Senior PMO Manager - Portfolio & Ops Excellence

Sumitomo Pharma

United States

Hybrid

USD 144,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager of Program Management Operations to partner with PM leads and GDTs, implementing governance and portfolio visibility for effective program delivery.

The role drives planning, forecasting, and financial enablement, translating complex data into actionable insights and improving PMO processes to support executive decision-making across development programs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field 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.

Responsibilities

Leads operational planning and execution readiness across assigned programs by partnering with Program Leads, GDTs, PMO colleagues, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate portfolio objectives into clear priorities, deliverables, and governance-ready outputs.
Drives governance readiness and decision support by shaping agendas, synthesizing stakeholder inputs, preparing decision materials, documenting outcomes, and ensuring action follow-through for key program and portfolio governance forums.
Owns portfolio reporting and performance insights by developing and stewarding dashboards, metrics, and portfolio views that identify program status, milestones, resource needs, financial implications, risks, and performance trends for leadership decision-making.
Leads planning, forecasting, financial enablement, and resource planning activities by integrating budget, forecast, capacity, cost, and variance inputs across programs; partners with Finance and Program Leads to assess assumptions, identify implications, and ensure timely program- and portfolio-level reporting.
Leads integrated timeline and milestone management by evaluating critical paths, dependencies, decision points, and schedule changes; proactively identifies execution risks and partners with Program Leads and GDTs to maintain aligned, decision-ready plans.