Senior Manager II, Portfolio Planning and Execution, Global Operations (Inline Asset Program Management)

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Job Description

Within the Cell Therapy Development and Operations (CTDO) division, the Portfolio Strategy and Operations (PSO) team focuses on the cell therapy pipeline as well as shaping product strategy throughout the lifecycle of a cell therapy asset. The organization encompasses the project managers, programs managers, portfolio management professionals and technical writing all of whom contribute to defining strategies for both early-and late-stage pipeline cell therapies enabling global regulatory approval and launches. 

The Senior Manager, Portfolio Planning and Execution plays an important role in organizing, managing, and communicating CTDO goals and objectives, as well as providing program and portfolio management skills to support Hoshin Kanri planning and CTDO portfolio.

The Senior Manager, Portfolio Planning and Execution manages the Hoshin Kanri annual strategic planning and portfolio planning process. This role involves coordinating with various project managers, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, tracking and reporting of portfolio status, and optimizing resource allocation to achieve successful project outcomes. Assignments include operational responsibilities for governance and teams.  Lead and direct complex, cross-functional, multi-site teams and workstreams, ensuring comprehensive planning and optimal execution of plans. Ensure interactions and timely collaboration with CTDO ecosystem, functional and site Project Management Offices (PMOs), key stakeholders and supporting functions and sites. Proactively identify and facilitate risks, mitigations, resolution, and escalation of issues, tracking and communicating status to stakeholders including leadership team. Collaborating with Go-Team program managers for asset specific projects to ensure alignment with asset specific strategic priorities. Driving program/projects and teams with passion, innovation, speed, and accountability.

The successful candidate will be a demonstrated leader with the breadth of professional experience and the drive to work with both internal and external partners to define and implement effective project management solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management and portfolio management, as well as, and in-depth understanding of technical operations and technology transfers.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead planning and execution of an integrated portfolio consisting of complex plans and teams for technical operations programs & projects, tech transfer governance, and other critical initiatives as defined by CTD/O management. Programs/Projects may include, but are not limited to, those identified during the annual book of work (BOW) prioritization and refresh process, strategic run-the-business initiatives, transformation, due diligence, business continuity, product launches, major change management, Quality & Compliance, Operations, Product Development, Supply Chain, and significant regulatory activities.

• Manages CTDO Hoshin Kanri annual strategic and portfolio planning process including but not limited to the following responsibilities:
• Schedule and facilitate Hoshin Kanri workshop sessions.
• Maintains Hoshin Kanri timelines, actions, and decisions through Hoshin Kanri process.
• Drives portfolio planning process through business case collection, BOW prioritization, and resource modeling and assessments.
• Tracks Hoshin Kanri Execution status.
• Portfolio management of CTDO portfolio maintaining clear view of status of CTDO BOW.
• Supports govern