Director, Global Program Management

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead cross-functional drug development programs from pre-clinical through loss of exclusivity. The role focuses on delivering integrated development plans, risk management, and effective governance across research, development, medical, and commercial teams.

Candidate will drive strategic decision-making, manage budgets, and coordinate portfolio activities with senior stakeholders in a complex matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree with extensive program management in drug development.
• mastery of integrated development plans, risk management and decision analysis.
• experience translating strategy into operational goals in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide program management leadership for Pfizer product teams.
• Lead execution of research, development, medical, and commercial objectives.
• Oversee asset strategy execution, planning, resource management, risk management, and communications.
• Develop and maintain integrated program budgets and forecasts.
• Represent product teams in governance presentations and stakeholder discussions.

Skills

Program Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

AI Fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MBA, MS)

Job description

• Provide program management leadership for Pfizer product teams
• Lead execution of research, development, medical, and commercial strategic and operational objectives
• Oversee asset strategy execution, integrated planning, team effectiveness, resource management, risk management, and communication management
• Lead cross-functional development of integrated development, lifecycle, and operating plans from pre-clinical through loss of exclusivity
• Drive decision-point planning, strategic planning, asset-level scenarios, decision criteria, risk management, and stakeholder strategies
• Develop and maintain integrated program budgets and annual forecasts
• Design and implement processes, approaches, and tools to manage programs and teams
• Provide timeline and budget inputs for asset valuation
• Lead integrated development plans, critical paths, milestones, stage gates, schedules, resource management, and product controls
• Provide cross-functional operational leadership and monitor delivery against time, scope, budget, and quality objectives
• Manage changes, opportunities, resource utilization, operational costs, budgets, risks, issues, and escalations
• Negotiate Partner Line resource allocation and prioritize asset-level deliverables
• Drive accountability matrices and governance presentation preparation
• Develop, maintain, communicate, and manage integrated risk management plans
• Develop and manage program and stakeholder communication plans
• Represent product teams in governance presentations, operating plan reviews, and stakeholder discussions
• Provide timeline, budget, and resource information for portfolio management and decision-making
• Coordinate internal and external communications for study readouts, data monitoring committees, and interim analyses
• Conduct lessons learned and after-action reviews
• Enhance cross-functional team effectiveness through negotiation, facilitation, meeting management, and conflict resolution
• Lead team chartering and team health survey implementation
• Clarify project deliverables and workload and influence across all functional lines

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to drug development or business with at least 8 years of experience, or an advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MBA, MS) with at least 7 years of experience
• Mastery of program management skills and significant expertise in drug development
• Knowledge of end-to-end drug development from pre-clinical through loss of exclusivity
• Strong track record of performance, delivery, and team effectiveness in a complex matrix team environment
• Expertise in project management methodology, tools, and techniques, including integrated project plans, critical path management, project change control, project risk management, and decision analysis
• Extensive knowledge and experience in drug development, medical, and/or commercial disciplines
• Ability to translate strategy into effective operational goals and tactical plans
• AI fluency and ability to leverage AI technologies responsibly for innovation, decision-making, and measurable business outcomes
• Strong leadership, negotiation, interpersonal, communication, and meeting facilitation skills
• Experience with stakeholder management, governance management, and communicating key messages to senior-level stakeholders
• Professional PM certification such as PMP or equivalent desirable
• Knowledge and experience in clinical operations/clinical trial execution highly desirable
• Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer
• Permanent work authorization in the United States required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates mastery in program management and extensive knowledge of drug development processes, from pre-clinical stages to loss of exclusivity. Capable of leading cross-functional teams, managing integrated plans, and effectively communicating with stakeholders to drive strategic objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Program Management
• Drug Development Expertise
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management Methodology
• AI Fluency

Hard Skills

• Integrated Project Plans
• Critical Path Management
• Project Change Control
• Project Risk Management
• Decision Analysis
• Budget Management
• Resource Management
• Timeline Management
• Operational Planning
• Asset Strategy Execution

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Interpersonal Communication
• Meeting Facilitation
• Conflict Resolution

Certifications & Qualifications

• PMP Certification

Industry Keywords

• Clinical Operations
• Clinical Trial Execution
• Governance Management
• Matrix Team Environment
• Operational Goals