Senior Director, Portfolio and Program Management, Biotech Unit

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description
 

Reporting directly to the Head of Biotech Unit (BTU), the position is a member of BTU core leadership team and contributes to the overall BTU strategy and driving its vision and mission. Leveraging deep therapeutic and functional area expertise, the Portfolio and Program Management Lead is accountable for the lifecycle management of drug development and commercialization in Biotech Unit. The Lead provides leadership for global product development strategies within BTU, establishes clear processes for team management and communication, drives strategic team decision-making and delivery of team goals and objectives. Lead process improvement initiatives and optimize team efficiency, quality, and performance, collaborate within and outside Biotech Unit teams to deliver on commitments to the organization and to patients.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop, validate, and maintain project plans, schedules, and lead team planning session including develop team charter, define project scope, and ensure global cross-functional alignment
• Support Head of Biotech Unit on developing goals and operational KPIs
• Plan, track, and manage project milestones, goals, KPIs, project budget, dependencies, and critical path
• Implement good project and risk management practices
• Liaise with internal and external collaborators to deliver high quality work product, presentations, etc.
• Lead process improvement initiatives, e.g., headcount and budget planning, budget change control, program management dashboards and reports, risk management, etc., and continuous identify any opportunities for improvement
• Assume the responsibilities and leadership of independently providing alliance management for drug development partners and assure smooth external collaboration
• Consult with Advisory Committee for relevant topics and incorporate the ideas into strategy and execution if appropriate
• Track project status, goals, operational KPIs, and enforce quality KPIs
• Ensure appropriate systems and technologies deployed in Biotech Unit and well interfaced with Global R&D
• Champions a global mindset and approach to foster collaboration and consistency across the organization
• Organize and coordinate core team meetings and facilitate the meetings to drive efficient discussion, alignment and decision making
• Understand competitors’ movements and market intelligence and be able to translate the insight and acumen into developing strategies
• Participate company-wise standard discussion, finalization, and implementation
• Manage the governance process for BTU
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

Basic requirements and experience:

• Solid knowledge and expertise of managing scaled and complex global portfolio and programs
• Good understanding of worldwide clinical trial expertise and best practices
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain positive work relationships to effectively interface at all levels across the organization
• PMP certification a plus
• Experience in Oncology/Hematology drug development is preferred
• Fluent in written and verbal English. Desirable: knowledge of Mandarin
• Proven ability to make sound judgement and decisions. Possess the ability to quickly assess problems/situations and provide effective resolution/solution
• Detail-oriented without losing sight of the big picture

Entrepreneurship & creativity:

• Have the ambition and passion to drive value and impact with a “can-do” attitude, willing to take calculated risk
• Adopt an open and creative mindset to pilot new concepts and overcome challenges
• High learning agility

Strategic thinking & decision making:

• Drive strategic PPM within Biotech Unit; integrate business case, mitigate risks and manage resources
• Make operation-level decisions under set thresholds
• Accountable for decisions even facing uncertainties and for implementation of development strategy

Cross-functional knowledge & expertise:

• In-depth pharmaceutical industrial and clinical knowledge and expertise to drive operational excellence
• Sufficient experience and ability to work in an environment that requires seamless cross-function collaboration and handling complexity

Critical Leadership Experience:

• Proven ability to effectively work in a cross-region, cross-function matrix; able to work effectively in diverse cultures, showing aptitude in modifying style
• Business acumen - understand unmet market needs; provide clear path to win; demonstrated track record in driving innovation through to the global commercialization of assets
• Strategic and Decisive Leader - leadership skills that demonstrate energy, passion, courage, vision and demonstrated competence in thinking strategically, analytically, and innovatively; able to analyze and provide solutions to complex challenges; proven experience as a successful decisive leader in a strategic multifunctional environment quickly and creatively
• Able to effectively communicate at multiple levels of the organization
• Strong change management experience and experience with building new teams preferred

Travel Required: up to 20%. Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Education/Experience Required:

Master’s degree (PhD preferred) with 8+ years’ experience in drug development or commercial within academia, consulting, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.  
5+ years in leadership roles as leader in a multicultural & international (global) portfolio environment a plus. Experience of working with cross functional teams required.
 

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable federal, state or local laws, applicants who require reasonable accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected].