Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions tour clients world-wide. The below job opportunity is with one of our Biotech clients whresearches develop and commercializes drugs. The company focuses primarily on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV hepatitis B hepatitis C and influenza including Harvoni and Sovaldi.
Position: Global Program Manager
Location: Santa Monica CA 90404
Duration: 8 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Description:
Role Overview
- The Global Program Manager (GPM) serves as a strategic partner to the Product Team Leader (PTL) and Development Lead driving cross-functional alignment managing timelines and risks and enabling informed decision-making across the Product Team (PT) and Research and Development Team (RDT). The GPM holds primary accountability for overall program outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Drive alignment across program interdependencies and portfolio-level goals.
- Partner with PTL and Development Lead to execute program strategy.
- Lead goal setting progress tracking and outcome communication across teams and stakeholders.
- Ensure data accuracy and timeline integrity within enterprise portfolio and timeline systems.
- Responsible for maintaining accurate and current program information across online systems and dashboards.
- Elevate and track risks ensuring mitigation plans are in place.
- Prepare teams for governance engagements (Portfolio Committee Development Review Committee) ensuring readiness and alignment.
- Lead bi-annual operating plan processes ensuring accurate cost forecasting.
- Collaborate with finance operations and functional leads to manage budgets and resources.
- Facilitate effective communication and decision-making across cross-functional teams.
- Monitors and reports on program health and key performance indicators to ensure transparency and alignment with leadership
- Foster a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement.
- Develops executive-ready materials to communicate program status strategy and recommendations.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor s degree in life sciences business or related discipline and 10 years of pharmaceutical/biotech experience
- Strong foundation in project management principles; PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
- Extensive experience in project management within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep functional expertise in at least one domain: Research Development or Commercialization.
- Solid understanding of the drug development lifecycle experience in Early Development strong preferred.
- Oncology and cell therapy experience strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to influence without direct authority and foster strong cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable insights.
- Strategic problem-solver with a demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity.
- Self-motivated adaptable and effective in fast-paced evolving environments.
- Experience with Planisware or similar enterprise project portfolio management tools preferred.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.