PMO Lead

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there is no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that is the kind of work we want to be part of.

The PMO Lead establishes and leads site-level portfolio governance, ensuring that local initiatives and global projects impacting the site are selected, prioritized and executed in line with defined standards. The role provides transparent portfolio information to support leadership decision-making, capacity planning and resource allocation.

Working closely with the Site Leadership Team, project sponsors, project managers, site functions and the Head of INB Ops PMO, the role manages portfolio risks, dependencies and escalations and supports the successful delivery of agreed business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead site portfolio governance, including project intake, validation, prioritization, approval and periodic portfolio reviews
• Maintain an integrated site portfolio, covering local initiatives and global projects requiring site resources
• Provide accurate and timely visibility of portfolio status, milestones, financials, resource demand, risks, issues, dependencies and expected benefits
• Facilitate portfolio prioritization and scenario planning with the Site Leadership Team, based on strategic alignment, financial benefit and risk, if projects do not get completed
• Coordinate resource demand and capacity planning across site functions and escalate unresolved constraints
• Ensure projects follow the applicable project and portfolio management standards, governance requirements, stage gates and reporting routines
• Identify and manage cross-project and cross-functional dependencies, risks and issues, ensuring timely escalation and decision-making
• Coach project sponsors and project managers and coordinate site-level training on portfolio processes, governance standards and supporting systems
• Drive continuous improvement of PMO processes, tools, templates, data quality and reporting in alignment with the Head of INB Ops PMO

Requirements:

• Education: business, Science, Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline
• Experience: advanced experience in Biologics GMP manufacturing with operational experience
• Leadership Skills: demonstrated ability to lead teams, get results, and promote collaboration across departments
• Language Skills: proficient in English and German
• Ability to work quickly and effectively and produce high-quality results in a flexible and changing environment while managing multiple activities and priorities
• Methodical and structured mindset with the ability to organize others
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand interdependencies
• Ability to work across functions & geographic regions
• Ability to self-educate in new areas
• Effective communication
• Ability to build cross-functional, diverse relationships
• Establishing clear ownership and follow-through and intervenes when delivery, value or compliance is at risk
• Influencing without direct authority, challenges constructively and establishes the PMO as a trusted site capability

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.