Senior Strategic Realization Lead

BioSpace; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare options

Job summary

USP seeks a Senior Strategic Realization Program Manager to translate strategy into tangible results, collaborating with the CEO, Executive Team, and Global Leadership Team to design, test, and execute initiatives with measurable outcomes.

The role partners with senior leaders to assess credibility, feasibility, risks, and impact, building frameworks for accountability and driving performance improvements across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Strategy, or related area with experience in business operations.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in strategic program management, business operations, or performance management.
• Proficiency leading teams and transformation initiatives, without formal authority, delivering results through others.
• Experience designing performance measurement frameworks (KPIs, dashboards, balanced scorecards).
• Experience working with senior leadership to evaluate and refine strategies and plans.
• Strong strategic judgement and critical thinking; evaluate credibility, feasibility, risks, impact.
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguous problems and move work forward.
• Experience synthesizing complex issues into executive communications.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration and issue resolution.
• Track record designing and transitioning processes to business owners.
• Strong time management and project management skills.
• Growth mindset and learning agility; adapt approaches as needed.
• Experience identifying high-value use cases for AI-enabled tools and scaling adoption across teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior leaders to define objectives and KPIs aligned with priorities.
• Assess viability and strategic effectiveness of proposed strategies and plans.
• Pressure-test proposals, assess gaps, credibility, feasibility, and impact.
• Monitor progress, identify roadblocks, and navigate to keep initiatives on track.
• Facilitate discussions to clarify deliverables and milestones.
• Synthesize risks and issues into concise executive recommendations.
• Develop real-time performance visibility and dashboards for strategic programs.
• Analyze data to provide insights for decision-making and improvement.
• Lead design and optimization of processes to support strategic initiatives.
• Prototype, test, and refine approaches based on feedback and data.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable solutions.
• Provide change management through communication plans and training.
• Foster a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement.
• Synthesize complex issues for executive-level communication.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Change management

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Data-driven decisions

Ambiguity handling

Stakeholder management

Growth mindset

AI/automation awareness

Education

Bachelor in Business Admin

Strategy

Job description

USP seeks a Senior Strategic Realization Program Manager to translate strategy into tangible results, collaborating with the CEO, Executive Team, and Global Leadership Team to design, test, and execute initiatives with measurable outcomes.

The role partners with senior leaders to assess credibility, feasibility, risks, and impact, building frameworks for accountability and driving performance improvements across the organization.