BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. · 1 day ago
Sr Manager, Portfolio and Program Management
Novato, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$132K/yr - $182K/yr
10+ years expBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. is a global biotechnology company focused on translating genetic discoveries into new medicines. The Senior Manager role is a leadership position responsible for driving portfolio governance and strategic alignment across a cross-functional organization, ensuring project management standards and continuous improvement of portfolio processes.
BiotechnologyDeveloper PlatformPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Support and execute end-to-end portfolio governance frameworks, including intake, prioritization, stage-gate process and decision forums
Lead and develop a team of portfolio, program and/or project management professionals
Partner with leadership to ensure portfolio alignment with strategic objectives, funding, capacity, including risk management
Prepare materials and recommendations for portfolio review boards and steering committees
Lead components of annual and long-range portfolio planning
Facilitate scenarios and capacity analysis to support leadership decisions
Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards, KPIs, and executive level reports
Develop and enhance PMO processes, tools, and best practices, and implement global business processes for TDS, e.g. Technical Agenda and Consensus Yield
Developing detailed project plans and timelines for large scope cross-functional projects, driving execution and managing communication strategies, as needed
Partner with data science team to develop a digital technical agenda to support TDS portfolio
Mentor and train reports to build a team that can drive operational performance and deliver technical strategy for TDS
Design, facilitate, and report out of workshops run for meeting business needs
Design and execute on-site visual management and department engagement strategies
Support organizational redesign efforts to align with TDS Portfolio centralization strategy
Represent TDS at governance bodies and technical network meetings
Facilitate portfolio reviews, steering committees, and governance meetings
Enable clear communication across cross functional teams and leadership
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Pharmaceutical Engineering discipline required
10+ years' experience in a cGMP regulated manufacturing environment, with exhibited knowledge or proficiency in a manufacturing or manufacturing support function (MSAT, process development, engineering, business ops, etc.)
7-10 years' experience in portfolio management, PMO, program or project management
Strong leadership, organizational, and management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to present and influence all levels, including executive leadership
Strong understanding of portfolio governance, resource management, and performance tracking
Advanced proficiency with portfolio and reporting tools (e.g. MS Project, Planview, PowerBI)
Ability to influence and drive cross-functional collaboration
Preferred
Lean Six Sigma certification is strongly recommended
Prior people management experience is preferred
The ability to perform gowning activities and enter the manufacturing plant is preferred but not required
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Founded in 1997, BioMarin is a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming lives through genetic discovery.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$585.8M2020-05-11Post Ipo Debt· $585.8M
1999-07-26IPO
Leadership Team
Brian Mueller
Chief Financial Officer
Arpit Davé
Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer
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