Senior Program Manager, CMC Portfolio Management

PowerToFly; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

PowerToFly is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to lead Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls project plans in North Chicago. This role involves advanced project management for drug development, requiring strong leadership and communication skills.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, managing complex projects while fostering teamwork and process improvements. A comprehensive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• 2+ years Project Management experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of the drug development process.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support multiple complex drug development projects.
• Drive PPDST team accountability to meet project deliverables.
• Facilitate establishment of high performing teams.

Skills

Project management principles

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific discipline

Master’s degree

Doctorate degree

Tools

MS Office software

MS Project

Qlikview

Spotfire

Job description

Job Description

The Sr. Program Manager, CMC Portfolio Management leads with the development and maintenance of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) project plans for Product Presentation & Device Strategy Teams (PPDST) using standardized project management tools and processes. These CMC plans are used for decision making on drug development teams and across the R&D portfolio. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate PPDST rosters, generation of timeline swim lanes, and scenario planning interacting with Program Development Directors and key external stakeholders within R&D/Ops/Commercial. Additional responsibilities include Early Biologics Excellence (EBE) pre-clinical timeline support and potential for involvement in program management support for due diligence assessment of external business development opportunities. The candidate is expected to quickly excel at program management responsibilities and establish themselves as a strategic leader of their teams and strong representative of the Development Sciences organization to senior leaders and cross‑functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Independently provide advanced and extensive project management support to multiple complex (e.g. early-late stage, requiring a device, etc.) drug development and on‑market LCM projects, including creation and maintenance of CMC technical plans in Asset Management Platform (AMP), PPDST roster management, and timeline swimlanes for relevant program reviews.
• Lead the PPDST Team meetings, including setting agenda topics, capturing action items, and driving discussions with PPDST members. Drive PPDST team accountability to meet project deliverables. Develop multiple project planning scenarios in collaboration with PPDST team members; identify, monitor, and analyze business risks. Recognize when corrective action and planning are necessary and conduct root cause analyses (escalating recommendations to PPDST Team).
• Manage activities to ensure functions have the right tools, reports, and data for accurate resource estimates.
• Support organization/communication of knowledge management materials (e.g. SharePoint/Team sites, etc.) for PPDST teams.
• Independently identify opportunities for improvement of departmental work processes and manage large and small cross‑functional process improvement projects. Convert goals to tasks and coordinate activities to meet goals. Estimate and manage requirements to achieve defined objectives. Lead small teams through execution on defined objectives and keep management informed of progress and achieved project milestones.
• Apply advanced and extensive project management principles and techniques to the coordination and completion of assigned goals and tasks. Prioritize tasks with effective use of time.
• Support and advise peer Project Managers/PPDST Co‑Chairs on monthly project plan issues and timelines for maintenance and information reporting. Provide data entry for change requests. Define performance expectations and assess progress against plans, processes, and practices to determine effectiveness and areas for process improvement.
• Apply advanced project management tools for metrics collection and conduct advanced analysis of project data. Develop guidelines and checklists. Utilize and implement tools to identify novel solutions for metrics collection, data analysis and process improvement.
• Serve as local expert for business procedures and recommend solutions to the broader PM community. Develop and provide advanced training courses, presentations, and guidance to foster best practices. Mentor junior staff on training, presentation development, and delivery.
• Establish and maintain strong network within department and external stakeholders. Actively manage cross‑functional and departmental team behaviors, mediate internal team disputes, and facilitate establishment of high performing teams. May manage Sr. Specialists within the department. Interact with all levels of employees in support of project coordination. Effectively influence peer Program Managers regarding project initiatives and direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a technical or scientific related discipline and 8+ years professional work experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry; or Master’s degree with 6+ years of work experience; or Doctorate degree with 2+ years of work experience in same disciplines.
• Note: Higher education may compensate for years of experience; years of experience may compensate for education.
• Accreditation in a project management or process improvement discipline highly preferred (e.g. Project Management Professional, LEAN Six Sigma, etc.).
• 2+ years Project Management experience, including leadership of a cross‑functional team required. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of project management principles. Ability to work independently and represent sound strategies is required.
• Must have clear leadership skills that minimally include: strong written and effective interpersonal communication; capability to clearly present, influence, and logically justify proposals; sound judgment; negotiation and conflict management; effective communication across cultures and disciplines; relationship building and fostering teamwork; and training experience.
• Job requires knowledge of the drug development process.
• Cross‑functional and global project team leadership experience preferred.
• Proficient in the tools and techniques of Project Management and/or Business Excellence (e.g. MS Office software, MS Project, Qlikview, Spotfire, etc.) required.
• CMC experience preferred.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

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