Senior Enterprise Programs Lead

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Business Program Manager at The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) leads complex, cross-functional programs to deliver strategic business outcomes and organizational value.

This role ensures alignment of stakeholders, drives execution, and realizes benefits across multiple interrelated initiatives. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with success navigating matrixed organizations and influencing executive-level

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Project Management, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience leading large-scale, complex business or technology programs.
• Proven success managing cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong executive presence with excellent presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide programs consisting of multiple projects, workstreams, and business stakeholders.
• Develop and manage integrated program plans, roadmaps, dependencies, risks, and milestone schedules.
• Partner with executive sponsors and business leaders to define objectives, priorities, and success criteria.
• Drive governance processes, executive reporting, and decision-making forums.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across business, technology, operational, and external partners.
• Identify and proactively manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and change impacts.
• Track program performance, budget, resource utilization, and benefit realization.
• Develop business cases, strategic recommendations, and executive-level presentations.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across program teams.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Program management

Budget management

Communication skills

Negotiation

Influence outcomes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Project Management, Organizational Leadership, or related field

MBA

PM certification (PMP, PgMP)

Job description

The Senior Business Program Manager at The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) leads complex, cross-functional programs to deliver strategic business outcomes and organizational value.

This role ensures alignment of stakeholders, drives execution, and realizes benefits across multiple interrelated initiatives. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with success navigating matrixed organizations and influencing executive-level