PMO Strategy Lead – Portfolio Governance & Delivery

Sumitomo Pharma; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is seeking a Senior Manager of Program Management Operations to drive governance, planning, forecasting, and portfolio reporting across development programs.

You will partner with R&D leads, GDTs, and cross-functional stakeholders to enable strategic program delivery and readiness. The role emphasizes translating complex data into actionable insights, implementing PMO process improvements, and ensuring timely, decision-ready plans for leadership review.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; minimum 6 years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• Foundational knowledge of drug development, portfolio management, governance processes.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams within an R&D environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads operational planning and execution readiness across assigned programs by partnering with Program Leads and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Shapes agendas, synthesizes inputs, prepares decision materials, and ensures action follow-through for governance forums.
• Owns portfolio reporting and insights by developing dashboards, metrics, and portfolio views for leadership decision-making.
• Leads planning, forecasting, financial enablement, and resource planning across programs with Finance partners.
• Manages integrated timeline and milestone management; evaluates critical paths and dependencies.
• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, and escalates risks, issues, and dependencies; provides visibility for timely decisions.
• Designs PMO onboarding materials, process guidance, and tool adoption to improve consistency and effectiveness across programs.
• Drives PMO process innovations to simplify workflows and improve portfolio execution.
• Leads complex cross-functional PMO initiatives from concept to implementation with measurable governance impact.

Skills

PMO governance

Dashboard reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

R&D operations

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Tableau

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Navigate

Job description

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is seeking a Senior Manager of Program Management Operations to drive governance, planning, forecasting, and portfolio reporting across development programs.

You will partner with R&D leads, GDTs, and cross-functional stakeholders to enable strategic program delivery and readiness. The role emphasizes translating complex data into actionable insights, implementing PMO process improvements, and ensuring timely, decision-ready plans for leadership review.