Associate Director, R&D Project Management - Resource and Schedule Lead

BioSpace; King of Prussia (PA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Behring seeks an experienced leader to drive resource capacity management and scheduling for global R&D programs. You will define operating models, establish governance, and partner with PMO, Finance, and HR to align capacity with portfolio priorities.

You will develop analytics, dashboards, and scenarios to improve milestone predictability and drive continuous improvement across R&D capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in R&D operations, capacity/resource management, or strategic planning.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-wide or global Centers of Excellence (CoEs) or transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical and systems thinking skills, with familiarity using tools like Planisware, Anaplan, Clarity or similar resource management and scheduling platforms.
• Proven excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive alignment and influence across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and execution for R&D capacity planning and scheduling.
• Define and evolve capacity and scheduling strategy aligned to portfolio governance and delivery priorities.
• Establish operating models for capacity, demand, and scheduling; define roles and processes.
• Develop standard definitions and reporting conventions for capacity, demand, baseline vs. forecast, and critical path.
• Produce dashboards and insights on capacity vs. demand, schedule health, and risk across R&D.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Systems thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Business

Tools

Planisware

Anaplan

Clarity

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Continuous Improvement
• Build and lead the R&D Resource and Schedule Management capabilities, defining its mission, governance structure, and operating model to ensure alignment with organizational goals
• Define and evolve the resource capacity and schedule management strategy for R&D, aligned to portfolio governance and delivery priorities
• Establish and maintain an operating model for capacity, demand & scheduling, including roles and processes
• Drive adoption of standard definitions (e.g., FTE, capacity, demand, baseline vs. forecast schedule, critical path) and reporting conventions
• Proactively flag gaps and quantify impact (timelines, cost, risk, quality, compliance) and develop options and scenarios (e.g., reallocation, sequencing, scope adjustments, externalization, hiring, temporary augmentation) and recommend paths forward
• Produce actionable dashboards and insights (monthly/quarterly) for R&D leadership including capacity vs. demand by function/program/stage; schedule health and milestone predictability; resource-driven critical path risks; scenario comparisons and trade-offs
• Escalate issues constructively with clear evidence and proposed solutions
• Partner with PMO, Portfolio Oversight, Finance, HR, and functional leadership to integrate capacity and schedule insights into portfolio and execution decisions
• Develop and deliver training for PMs and people managers on resource planning and demand entry; schedule building and maintenance (baseline/forecast); best practices for dependencies, critical path, and scenario planning; tool usage and reporting expectations, and reinforce consistent ways of working
• Facilitate alignment workshops to resolve resourcing conflicts and schedule trade-offs
• Resource Capacity Management
• Develop, implement maintain standardized frameworks for capacity forecasting, scenario planning, and resource allocation, ensuring that resources are aligned with portfolio priorities and timelines
• Review and analyze resource data to identify capacity shortfalls, over-allocations, and bottlenecks; misalignment between portfolio priorities and staffing; key roles/skills constraints and upcoming capacity constraints leveraging data analytics and digital tools to generate insights that inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement in resource management
• Partner with functional leaders and people managers across R&D to align capacity planning efforts with portfolio priorities, ensuring optimal resource utilization
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance visibility into resource utilization, identify bottlenecks, and drive process improvements across R&D functions
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to monitor capacity health and resource performance across R&D functions
• Collaborate with enterprise functions (e.g. HR, Finance) to provide thought leadership on workforce planning, talent strategy, and operational scalability, helping R&D teams optimize resource allocation and meet evolving demands

Work Environment

This is a hybrid position based onsite at any of the posted locations with a minimum of 3 days onsite weekly. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not provided.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in R&D operations, capacity/resource management, or strategic planning
• Proven experience in leading enterprise-wide or global Centers of Excellence (CoEs) or transformation initiatives
• Strong analytical and systems thinking skills, with familiarity using tools like Planisware, Anaplan, Clarity or similar resource management and scheduling platforms
• Proven excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive alignment and influence across global teams

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

• For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.