Portfolio Planning Associate — PPM & Process Support

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Paid holidays

Health insurance

401K match

Parental leave

Life & disability insurance

Referral program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Clayton, NC seeks a Site Project Portfolio Manager to support PPM processes, maintain Clarity portfolios, optimize investment governance, and coordinate STG meetings across global sites.

You will partner with site management, report to Senior Manager, and help translate budgets into actionable plans while training PMs on PPM templates and ensuring governance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Business, or related field required.
• Minimum three (3) years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably pharmaceuticals.
• Minimum of two (2) years project management or change management experience.
• Advanced user of MS Excel & PowerPoint preferred.
• Experience with Clarity or similar portfolio management tools preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year advising senior leadership required.

Responsibilities

• Support the site Project Portfolio Management (PPM) process, including maintaining project portfolios in Clarity, managing project changes, gate approvals, and processing investment applications.
• Coordinate and facilitate assigned monthly Steering Group (STG) meetings, ensuring standardization of materials, agenda, and approach across director areas.
• Assist in PPM prioritization and implementation planning in alignment with AB & RE budget cycles, supporting discussions with site management.
• Support project managers in project execution, STG presentations, and Gate preparation for site portfolio, DFP IPG, and IPG projects.
• Assist in development and maintenance of PPM metrics, portfolio overview files, and monthly Clarity status reporting to monitor portfolio health and performance.
• Maintain PPM training materials aligned with site and corporate best practices, and provide training and support to Project Managers and LOB on PPM processes and templates.
• Maintain the PPM Governance SharePoint site and serve as site Clarity Super User.

Skills

Portfolio management

Stakeholder communication

Clarity (portfolio tool)

MS Excel

PowerPoint

PM training

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Business, or related field

Tools

Clarity

Portfolio management tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Novo Nordisk in Clayton, NC seeks a Site Project Portfolio Manager to support PPM processes, maintain Clarity portfolios, optimize investment governance, and coordinate STG meetings across global sites.

You will partner with site management, report to Senior Manager, and help translate budgets into actionable plans while training PMs on PPM templates and ensuring governance standards.