Sr. Director, Ops Program Management & Strategy

Role Summary

The (Sr.) Director, Operations Program Management & Strategy is responsible for managing and/or providing oversight for the development and implementation process of Humacyte’s programs, products and activities through coordination of cross departmental or cross functional teams. The individual in this role will lead project manager(s) and monitor project teams from initiation through delivery to include planning, scheduling of activities and work streams and monitoring budgets/spend of projects for projects ranging from R&D through commercialization. This position will be a key player in the development and delivery of the site strategic plan. Both the (Sr) Director, Operations Program Management and Strategy and their team of Project Managers are to partner with the functional areas for the projects they are managing to include creation and/or execution of necessary documentation, providing key information through research, identifying and working to remove barriers to successful and timely completion of programs/projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and advancement of the site strategic plan at Humacyte. The site strategic plan incorporates the network strategy, digital strategy, operating model, and people strategy across all the operations departments/groups.
• Lead the development and delivery of overlapping late-stage, early-stage, and commercial programs
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of corporate objectives and required programs to ensure delivery on corporate objectives through cross-functional program management
• Provides strategic leadership for a portfolio of programs and projects
• Lead the timely review and governance of programs with key stakeholders at critical milestones
• Report detailed status updates to leadership and executive team
• Work with leadership to set strategic plan, goals and objectives for programs
• Support senior leadership in determining budget / resource requirements and partner with finance as needed to ensure efficient budget review cycle
• Monitor and report on program/projects progress, providing regular updates to key stakeholders and addressing any deviations from the plan.
• Deliver regular, robust and accurate updates to the leadership team on program progress with highlighted risks and proposals for mitigating risks
• Develop and ensure the maintenance of program risk management methodologies and escalate enterprise-level risks to senior leadership as required
• Apply change, risk, and resource management principles when needed
• Resolve problems between program teams and other internal stakeholders
• Create detailed implementation plans to include deadlines, milestones, processes, resource allocation, budget projections and risk mitigation protocols
• Provide processes for monitoring performance and collaborating with program teams to determine ways to improve
• Provide thoughtful analysis of critical project/program elements and develop strategic project/program plans to ensure plan development includes capacity planning, budget analysis, gap assessments
• Partners with internal stake holders to execute on administrative elements necessary for project completion
• Influence and negotiate with department heads and stakeholders to gain alignment within the team, support conflict resolution and remove barriers to success
• Ensure the maintenance of a broad overview of program status with respect to development history, risks and issues, and strategic cross-functional activities to ensure visibility of key scientific, technical, and operational work streams at the senior leadership level
• Ensure the PM team is proactively managing key actions and deliverables through to effective resolution while maintaining relationships
• Develops project and program management tools and techniques to facilitate knowledge management and communication across the organization
• Ensure traceability of key knowledge management documents and information to support regulatory filings and other critical processes
• Exercises sound judgement in determining appropriate project communications to internal and external stakeholders
• Manages the program management team to meet company goals, timelines, and deliverables
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• BA/BS required. Focus in science and/or graduate level degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical and/or biotech experience with minimum of 6+ years of cross-functional project management experience in scientific and/or technical environments
• PMP or similar certification/training required
• Must have past team management experience
• Extensive experience in project management tools & techniques, such as Gantt charts, Governance plans, risk registery, cost accounting, Critical Path Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis is required
• Demonstrated experience in program management and corporate or site strategic planning is required
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical and/or biotech regulatory process is required. Experience with Biologics IND or BLA filings and commercial manufacturing is strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Positive roll-up-the-sleeves attitude and optimistic outlook
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with fluctuating priorities and collaborate within cross functional teams
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to set own priorities
• Represents the organization in a positive and highly professional manner

Skills

• Strategic planning and execution
• Cross-functional program management
• Stakeholder leadership and governance
• Budgeting and resource planning
• Risk management and issue resolution
• Communication and collaboration
• Regulatory processes in biotech/pharma

Education

• BA/BS required; science-focused preferred
• Graduate degree preferred
• PMP or equivalent certification required

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Not specified in the provided description
• Physical demands: Not specified in the provided description