Director, Project Management
About The Position
The Director, Project Management leads high-priority U.S. Commercial strategic initiatives and serves as a strategic advisor to leaders across business units and functions. The role supports the development and execution of initiatives aligned with U.S. Commercial goals and objectives, and partners with leadership to shape strategy, clarify choices, challenge thinking, and drive decisions on complex cross-functional work. The position reports to the Executive Director, Business Enablement, Strategy & Transformation and is based in Foster City, California. The Director develops concepts, techniques, standards, and approaches that may serve as models for future work; leads complex planning, operations, and special projects with significant organizational impact; and creates executive-level work products such as strategic frameworks, governance models, recommendations, narratives, and decision materials. The role anticipates interdependencies, risks, and organizational implications and mobilizes stakeholders to resolve issues. As a people leader, the role is expected to foster inclusion, develop employees through coaching and feedback, and empower teams by aligning them with organizational goals, removing barriers, and connecting them to the broader organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience, or a master's degree and 10 years of experience, or a PhD and 8 years of experience.
- Deep understanding of the U.S. Commercial business, portfolio, and enterprise operating environment.
- Experience developing strategies across commercial, functional, or enterprise contexts.
- Ability to solve unique, highly complex problems requiring ingenuity, creativity, and business judgment.
- Ability to operate under consultative direction toward long-range goals, with largely self-initiated assignments.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities.
- Strong judgment regarding decisions or recommendations that may affect financial, employee, public relations, or organizational outcomes.
- Ability to synthesize complex situations, illustrate strategic choices, and facilitate discussions that lead to resolution.
- Experience designing and deploying rigorous processes, tools, templates, governance, and operating models at scale.
- High emotional intelligence, executive presence, sound judgment, and confidence to provide dissenting views when appropriate.
- High proficiency in PowerPoint and ability to craft compelling, executive-ready stories with minimal guidance.
- Proficiency in Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, and Microsoft 360 CoPilot.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree and 12 or more years of relevant experience, or a master's degree, MBA, PhD, or MD and 10 or more years of relevant experience.
- Two or more years at a top-tier consulting firm.
- Deep biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Familiarity with change management frameworks and principles, specifically ADKAR.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead strategic initiatives aligned with U.S. Commercial goals and objectives.
- Partner with leadership to shape strategy, clarify choices, challenge thinking, and drive decisions on complex cross-functional initiatives.
- Develop concepts, techniques, standards, and approaches that may serve as models or precedents for future work.
- Lead complex planning, operations, and special projects with significant organizational impact and limited direct supervision.
- Create executive-level work products, including strategic frameworks, governance models, recommendations, narratives, and decision materials.
- Anticipate interdependencies, risks, and organizational implications, and proactively mobilize stakeholders to resolve issues.
- Create an inclusive team environment and embed the value of diversity in team management.
- Develop talent by understanding employees’ skills, experience, aspirations, and potential, and coaching them on performance and growth.
- Empower teams by aligning goals and purpose with organizational objectives, holding employees accountable, removing barriers, and connecting the team to the broader organization.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
- Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; eligibility may vary by role.
- Paid time off.
- Company-sponsored medical insurance.
- Company-sponsored dental insurance.
- Company-sponsored vision insurance.
- Company-sponsored life insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
