Director, Portfolio Governance

Role Overview

• Own and continuously evolve the governance framework to enable effective, scalable decision-making across the portfolio
• Establish and enforce decision quality and readiness standards, including clear articulation of options, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations
• Where required, facilitate governance forums to ensure structured, decision-focused discussions and clear, actionable outcomes
• Define and manage governance performance metrics (e.g., decision cycle time, right-first-time decisions, deferrals, forum utilization) to assess effectiveness
• Translate governance metrics and feedback into actionable insights, driving a closed-loop continuous improvement model
• Synthesize governance outputs into portfolio-level insights, identifying cross-program risks, recurring issues, and systemic bottlenecks
• Establish and maintain centralized decision documentation and knowledge management practices to ensure transparency and traceability
• Oversee governance intake, prioritization, and scheduling to ensure alignment to strategic importance, while advancing efficient, scalable processes and leveraging technology to streamline execution
• Drive cross-forum integration to streamline escalation pathways, eliminate duplication, and improve decision flow
• Partner closely with senior leaders, governance chairs, and stakeholders to align priorities and reinforce governance expectations
• Implement governance quality and experience measurement, incorporating multi-directional feedback from teams, executives, and chairs to improve effectiveness
• Coach and develop team members ensuring that the organizational strategy delivers the skills, capabilities and processes that enable portfolio delivery are present in his/her team

Requirements

• minimum 12+ years of experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, or consulting
• Deep understanding of drug development lifecycle and portfolio management
• Proven experience designing governance frameworks, operating models, or decision-making processes
• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights and actions
• Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred
• Exceptional executive communication and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and drive change in matrixed environments
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership capabilities
• Demonstrate experience leading and developing high-performance teams, including direct people management
• Experience leveraging technology and digital solutions to enable scalable processes, improve efficiency and enhance decision-making (e.g. dashboards, workflow tools, analytics platforms)
• Ability to travel (<10%)

Benefits

• health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance)
• fitness centers
• 401(k) company match
• family support benefits
• equity awards
• annual bonuses
• paid time off
• paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave) for eligible employees at all levels!