Remote Senior PMO & Portfolio Operations Lead

Sumitomo Pharma; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management Operations. This roleCollaborates with Program Management Leads to implement governance, planning, forecasting, and portfolio visibility for development programs.

The Senior Manager enables readiness, data quality, and performance reporting across R&D initiatives. The ideal candidate translates complex information into actionable insights, improves PMO processes, and supports senior leadership with decision-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; minimum 6 years 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 readiness across assigned programs with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Drives governance readiness and decision support materials for governance forums.
• Owns portfolio reporting and performance insights with dashboards and metrics for leadership.
• Leads planning, forecasting, financial enablement, and resource planning across programs.
• Leads integrated timeline and milestone management; identifies risks and schedule changes.
• Partners to identify, assess, track, mitigate, and elevate risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Leads PMO onboarding and capability-building with training materials and process guidance.
• Drives operational innovation to simplify workflows and improve portfolio execution.
• Leads complex cross-functional PMO initiatives from concept to measurable improvements.

Skills

Governance principles

Structured thinking

Data interpretation

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

6+ years biotech/pharma experience

Tools

Smartsheet

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Project

Navigate

Tableau

Think-Cell

Lucen

Portfolio PM Systems

Job description

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management Operations. This roleCollaborates with Program Management Leads to implement governance, planning, forecasting, and portfolio visibility for development programs.

The Senior Manager enables readiness, data quality, and performance reporting across R&D initiatives. The ideal candidate translates complex information into actionable insights, improves PMO processes, and supports senior leadership with decision-ready