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This role supports implementation of the site strategic objectives and leadership across Program Management to deliver strong outcomes in Safety, Quality, Supply, Cost and People.\nThe PMO partners with site team to convert strategic priorities, customer needs and business development opportunities into executable programs. The role supports product and process changes, and enables delivery of the site’s long-term objectives.\nThe Program Manager leads the site PMO governance framework and oversees a portfolio of strategic projects, including Technology Transfers, New Product Introductions, product and process changes, and selected capital and digital initiatives such as iTRM (Technology Roadmap). The role is responsible for portfolio governance, prioritisation, resource oversight, executive reporting, risk management, escalation and continuous improvement of project management standards across the Melbourne site. It is accountable for delivering portfolio outcomes integrated with and complimentary to current site BAU processes. Serves as the single point of accountability for the centralised artwork and NPL team (located at the Vizag site).\nAs a member of the Extended Leadership Team (ELT), the position plays a critical role in optimising the supply of world-class, life-saving medicines to patients through cross-functional collaboration and leadership. The role contributes to a culture of understanding, belief and commitment to excellence, while enabling timely decisions aligned to site goals and priorities. It also promotes wellbeing, inclusivity, equity and diversity; fosters simplification and continuous improvement; and works collaboratively across teams to build trust, engagement and capability.\nROLE RESPONSIBILITIES\nExecute the site transformation agenda as a member of the extended Leadership Team, ensuring clear alignment between strategic priorities, execution plans and measurable business outcomes. \nProvide management for Program Management governance, portfolio visibility, prioritisation, resource alignment, risk escalation and executive reporting. Establish and maintain PMO governance standards.\nOwn project lifecycle management processes and stage-gate governance by chairing portfolio review meetings and governance forums.\nMaintain portfolio visibility across all programs, monitor project health, schedule adherence, budget performance and benefits realization.\nLiaise with Capital projects manager(s) to ensure budget performance aligns with site capital funding\nSupport site prioritization and resource allocation decisions through executive dashboards and portfolio reporting.\nManage portfolio risks, escalations and interdependencies.\nDrive continuous improvement across PMO practices by coaching Project Managers, enhancing PM standards, templates and governance processes.\nServes as the single point of accountability for the centralised artwork and NPL team (located at the Vizag site).\nResponsible for managing the iRTM roadmap and implementation, by translating site strategy into an integrated transformation roadmap covering technical, operational, project, readiness and continuous improvement priorities. \nEnsure Operational Readiness plans are integrated into project delivery and influence project design, achieved throughout process/equipment design, construction/development and commissioning/qualification phases, with clear focus on delivering procedures, training, staffing, systems, maintenance, quality, product supply and change implementation requirements. \nPartner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Regulatory, EHS, Finance and global functions to remove barriers, manage dependencies and enable timely decisions. \nMonitor transformation progress, benefits realisation, project health, risk profile and functional performance through governance forums, dashboards and site leadership reviews. \nChampion a patient-focused, compliant and improvement-driven culture that enables sustainable site performance and future growth.\nAs a member of the leadership team, foster a culture of excellence through collaborative leadership, colleague development, accountability and continuous improvement. Champion Pfizer Values, safety, inclusion and high-performance ways of working to support business and people outcomes.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nQualifications and Experience\nDegree in Science, Engineering, Pharmacy, Business, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualification. \nExtensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology or another highly regulated manufacturing environment. \nDemonstrated experience leading portfolio management functions. \nStrong understanding of GMP, quality systems, regulatory expectations, technical transfer, product lifecycle management, operational readiness and manufacturing performance systems. \nProven ability to convert strategy into executable programs, manage complex portfolios and deliver measurable performance, compliance and business outcomes and experience with project management tools (eg: MS Project, Smartsheet, Primavera)\nStrong senior stakeholder management, executive communication, governance, influencing and decision-making capability. \nExperience leading cross-functional teams, developing people, managing change and building high-performing cultures. \nLeading Project management, change management or equivalent Six Sigma or Lean qualifications are desirable. \nWork Location Assignment: On Premise\nAt Pfizer we care about our colleagues’ wellbeing and offer a range of great benefits for them, including:\nPaid parental leave\n\nAccess to Health & Wellness apps\n\nCareer Growth Experiences program\n\nRecognition & rewards program\n\nPaid volunteer days\n\nLife Insurance Benefits\n\nPfizer Learning Academy access to top content providers\n\nAccess to flu vaccines & skin checks\n\nOptions to purchase additional leave\n\nSalary packaging & novated lease options\n\n*Benefits listed may vary depending on your position and location and may be subject to change.\nPfizer Australia and New Zealand’s diverse workforce represents the patients we serve and the communities in which we operate. With a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), Pfizer ANZ ensures our people are heard and cared for. We offer engagement opportunities in both Colleagues Resource Groups (CRGs) and workstreams across: Culture and Tradition, Reconciliation @ Pfizer (RAP), Gender Equity (GEN), Disability and through the Out Pfizer Employee Network (OPEN) for our LGBT + colleagues and allies.\nIf you require reasonable adjustment during your application, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Manager.\nTo learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.\nContinuous Imprv and Proj Mgmt","description_format":"text","description_chars":7013,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Oncology Therapeutics","Infectious Disease Therapeutics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T09:37:33Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":34,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.618,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":13,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pfizer-pmo-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pfizer-pmo-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T06:03:59Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":786,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3480},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3480"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpfizer-pmo-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpfizer-pmo-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpfizer-pmo-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pfizer-pmo-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpfizer-pmo-manager"}]}