Director, Portfolio Project Management – Process Excellence

Responsibilities

• Lead and govern a portfolio of GDCL projects, ensuring alignment with business strategy, financial targets, and operational priorities.
• Establish and maintain portfolio management standards, cadence, and reporting, including prioritization, resource allocation, risk management, and performance metrics.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders (Manufacturing, Planning, Procurement, Quality, R&D, and Commercial) to drive on‑time, on‑budget execution of strategic initiatives.
• Identify interdependencies, risks, and trade‑offs across initiatives and proactively recommend mitigation and optimization strategies.
• Provide executive‑level communication, including portfolio dashboards, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead, coach, and develop project managers and portfolio resources, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Drive adoption of project and portfolio management best practices, tools, and methodologies across GDCL.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable quality, regulatory, and governance requirements within a regulated medical device environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in project, program, or portfolio management within supply chain, operations, manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional portfolios with significant business impact.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, including influencing at the senior leadership level.
• Proven ability to establish governance, prioritize initiatives, and manage resources across competing demands.
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences).
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies (Preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with project/portfolio management tools and enterprise systems (Preferred).
• Prior people‑management or matrix leadership experience (Preferred).
• Language: English (additional languages a plus).

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading and governing complex project portfolios within regulated environments, ensuring alignment with business strategy and operational priorities. Proficient in stakeholder management, resource allocation, and driving continuous improvement through established methodologies.