PMO Manager

• Execute the site transformation agenda as a member of the extended Leadership Team, ensuring clear alignment between strategic priorities, execution plans and measurable business outcomes.
• Provide management for Program Management governance, portfolio visibility, prioritisation, resource alignment, risk escalation and executive reporting. Establish and maintain PMO governance standards.
• Own project lifecycle management processes and stage-gate governance by chairing portfolio review meetings and governance forums.
• Maintain portfolio visibility across all programs, monitor project health, schedule adherence, budget performance and benefits realization.
• Liaise with Capital projects manager(s) to ensure budget performance aligns with site capital funding
• Support site prioritization and resource allocation decisions through executive dashboards and portfolio reporting.
• Manage portfolio risks, escalations and interdependencies.
• Drive continuous improvement across PMO practices by coaching Project Managers, enhancing PM standards, templates and governance processes.
• Serves as the single point of accountability for the centralised artwork and NPL team (located at the Vizag site).
• Responsible for managing the iRTM roadmap and implementation, by translating site strategy into an integrated transformation roadmap covering technical, operational, project, readiness and continuous improvement priorities.
• Ensure Operational Readiness plans are integrated into project delivery and influence project design, achieved throughout process/equipment design, construction/development and commissioning/qualification phases, with clear focus on delivering procedures, training, staffing, systems, maintenance, quality, product supply and change implementation requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Regulatory, EHS, Finance and global functions to remove barriers, manage dependencies and enable timely decisions.
• Monitor transformation progress, benefits realisation, project health, risk profile and functional performance through governance forums, dashboards and site leadership reviews.
• Champion a patient-focused, compliant and improvement-driven culture that enables sustainable site performance and future growth.
• As a member of the leadership team, foster a culture of excellence through collaborative leadership, colleague development, accountability and continuous improvement. Champion Pfizer Values, safety, inclusion and high-performance ways of working to support business and people outcomes.

• Degree in Science, Engineering, Pharmacy, Business, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualification.
• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading portfolio management functions.
• Strong understanding of GMP, quality systems, regulatory expectations, technical transfer, product lifecycle management, operational readiness and manufacturing performance systems.
• Proven ability to convert strategy into executable programs, manage complex portfolios and deliver measurable performance, compliance and business outcomes and experience with project management tools (eg: MS Project, Smartsheet, Primavera)
• Strong senior stakeholder management, executive communication, governance, influencing and decision-making capability.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, developing people, managing change and building high-performing cultures.
• Leading Project management, change management or equivalent Six Sigma or Lean qualifications are desirable.

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

• Paid parental leave

• Access to Health & Wellness apps

• Career Growth Experiences program

• Recognition & rewards program

• Paid volunteer days

• Life Insurance Benefits

• Pfizer Learning Academy access to top content providers

• Access to flu vaccines & skin checks

• Options to purchase additional leave

• Salary packaging & novated lease options

*Benefits listed may vary depending on your position and location and may be subject to change.

Pfizer Australia and New Zealand's diverse workforce represents the patients we serve and the communities in which we operate. With a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), Pfizer ANZ ensures our people are heard and cared for. We offer engagement opportunities in both Colleagues Resource Groups (CRGs) and workstreams across: Culture and Tradition, Reconciliation @ Pfizer (RAP), Gender Equity (GEN), Disability and through the Out Pfizer Employee Network (OPEN) for our LGBT + colleagues and allies.

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