Hybrid Senior Director, Global Program Management, Oncology

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About the role

  • Senior Director of Program Management Oncology leading execution of complex oncology programs at GSK. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize strategies and deliver results while ensuring quality and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Acting as the Medicine Development Leader’s strategic partner and primary point of contact for the program’s Medicine Development Team (MDT)
  • Overseeing a complex, multi-tumor program—integrating clinical development, asset and evidence strategies into a unified vision
  • Leading all project management aspects of this high-visibility initiative
  • Integrating clinical, regulatory, CMC, and commercial strategies into a unified program plan
  • Guiding strategic discussions and encouraging diverse viewpoints to reach actionable outcomes
  • Leveraging insights from external experts and benchmarks
  • Maintaining an overview of systems to identify dependencies and managing complexity
  • Questioning assumptions and exploring new approaches through insightful inquiries
  • Simplifying complex topics into actionable insights for senior leaders
  • Working with Medicine Development Leaders to optimize asset strategy considering both business and patient needs
  • Promoting team adaptability to evolving data and priorities
  • Leading scenario planning to minimize disruption while staying aligned with long-term objectives
  • Clearly communicating changes to keep program goals in focus
  • Taking ownership of program execution
  • Proactively resolving challenges
  • Leading planning and risk management
  • Tracking progress
  • Identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency
  • Accelerating outcomes by streamlining decision-making and removing obstacles
  • Engaging with senior leaders, governance bodies, external partners, and subject matter experts
  • Leading tailored meetings that enable decisive outcomes
  • Cultivating trusted relationships and influencing through credibility, data-driven insights, and composure
  • Ensuring program visibility through compelling storytelling and impactful dashboards
  • Facilitating governance interactions and translating complexity into clear, data-driven recommendations
  • Summarizing strategy, risks, and options for decision-making
  • Balancing scientific rigor, operational feasibility, and commercial value
  • Serving as the single point of accountability for program operations, performance, and budget
  • Mentoring project managers, fostering ownership and high standards
  • Demonstrating calm and confident leadership to handle ambiguity with discipline and purpose

Requirements

  • MS, or MBA in Life Sciences or related field
  • Experience working on an oncology asset
  • 10 + years of oncology drug development in matrix teams, including pharmaceutical consulting.
  • Experienced in project management using PM principles (e.g., PMI/PMBOK), including risk management, planning, execution, scenario analysis, communication, and reporting.
  • Experience at maintaining project plans, budgets, forecasts, and documentation in Planisware.

Benefits

  • health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
  • retirement benefits
  • paid holidays
  • vacation
  • paid caregiver/parental and medical leave

Job title

Senior Director, Global Program Management, Oncology

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$199,650 - $332,750 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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