Director PMO Fluorescence Imaging

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

14h

About The Position

Intuitive is seeking an experienced Director of Program Management Office (PMO) to establish and lead the PMO for Fluorescence Imaging (FI). The role will build the program and project management organization—including its team, operating model, governance, tools, and reporting capabilities—to support an expanding drug development portfolio. The Director will partner with FI and functional leadership to drive integrated planning, portfolio visibility, cross-functional execution, and timely decisions across development, regulatory submission, and commercial readiness. The position combines organizational buildout, people leadership, and strategic program oversight. The Director will establish the PMO’s charter, structure, services, governance model, standards, and phased implementation plan; assess portfolio and resource needs; and recruit, develop, and manage program and project management personnel. The role will implement scalable planning and reporting infrastructure, direct program management across FI programs, oversee portfolio milestones and dependencies, and establish executive reporting on program health, risks, decisions, resources, and financial performance. The Director will also partner with Finance, Business Operations, and functional leaders on budgets, capacity, resource planning, and prioritization, while leading PMO adoption and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related field.
15+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience, including significant program leadership and experience establishing or scaling PMO capabilities.
Experience overseeing complex cross-functional drug development programs and integrating CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Nonclinical, and Quality activities.
Experience designing and building PMO operating models, governance structures, integrated planning systems, dashboards, and executive reporting.
Strong knowledge of development milestones, regulatory submission readiness, and FDA, EMA, ICH, and applicable GxP expectations.
Experience with portfolio prioritization, program budgets, forecasts, resource planning, and capacity assessment.
Ability to translate complex technical and regulatory matters into actionable priorities, decisions, and clear leadership reporting.
Demonstrated organizational change leadership and ability to implement new processes and tools in evolving organizations.
Ability to influence across matrixed functions, resolve competing priorities, and build stakeholder alignment.
Experience partnering with executive leadership and facilitating governance and escalation discussions.
Excellent people leadership, executive communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to balance hands-on PMO buildout with strategic oversight in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience building a PMO from inception within a growing pharmaceutical or biotechnology organization.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience with NDA/MAA readiness, CMC development, CDMO oversight, or commercialization planning.
MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
Experience selecting, implementing, and administering enterprise planning, reporting, and project management platforms.
Experience developing program management talent.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead the FI PMO, defining its charter, organizational structure, services, governance model, standards, and phased implementation plan.
Assess portfolio needs and resource capacity; develop staffing plans; and recruit, hire, coach, and manage program and project management personnel.
Create or oversee scalable PMO infrastructure, including integrated program plans, portfolio schedules, dashboards, reporting tools, and performance metrics.
Design and implement program governance, including leadership reviews, decision rights, escalation pathways, meeting structures, and risk, issue, action, and decision management.
Direct program and project management activities across FI programs, aligning CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Nonclinical, Quality, and commercial-readiness plans.
Oversee portfolio milestones, critical paths, dependencies, and scenario reporting; identify execution gaps and drive cross-functional resolution and leadership decisions.
Establish concise executive and portfolio reporting on program health, milestones, risks, decisions, resources, and financial performance.
Partner with Finance, Business Operations, and functional leaders on budget visibility, resource planning, capacity, and prioritization.
Lead PMO adoption and continuous improvement, establishing consistent ways of working while adapting capabilities as FI grows.