Senior Program Manager, Drug Product Services 80-100% (m/f/d)

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s 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’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

At Lonza AG, the role of Senior Program Manager offers an outstanding opportunity to lead multi-disciplinary project teams in delivering world-class solutions. This position is pivotal in successfully implementing customer contracts, ensuring that project scopes are completed flawlessly within the given timelines and cost parameters. Join us in our ambitious journey to improve lives globally by encouraging collaboration and innovation!

• Lead a multi-disciplinary project team for the execution of customer projects. This includes full responsibility and accountability for project initiation, planning, execution/implementation, controlling (including costs), monitoring, and closeout

• Collaborate with the Customer on day-to-day project execution, ensuring alignment with the approved Project Plan. This includes resolving issues, reviewing documentation, managing changes, and communicating effectively

• Conduct Project Team Meetings with collaborators and partners, both internal and external, to ensure alignment with the Project Plan. Agendas and minutes are required to uphold accountability.

• Monitor project status and progress rigorously to ensure on-track delivery. Proactively manage risks using established risk management techniques

• Evaluate project profitability in coordination with Site Controlling, ensuring alignment with original costing

• Operate under a matrix management system, providing input for the annual performance reviews of project team members

• Set up and improve internal Life Cycle Model for Program Management Standards at Lonza, follow Global PPM CoE Standards, and maintain data integrity in Planview

• Lead the way in establishing guidelines and implementing project management standards

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with Customers, acting as their advocate and ensuring their needs are met

• Experience in managing complex projects using structured methodologies, focusing on meeting scope, quality, and timeline objectives

• Strong leadership skills to motivate and guide cross-functional teams toward achieving project goals with high-quality standards

• Ability to manage all operational aspects of projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and Customer expectations

• Excellent problem-solving skills to navigate challenges and drive decisions that ensure Customer happiness and project success

• Familiarity with Global Program and Project Center of Excellence (PPM CoE) standards, with a strong dedication to maintaining data integrity in tools like Planview

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with internal collaborators, such as Account Management and Sales teams

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.