Director, Digital Portfolio Lead

Responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and governance of digital initiatives within the R&D organization. This role will be accountable for establishing and running the portfolio governance of the $25 million annual spend in platform and transformational digital investments. The person will partner with the I&T Portfolio group to align with their processes as will as the IRB governance for R&D Capital spend. The role has accountability for the transparency and the value realization tracking of the Digital Investments.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Lead the end-to-end management of the R&D digital portfolio, including project prioritization, resource allocation, and performance tracking to ensure timely delivery and alignment with organizational goals

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including R&D, IT, and data science, to ensure that digital initiatives align with strategic R&D goals and objectives

Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms to keep senior leadership informed of progress and performance

Facilitate governance processes, including R&D Digital Steering Committees and RDLT reviews, ensuring clear decision-making and alignment on digital investments

Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities across the portfolio, and recommend mitigation strategies to ensure smooth execution of digital initiatives

Support the R&D Digital Strategy and Delivery Lead in translating the strategic vision into executable programs, ensuring alignment with the overall digital roadmap

Ensure consistent use of agile project management methodologies and tools across all digital initiatives to standardize and optimize project execution

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

Bachelors or Masters degree in Life Sciences, Business, Information Technology, or a related field

12+ years of experience in digital portfolio management, program management, or strategic planning within an R&D or innovation-driven environment

Proven experience in managing complex, cross-functional portfolios, including prioritizing competing initiatives and managing stakeholder expectations

Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams

Our Benefits

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About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the worlds largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma . Our parent company, CSL , headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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