Senior Director, Specialty Project Management

CSL Behring

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19117

$274,439 per year - estimated ?

Full time

CLOSING SOON

Oversees Specialty Project Managers(PMs) supporting regional R&D execution (China &Japan), Submissions, and Search & Due Diligence across a portfolio of assets ranging from early research to late-stage development and lifecycle management focusing on all elements of Project Management Leadership, both strategic and operational, associated with R&D Program Management. This role oversees Development Planning & Project Management for China PM, Japan PM (indirect), Submissions PM and Search & Due Diligence PM. Manages a distributed team across multiple time zones and cultures, influences senior cross-functional leaders, and enables high-stakes decisions that impact patient safety, regulatory approvals, and business investment.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

R&D Specialty Program Management

•Accountable for providing Program Management leadership within the Specialty portfolio and across geographies, including New Product Development and Life Cycle Management•Lead the Specialty Project Management function within R&D Portfolio & Operations Excellence, setting strategy and operating model for complex, cross-functional programs that include regional execution (China & Japan), regulatory submission delivery, and Search & Due Diligence/Business Development evaluations. •Establish clear role definitions, governance, and ways of working across Specialty PM areas and regions to ensure consistent delivery standards and decision-making cadence.•Ensure all programs and submissions under Specialty PM oversight adhere to internal quality systems, compliance expectations, and documentation standards. •Embed risk management discipline: early detection, mitigation plans, and escalation pathways, including proactive compliance considerations for China & Japan.•Serve as a senior PM thought leader, advising R&D and functional leaders on program strategy, sequencing, trade-offs, and execution risk across the development lifecycle for the Specialty projects.•Lead identification of project acceleration and risk management options, while ensuring solutions are pragmatic and flexible to allow for innovation•Actively contribute as a member of PPE Leadership Team to enable success of the group and create a culture of connectivity, delivery, empowerment and transformation•Provide guidance and direction to the R&D Specialty Project Management teams to ensure robust, yet pragmatic, Project Management practices and methodologies are applied and aligned with broader R&D projects within our portfolio•Liaise with the TA Delivery Leads to ensure that processes and delivery outcomes are aligned across the Therapeutic Areas (TA) and Specialty Project Management•Ensure seamless interactions between Specialty PM and critical partners (i.e. TALTs, GPLs, PMs, RPLs, PSTs and functional representatives)•Contribute to the development of cross functional TA strategy and process to ensure product strategy plans align with the TA strategy •Works with Portfolio Management team to ensure Specialty portfolio information is effectively integrated into portfolio plans and analysis to support TA portfolio investment management and the development of TA strategic priorities •Works with the TALT and Portfolio Delivery Leads to review projects in the portfolio including timelines, cost and resources