Remote Senior PMO & Portfolio Operations Lead

Sumitomo Pharma; Bismarck (ND); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management Operations to partner with PM leads and GDTs to implement governance, planning, forecasting, and portfolio visibility across development programs.

You will translate complex information into actionable insights, drive PMO improvements, and enable program delivery through strong cross-functional collaboration. The role emphasizes governance, data quality, reporting capabilities, and leadership without direct reports.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Leads operational planning and execution readiness across assigned programs with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Drives governance readiness and decision support for program and portfolio governance forums.
• Owns portfolio reporting and performance insights through dashboards and metrics.
• Leads budgeting, forecast, capacity, cost, and variance inputs across programs for timely reporting.
• Manages risk, issues, and dependencies with proactive mitigation and escalation.
• Designs PMO training materials and process guidance to improve adoption and effectiveness.
• Drives PMO process improvements to simplify governance and portfolio execution.
• Leads cross-functional PMO initiatives from concept through implementation with measurable improvements.

Skills

PMO governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio reporting

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Smartsheet

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Project

Tableau

Navigate

Think-Cell

Lucen

Job description

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management Operations to partner with PM leads and GDTs to implement governance, planning, forecasting, and portfolio visibility across development programs.

You will translate complex information into actionable insights, drive PMO improvements, and enable program delivery through strong cross-functional collaboration. The role emphasizes governance, data quality, reporting capabilities, and leadership without direct reports.