OverviewThe Principal, Program Delivery Excellence is responsible for defining, standardizing, and enabling best-in-class program delivery practices across the enterprise. This role serves as a
thought leader and capability owner for program management excellence, ensuring consistent execution, governance, and transparency across complex, cross-functional, and regulated programs.
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role partners closely with R&D, program and project managers, and functional stakeholders to embed standardized methodologies, strengthen governance, build organizational capability, and drive measurable improvements in program execution performance.
Responsibilities- Define, develop, and maintain enterprise-wide program delivery standards, methodologies, templates, and playbooks to ensure consistency in Program planning and business cases, Integrated schedules, budgets, and resource plans, Risk and dependency management and Stage-gate readiness
- Ensure standards are scalable across regions, product lines, and levels of program complexity.
- Establish and evolve program governance models that support disciplined execution, risk management, and decision-making.
- Build enterprise program delivery capability through Training curricula and onboarding materials, Coaching and mentoring of program managers and engineering leaders, Contribution to certification and professional development pathways
- Act as a trusted advisor on complex program challenges, helping teams apply standards effectively rather than mechanically
- Act as a Program/Project Manager for a specific program as needed.
- Define and maintain program delivery KPIs and benchmarks, including schedule predictability, resource utilization, risk exposure, and execution health. Analyze trends across programs and provide executive-level insights to drive continuous improvement. Support data-driven decision-making through clear, concise dashboards and performance narratives.
- Evaluate, select, and optimize program management tools and platforms to support standardized workflows, integrated planning, and real-time visibility. Ensure tools reinforce enterprise standards rather than creating fragmented ways of working.
- Build and sustain a global community of practice for program and project managers. Capture and share best practices, lessons learned, and continuous improvement opportunities across programs and regions.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification strongly preferred; experience in Life Sciences and regulated environments is a plus.
- 10+ years of program or project management experience, including 5+ years in a leadership, standards-setting, or enterprise role.
- Proficiency in project management and portfoio management softwares.
- Demonstrated success implementing standardized program delivery practices across global, matrixed organizations.
- Proven ability to influence without authority and partner effectively with senior leaders.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to ~20%.
Key Words#LI-Hybrid
#Project Management
# Program Management
# Portfolio Management
#Leadership
# PMP
#Program delivery
