Executive Director, Asset Management

akamerica; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 270,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Insurance

Training and development

Performance-based bonus eligibility

Job summary

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Cary, NC, seeks the Executive Director, Operations Strategy & Portfolio Management to translate enterprise strategy into an integrated portfolio of high-impact initiatives.

You will partner with senior leaders across PO&T to ensure priorities are resourced, governed, and executed, driving efficiency, quality, and business value in a fast-paced, patient-centric environment.

Qualifications

• Senior strategic leader responsible for translating enterprise and functional strategy into an integrated portfolio of high-impact initiatives.
• Lead strategic planning processes, governance, and execution excellence across PO&Ts operations.
• Partnership with senior leaders to align priorities, resources, and investments with business objectives.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing portfolio and strategy team.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to the strategic roadmap for Pharmaceutical Operations & Technologies in alignment with overall company objectives.
• Translate corporate and functional strategies into actionable priorities, programs, and measurable outcomes for PO&T by project.
• Lead strategic planning processes, including annual operating plans, multi-year roadmaps, and strategic investment priorities.
• Provide executive-level recommendations regarding priorities, resource allocation, investments, risks, and organizational capabilities.
• Establish and lead an integrated portfolio management framework for all projects within PO&T.
• Oversee a portfolio of complex, cross-functional programs from strategy and business case development through implementation and benefits realization for PO&T.
• Ensure projects are appropriately prioritized based on strategic value, business impact, risk, complexity, and resource requirements for PO&T.
• Establish governance structures, decision-making forums, performance metrics, and escalation mechanisms for PO&T.
• Monitor portfolio performance, milestones, dependencies, risks, financial commitments, and resource utilization for PO&T.
• Provide clear executive reporting and recommendations to ensure timely decisions and successful execution for PO&T.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Portfolio management

Program management

Governance

Technology strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Job description

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals is an Asahi-Kasei Group Company based in Cary, NC. Our purpose is to transform transplant medicine as the primary partner to the community of transplant healthcare providers and their patients; our focus is in developing new therapies and programs to help transplant healthcare providers and the patients they treat. Veloxis provides a dynamic and innovative place to work that encourages professional development and embraces diversity. We seek creative, intelligent, action-oriented, and passionate individuals who thrive in a collaborative team environment. If you are interested in being part of a patient-centric company, then we invite you to learn more about the employment opportunities available at Veloxis. Our success is tied to the contribution of every team member, which is why we provide a valuable and competitive compensation package that includes health and insurance benefits, training, and development opportunities, as well as performance-based bonus eligibility.

Company: Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Job Description:

The Executive Director, Operations Strategy & Portfolio Management

The Executive Director, Operations Strategy & Portfolio Management is a senior strategic leader within Pharmaceutical Operations & Technologies responsible for translating enterprise and functional strategy into an integrated portfolio of high-impact initiatives. This role provides leadership across strategic planning, project and program management, portfolio governance, operational transformation, technology strategy, and execution.

The Executive Director partners closely with senior leaders across Pharmaceutical Operations, Technology, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Finance, and other business functions to ensure that strategic priorities are clearly defined, appropriately resourced, effectively governed, and successfully executed.

This leader serves as a key advisor to executive management, providing an enterprise view of the organization's strategic portfolio, investment priorities, risks, dependencies, and progress toward business objectives.

The base compensation range for this role is $270-300K. Base Compensation is influenced by many factors including, but not limited to: time in the role, previous experience, skills, knowledge, performance, work requirements, internal equity, and business / economic conditions.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Business Leadership

• Provide input to the strategic roadmap for Pharmaceutical Operations & Technologies in alignment with overall company objectives.
• Translate corporate and functional strategies into actionable priorities, programs, and measurable outcomes for PO&T by project.
• Lead strategic planning processes, including annual operating plans, multi-year roadmaps, and strategic investment priorities.
• Provide executive-level recommendations regarding priorities, resource allocation, investments, risks, and organizational capabilities.
• Establish and lead an integrated portfolio management framework for all projects within PO&T.
• Oversee a portfolio of complex, cross-functional programs from strategy and business case development through implementation and benefits realization for PO&T.
• Ensure projects are appropriately prioritized based on strategic value, business impact, risk, complexity, and resource requirements for PO&T.
• Establish governance structures, decision-making forums, performance metrics, and escalation mechanisms for PO&T.
• Monitor portfolio performance, milestones, dependencies, risks, financial commitments, and resource utilization for PO&T.
• Provide clear executive reporting and recommendations to ensure timely decisions and successful execution for PO&T.

Operations & Technology Transformation

• Lead strategic transformation initiatives designed to improve pharmaceutical operations, organizational effectiveness, technology capabilities, and business performance.
• Identify opportunities to leverage digital technologies, data, automation, analytics, and innovative operating models for PO&T.
• Partner with technology and business leaders to develop technology strategies that support operational and strategic objectives for PO&T.
• Drive adoption of standardized processes, tools, governance, and best practices across PO&T.
• Ensure transformation initiatives deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, compliance, scalability, and business value for PO&T.

Organizational Leadership

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of portfolio and strategy professionals for PO&T.
• Establish a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and disciplined execution.
• Mentor project and program leaders and develop future or