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
Regional PM Leadership (China & Japan)
•Directly manage China PMs and work closely with the Head, R&D Japan (dual reporting model) to develop regional Project Managers supporting R&D work in China and Japan, ensuring alignment with global program strategies and local requirements.
•Integrate China/Japan PM planning into global integrated development plans (IDPs) and timelines, ensuring seamless handoffs and transparency across regions.
•Drive consistent use of tools, templates, and standards across regions and cultures while enabling locally optimized execution and stakeholder management.
•Build strong partnerships with local R&D leadership, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, Commercial Operations, and external partners to remove barriers to project delivery.
Submissions PM Leadership
•Lead Submissions PM capability across R&D, ensuring robust planning and execution for key submissions (e.g., IND/CTA, NDA/BLA/MAA variations, lifecycle submissions) including end-to-end submission planning and execution, including authoring, review, publishing, and submission readiness.
•Ensure submission plans are inspection-ready, traceable, and aligned to global regulatory strategy, including milestone discipline, authoring readiness, and contingency plans.
•Coordinate cross-functional submission governance including Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Biostats, Medical Writing, CMC, Safety, Quality, Labelling, and Publishing.
Search & Due Diligence (S&DD) Project Management Leadership
•Lead S&DD PM to deliver high-quality diligence planning and execution for internal pipeline opportunities, licensing, acquisitions, collaborations, and external innovation evaluations.
•Work closely with the Search function and the Search and Due Diligence (DD) PM supports R&D and Commercial NPO due diligence activities
•Create standardized diligence workplans, functional request workflows, and executive readouts to enable fast, rigorous decision-making.
•Coordinate diligence activities across R&D, Regulatory, CMC, Safety, IP/Legal, Finance, Commercial, and external parties while ensuring confidentiality and clean-team requirements (where applicable).
Talent/Management Responsibilities & Accountabilities
•Lead a global group of PMs with a set of high-complexity and interfaces; requires oversight of global sub-functions, with individual strategies and objectives
•Establish strategic priorities, competency framework and performance expectations designed to support and develop talent to excel and grow professionally
•Lead and manage Specialty PM workforce planning: capacity, capability mix, sourcing strategy (FTE/contract), and succession planning.
•Build PM capability through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and targeted development plans, including region-specific talent strategies for China & Japan.
•Build and sustain deep expertise in regional PM, submissions PM and diligence PM as specialized capabilities.
•Champion training pathways for submissions PM and Search & DD PM specialization, ensuring consistent competency progression.
