Global Oncology Program Lead

GlaxoSmithKline; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Vacation

Parental leave

Medical leave

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline seeks an Associate Director, Global Program Management (Oncology) to lead asset strategy and governance within a matrix R&D environment in the US. You will partner with project leads to drive integrated plans, manage risk, and ensure delivery of critical milestones across cross-functional teams.

You will oversee planning, timing, and budgets while promoting rigorous data reporting, governance readiness, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of project management experience in a matrix team environment in pharmaceutical R&D or related industry.
• Experience in PM principles and methods (PMI/PMBOK), including risk, planning, and critical path management.
• Experience building and maintaining project plans, budgets and resource forecasts.
• Experience using established PM planning tools (Planisware, MS Project).
• Experience facilitating project team meetings and governance interactions.
• Experience leading identification and acceleration of the project’s critical path.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate asset and evidence strategy, and lead development of the integrated project plan.
• Own the single integrated plan with schedules and budgets based on dependencies.
• Lead options planning, generate recommendations, alternatives, and tradeoffs.
• Lead governance prep and inputs on schedule, risk, and budget.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate by challenging constraints on the critical path.
• Orchestrate handoffs with focus on the critical path and cross-functional management of issues.
• Ensure rigor and compliance in systems to drive timely, high-quality data and reporting.
• Build trusting relationships and promote collaboration across teams.
• Lead regular project team meetings and maintain meeting documentation.
• Establish effective ways of working for communication, decisions, and conflict resolution.
• Promote GSK's Code and values and foster psychological safety.

Skills

Communication

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Decision Making

Financial Acumen

Innovation

Leadership

Project Controls

Project Management

Project Management Governance

Project Planning

Project Tracking

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PMP Certification

Tools

Planisware

MS Project

Job description

GlaxoSmithKline seeks an Associate Director, Global Program Management (Oncology) to lead asset strategy and governance within a matrix R&D environment in the US. You will partner with project leads to drive integrated plans, manage risk, and ensure delivery of critical milestones across cross-functional teams.

You will oversee planning, timing, and budgets while promoting rigorous data reporting, governance readiness, and collaboration with stakeholders.