Associate Director, Technical Pmo

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford, United Kingdom
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Proven leadership of complex cross-functional technical programmes
Experience establishing and operating pmo governance
Strong technical project management background
Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Technical PMO to lead biopharmaceutical development projects from initiation to commercialization. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience in the biopharma sector and a strong ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects

Job Summary

  • The role involves taking full project management ownership of Biopharma projects including scheduling, resource planning, and exception management.
  • Candidates must have experience establishing PMO governance with portfolio planning, prioritisation frameworks, and executive-level dashboards.
  • The position requires influencing at Director/VP level to resolve conflict and drive alignment between business strategy and technical delivery.

Matching Summary

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Technical PMO to lead biopharmaceutical development projects from initiation to commercialization. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience in the biopharma sector and a strong ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Proven leadership of complex cross-functional technical programmes
  • Experience establishing and operating PMO governance
  • Strong technical project management background
  • Ability to translate scientific complexity into executable plans
  • Demonstrated stakeholder and executive management capability

Nice-to-have

  • Track record of building capability and driving continuous improvement
  • Mentoring project managers and embedding best practices
  • Scaling PMO processes in a fast-moving organisation

Key Requirements

  • Proven leadership of complex technical programmes
  • Experience with stage-gate or lifecycle models
  • Ability to challenge assumptions with senior technical stakeholders
  • Track record of mentoring project managers

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