Associate Director, Program Management, North America GM Office

BeOne Medicines Ltd.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BeOne Medicines Ltd. seeks an experienced Associate Director of Program Management to lead cross-functional commercial and medical projects across North America.

You will translate brand strategy into executable programs, manage AI-enabled initiatives, and collaborate with Medical Affairs, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs to drive growth and operational excellence. The role requires 8+ years of experience in consulting/advisory environments, strong program management skills, and a track record

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with 8+ years of experience in a consulting/advisory environment.
• Experience structuring complex problems and driving cross-functional alignment in fast-paced settings (pharma or life sciences preferred).
• Track record leading cross-functional planning initiatives with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in identifying critical paths and risks and driving early resolution.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for broad audiences.
• Proven experience delivering digital transformation and AI-enabled programs in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with AI tools and enablement strategies in a commercial context; evaluating adoption.

Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution of key cross-functional commercial and medical projects across North America, with clear plans and milestones.
• Build and maintain project plans, track interdependencies, surface risks, and propose solutions to leadership.
• Partner with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs to align projects with goals.
• Embed within strategic initiatives, acting as a dedicated PM resource to brand leaders and workstreams.
• Champion AI enablement across commercial/medical functions and scale adoption of AI-powered tools.
• Support digital initiatives including omnichannel strategies and promotional technologies.
• Monitor project schedules, report progress, and assess risks with objective analysis.
• Prepare meeting agendas, facilitate meetings, document decisions and actions, and track follow-ups.
• Foster continuous improvement and excellence in project management.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

AI enablement

Digital strategy

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, life sciences or related field

Tools

MS Project

SmartSheets

Asana

Jira

Job description

General Description:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Associate Director of Program Management reporting into the Chief of Staff to the North America General Manager. This role is responsible for driving and managing key cross-functional projects across North America, ensuring disciplined execution of project plans, timelines, and deliverables aligned with the company’s strategic priorities. The ideal candidate brings experience in a consulting or advisory environment, with demonstrated ability to help translate business challenges into structured, executable programs — and a proven ability to manage and deliver digital and AI-enabled initiatives at scale.

A critical capability for this role is the ability to connect the dots between brand strategy and on-the-ground execution: taking what is defined at the headquarter level and ensuring it is actively reflected in field execution across North America. A critical component of this role is deep expertise in digital strategy and demonstrated ability to lead AI enablement initiatives that advance commercial and medical capabilities. The Associate Director will collaborate closely with North America commercial and medical leaders and cross-functional partners across Medical Affairs, Market Access, Marketing, Corporate Affairs, and other functions to deliver high-impact programs that accelerate growth and operational excellence. This individual will actively embed within key strategic initiatives and serve as a dedicated resource and program management partner to brand leaders and cross-functional workstream leads, ensuring these programs are supported, connected, and moving forward.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Drive the development and execution of key cross-functional commercial and medical projects across North America, establishing clear project plans, milestones, timelines, and accountability frameworks to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery aligned with the priorities of the North America General Manager and Chief of Staff.

• Build and maintain comprehensive project plans for North America commercial and medical initiatives, proactively tracking progress against milestones, managing interdependencies, and surfacing risks and issues to leadership with recommended solutions.

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across North America — including Medical Affairs, Market Access, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs — to align projects with organizational goals, maintain momentum, and ensure delivery within scope and budget.

• Actively support and embed within key North America strategic initiatives serving as a dedicated program management resource to brand leaders and workstream leads, ensuring these programs remain aligned, supported, and moving forward.

• Champion AI enablement across North America commercial and medical functions, identifying and implementing AI-powered tools and workflows that improve productivity, decision-making, and customer engagement, and partnering with relevant teams to scale adoption.

• Support digital initiatives, including digital channel strategy, omnichannel execution, and emerging promotional technologies to advance the North America commercial and medical agenda.

• Closely monitor and track project schedules toward milestones and issue status reports, including assessment of critical path activities. Deliver objective assessment of progress and potential risks.

• Partner with NA GM Chief of Staff to ensure that project teams perform optimally within the framework of a specific project by preparing and harmonizing the relevant processes, both in terms of content and adherence to timelines.

• Support the resolution of complex problems by contributing structured analysis and sound judgment, escalating to leadership as appropriate and helping to develop practical solutions within established frameworks.

• Responsible for meeting management, including set agendas, facilitate and document meetings, track issues, risks, decisions, and action items.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in project management.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, life sciences or a related field.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree with 8+ years of overall experience.

• Experience in a consulting or advisory environment, with demonstrated ability to contribute to structuring complex problems, support cross-functional alignment, and help deliver measurable results in fast-paced, matrixed organizations — ideally with exposure to pharmaceutical or life sciences clients.

• Demonstrated track record of leading complex cross-functional and functional planning initiatives, a desire to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Proficiency in identifying critical paths and risks and ability to drive early resolution of constraints and issues with a change management mindset.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to effectively communicate to a wider range of audience, adept at communicating complex ideas persuasively and concisely.

• Proven track record managing digital transformation and AI-enabled projects from strategy through implementation, with hands‑on experience overseeing digital and non‑personal promotion (NPP) programs — including email, web, omnichannel, and programmatic channels — in a regulated pharmaceutical or life sciences environment.

• Familiarity with AI tools and enablement strategies in a commercial context; ability to evaluate, implement, and drive adoption of AI‑powered solutions that improve commercial effectiveness and operational efficiency.

• Experience with MS Office Suite, MS Project or SmartSheets; familiarity with digital analytics platforms and project management tools such as Asana, Jira, or similar.

Computer Skills:

• MS Office

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Travel:

• 10%

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.