Director PMO Fluorescence Imaging

Job description

Primary Function of Position We are seeking an experienced Director, Program Management Office (PMO), to establish and lead the PMO for Fluorescence Imaging (FI). This leader will build the program and project management organization, including its team, operating model, governance, tools, and reporting capabilities to support an expanding drug development portfolio. The Director will partner with FI and functional leadership to drive integrated planning, portfolio visibility, cross-functional execution, and timely decisions across development, regulatory submission, and commercial readiness.

The role combines organizational buildout, people leadership, and strategic program oversight. Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the FI PMO from inception, defining its charter, organizational structure, services, governance model, standards, and phased implementation plan
• Assess portfolio needs and resource capacity; develop staffing plans and recruit, hire, coach, and manage program and project management personnel
• Create or oversee development of scalable PMO infrastructure, including integrated program plans, portfolio schedules, dashboards, reporting tools, and performance metrics
• Design and implement program governance, including leadership reviews, decision rights, escalation pathways, meeting structures, and risk, issue, action, and decision management
• Direct program and project management activities across FI programs, ensuring alignment of CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Nonclinical, Quality, and commercial-readiness plans
• Oversee portfolio milestone, critical-path, dependency, and scenario reporting; identify execution gaps and drive cross-functional resolution and leadership decisions
• Establish concise executive and portfolio reporting on program health, milestones, risks, decisions, resources, and financial performance
• Partner with Finance, Business Operations, and functional leaders on budget visibility, resource planning, capacity, and prioritization
• Lead PMO adoption and continuous improvement, establishing consistent ways of working while adapting capabilities as FI grows

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, or related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred
• 15+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience, including significant program leadership and experience establishing or scaling PMO capabilities
• Experience overseeing complex cross-functional drug development programs and integrating CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Nonclinical, and Quality activities
• Experience designing and building PMO operating models, governance structures, integrated planning systems, dashboards, and executive reporting
• Strong knowledge of development milestones, regulatory submission readiness, and FDA, EMA, ICH, and applicable GxP expectations
• Experience with portfolio prioritization, program budgets, forecasts, resource planning, and capacity assessment
• Ability to translate complex technical and regulatory matters into actionable priorities, decisions, and clear leadership reporting
• Demonstrated organizational change leadership and ability to implement new processes and tools in evolving organizations
• Strong ability to influence across matrixed functions, resolve competing priorities, and build stakeholder alignment
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and facilitating governance and escalation discussions
• Excellent people leadership, executive communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to balance hands-on PMO buildout with strategic oversight in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building a PMO from inception within a growing pharmaceutical or biotechnology organization
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience with NDA/MAA readiness, CMC development, CDMO oversight, or commercialization planning
• MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline
• Experience selecting, implementing, and administering enterprise planning, reporting, and project management platforms
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and experience developing PM talent