U&FM Cross Portfolio Project Leader

Serve as the single point of contact for cross-portfolio initiatives, ensuring alignment, clarity, and consistent representation of the U&FM Product Management organization across global stakeholders.

• Facilitate structured decision-making by consolidating inputs from portfolio, platform, and lifecycle teams and translating them into clear recommendations.
• Own governance and communication workflows, including status updates, escalation management, and documentation of key decisions and outcomes.
• Coordinate across R&D, Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Program teams to align execution with product strategy and resolve cross-functional misalignments.
• Track portfolio-level initiatives, ensuring visibility on milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Identify gaps in execution readiness and proactively drive resolution of issues impacting delivery or strategic alignment.
• Ensure leadership decisions are clearly communicated, understood, and operationally executed across all relevant teams.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required, with proven experience in product management, program management, or strategy execution within complex, cross-functional environments.

• Strong experience in structured decision-making, including preparation of options, trade-offs, and executive-level decision documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage governance frameworks, communication rhythms, and escalation pathways across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working effectively with R&D, Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Program Management teams in a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to maintain portfolio-level visibility and track multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
• Prior exposure to product, program, or portfolio leadership roles in global organizations is highly desirable.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package aligned with global program and portfolio leadership roles.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact, cross-portfolio initiatives in a global life sciences environment.
• Hybrid/remote flexibility with occasional international travel (up to 30%).
• Exposure to senior leadership decision-making and enterprise-level strategy execution.
• Strong learning and development opportunities within a science-driven, innovation-focused organization.
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture focused on continuous improvement and impact.
• Health, wellness, and comprehensive employee benefits package.
• Career growth opportunities across global product and program leadership tracks.