies.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Portfolio governance

Risk management

Resource planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related field

PMP certification preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite

Project management tools

Job description

Singapore, Tuas Singapore

The actual location of this job is in Singapore.

This role is based at our Singapore site and involves leading portfolio governance and PMO processes. The Portfolio Management Office Manager is supporting processes implementation and governance associated to a given portfolio at site level. This position will ensure all projects are executed to a defined standard within the site department/functions, in charge of coordination of site portfolio validation and prioritization according to site resource availabilities, provide full transparency on all projects being executed requiring site resources and work in close collaboration with other PMO organizations to manage dependencies.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Daily company bus from the MRT location near your home to and from the Tuas site.
• Fully paid medical insurance, and option to enrol family members at partially subsidized premiums.
• Our full list of global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you will do

• Ensure Projects are managed according to standard defined.
• Contribute to definition of documentation, templates and reporting standards under coordination of Bio Div PMO manager.
• Uphold data integrity principles in accordance to Lonza policies. Proactively evaluate, identify and improve data integrity process.
• Support local training and roll out of processes.
• Run site prioritization review.
• Define and manage project allocations and time booking for effective resource management.
• Manage the Demand process and coordinate supporting meetings (ideation and stage gate process for project approval).
• Actively contribute to the preparation of funding for programs and projects (ESR, CAR and Lump sum) if necessary.
• Coordinate with other site PMO teams to manage dependencies.
• Ensure site portfolio reporting and elevate risk and issue from site portfolio execution at Division level.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related field. PMP certification preferred.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in project management or PMO leadership within a regulated industry.
• Strong knowledge of portfolio governance, resource planning, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, matrix organization.
• Proficiency in project management tools and MS Office Suite.
• Commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Reference: R72366

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