The Director, Portfolio Program Management (PPM) will partner with the Asset Strategy Leader, asset strategy planner, and deliverable team project managers and co-chairs to develop asset strategy, align execution plans, and drive implementation across the product portfolio. This includes the development and launch of novel medical device products, new clinical indications, and global expansion of existing products within Aesthetics Medicine. As the operational leader of the asset and asset team, the Director will lead complex, high-impact programs requiring strong leadership, advanced project management expertise, and a strategic enterprise mindset.

This role requires the ability to bring clarity to complex situations, communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders at all levels, influence decisions across the organization, and foster accountability for commitments and outcomes. The Director will also contribute to and lead departmental initiatives, mentor team members, and work independently with minimal oversight. In addition, the role may include oversight of Aesthetics Therapeutic Area Council meetings, either as a primary responsibility or in support of the meeting manager.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in new product development and the pharmaceutical industry, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, proficiency with enterprise-level project management tools, and the ability to guide teams in aligning operational plans with approved asset strategy, and leading proactive risk management and mitigation strategies.  

Key Duties / Responsibilities

1. Project Strategy and Planning:

• Strategic partner with the Deliverable Team Chair and Portfolio Program Manager (PPM) and Portfolio Program Planner (Planner
• In partnership with Deliverable Team Chair develops the deliverables team global strategy and drives the execution of the strategy across products and indications for the asset.
• Project manages the development of the deliverable team strategy across indications and ensures aligned execution plan
• Develop, monitor, and control the project cross functional plans, timeline, budget, milestones, ensuring both cross-functional alignment and alignment with the asset project management team (PMT).
• Member of the Asset Program Management Team (PMT)
• At each stage gate, supports the Asset Leadership team to gain approval from the governance
• Evaluate, monitor, and control project risks.

2. Project Execution

• Support the cross functional teams to execute the project on time per agreed to milestones/timelines and within budget.
• Accountable for the deliverable team timeline and project timeline in partnership with the Project Planner.Act proactively and assertively to ensure team members meet their commitments as planned, and work to the appropriate standards.
• Drives cross functional project team and deliverable team effectiveness.

3. Meeting Facilitation:

• Manage the cross functional project team operational activities to ensure milestones and goals are met.
• Schedule cross functional project team and other relevant meetings.
• Manage effective and efficient project team meetings, scheduling, clear agendas and meeting minutes capturing action items and decisions. Proactively follow-up action items.

4. Communication:

• Ensure management decisions are provided to Deliverables Team and cross functional project team in a timely manner
• Monitor and record progress of project activities, milestones and forecasts and periodically report status to management
• Ensure and maintain open communication with and between Asset Strategy Team/ Deliverables Team and sub-team members

5. Issue resolution:

• Actively respond to project risks, mitigate, prevent and/or resolve potential risks or issues.
• Identify issues with Asset Strategy Team/ Deliverables Team needing resolution with management or governance.

6. Decision Analysis:

• Define with the teams the appropriate key decision points and go/no go criteria.
• Provide decision analysis expertise and tools to the project teams in strategic planning and operational execution, ensure timely and well-informed decision making.
• Support the Asset Strategy Team and Deliverables Team for management meetings to ratify decisions.

7. Training:

• Train and coach team members on project team processes including project governance, roles /responsibilities of Asset Strategy Team/ Deliverables Team members, planning processes, project goals and milestones, use and application of project management tools including Global Development Strategy, Gantt charts, decision trees, project costing, and forecasting.