Senior Director, TA Portfolio Delivery Lead

CSL Behring is a global biotechnology leader, guided by a promise to save and improve lives. Millions of people around the world are living with rare and serious medical conditions. CSL Behring is committed to delivering medicines that improve their lives.

With operations in 35+ nations and ~ 30,000 employees worldwide, CSL is inspired to develop and deliver a broad range of lifesaving therapies to treat disorders such as hemophilia and primary immune deficiencies, and vaccines to prevent influenza. Our therapies are also used in cardiac surgery, organ transplantation and burn treatment. CSL is the parent company of CSL Behring, CSL Plasma, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor. CSL Behring is a global leader in the protein biotherapeutics industry, focused on bringing to market biotherapies used to treat serious and often rare conditions

Could you be our next Senior Director, TA Portfolio Delivery Lead? The job is located in the King of Prussia, PA, Waltham, MA or Zurich-Glattburg, Switzerland office. This is a hybrid position. You will report to the Executive Director.

Based on Therapeutic area, Global role focuses on all elements, both strategic and operational, associated with R&D Program Management. Will oversee (1) Research Project Management, (2) Development Planning & Project Management (3) TA Operations, (4) Functional Project Management for the respective therapeutic area.

Responsibilities:

R&D Program Management

• You will provide Program Management within the portfolio and across geographies, including New Product Development and Life Cycle Management

• Lead identification of project acceleration and risk management options, while ensuring solutions are flexible to support innovation

• Provide strategic leadership and approaches for accelerated development planning and delivery of R&D portfolio

• Be an important member of the POE LT to ensure success of the group and create a culture of connectivity, delivery, empowerment and transformation

• Provide guidance and direction to the Research and Development Project Management staff to ensure Project Management practices and methodologies are applied to all R&D projects within our portfolio

TA Operations

• Run "TA operations", supporting the TA Co-Leads and the TA Leadership Team (TALT) in a designated TA ensuring the smooth running of the TA following PD&C framework, while overseeing TA projects to maximally deliver the value TALT intended

• Ensure seamless interactions between TALT and critical partners to the TA, and the efficient functioning of the matrix within the TA

• Coordinate framework for developing TA processes to ensure product strategy plans align with the TA strategy

• Co-ordinates the TA strategic planning process ensuring that the outcome of planning processes are integrated, documented and have appropriate approvals

• Support R&D and Commercial NPO due diligence activities

• Work with Portfolio Management Function to ensure TA portfolio information is integrated into portfolio plans and analysis to support TA portfolio investment management and the development of TA priorities

• Deliver identified plans in the TA that extend across the PD&C framework

• Lead TA review of projects in portfolio including timelines, cost and resources

• On behalf of the TALT/co-leads all relevant messages and Q&As for internal and external briefings

• In partnership with the co-leads, provides guidance to PSTs and departments to ensure that long-term product forecast meets the priorities of the TA.

Talent/Management Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Lead a global organization with a set of high-complexity goals and interfaces

• Oversee sub-functions, with individual objectives

• Requires oversight of a global, multilevel function with a leadership team comprised of director/senior director levels

• Total of ~10--20 staff members located in Europe, US and Australia

• Establish priorities, competency framework and performance expectations designed to support and develop talent to excel and grow professionally

Education & Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in digital transformation, PMO, or portfolio management within R&D, biotech, or pharma

• Experience managing digital programs or portfolios.

• Expertise in managing cross-functional projects and complex program portfolios

• Operational planning skills, with knowledge of portfolio management tools (e.g., Planview, Smartsheet, Jira)

• Understanding of R&D processes and digital strategy trends in the life sciences s