Director, Global PMO (China)

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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai, CHN
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Pharmaceutical
At Lonza, we enable A Healthier World by supporting our healthcare customers on the path to commercialization.
The Role
Leads China’s strategic agenda and regional portfolio of complex initiatives across manufacturing, engineering, commercial, quality, finance, and supply chain. Owns PMO governance, performance monitoring, executive reporting, investment cases, and cross-functional alignment with global leadership. Builds PMO capabilities through standards, methodologies, coaching, and operational frameworks while identifying business risks and opportunities.
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Location.

The actual location of this job is in Shanghai, China.

What you will get
  • An agile career and dynamic working culture.
  • An inclusive and ethical workplace.
  • Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
  • A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.
  • The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.
What you will do:

Strategic Leadership

  • Lead execution of the China strategic agenda in partnership with regional and global leadership.
  • Translate enterprise strategy into regional business priorities, roadmaps and execution plans.
  • Identify strategic opportunities and business risks within the China market and recommend actions to leadership.

Business Performance

  • Partner with China leadership to improve operational performance, productivity and commercial execution.
  • Monitor strategic KPIs and business performance, escalating risks and recommending corrective actions.

Portfolio Leadership

  • Lead regional strategic initiatives including capacity expansion, digital transformation, productivity programs, customer experience improvements and operational excellence.
  • Drive cross-functional execution of complex initiatives spanning manufacturing, engineering, commercial, quality, finance and supply chain.

Governance

  • Own governance forums for regional strategic programs and investment initiatives.
  • Ensure decisions, actions and dependencies are effectively managed across leadership teams.

Regional Representation

  • Represent China within the Global ADS PMO, ensuring regional priorities are reflected in global planning while driving alignment to enterprise objectives.

Organizational Development

  • Build PMO capability across the China organization through governance, standards, project methodologies and coaching of project leaders.

Executive Support

  • Develop executive-level business reviews, strategy updates, investment cases and Board-quality presentations for regional and global leadership.
What we are looking for:
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 10-15 years of experience in program management, project management, PMO, business operations, consulting, transformation, or related fields
  • Experience working within multinational matrix organizations
  • Experience working within China or APAC
  • Strong organizational and execution skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
  • Proven ability to operate independently with minimal oversight
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with ability to influence across functions and leadership levels
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and ambiguity
  • Experience building or improving PMO processes, governance structures, tools, or operational frameworks preferred
  • Ability to balance structure and flexibility while driving measurable progress
  • Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills required; familiarity with enterprise project management and collaboration tools preferred
  • Experience within life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, manufacturing, healthcare, or other complex industries preferred

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10-15 years of experience in program management, project management, PMO, business operations, consulting, transformation, or related fields
  • Experience working within multinational matrix organizations
  • Experience working within China or APAC
  • Strong organizational and execution skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
  • Ability to operate independently with minimal oversight
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including influencing across functions and leadership levels
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and ambiguity
  • Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
  • Experience building or improving PMO processes, governance structures, tools, or operational frameworks
  • Ability to balance structure and flexibility while driving measurable progress
  • Familiarity with enterprise project management and collaboration tools
  • Experience within life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, manufacturing, healthcare, or other complex industries
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The Company
HQ: Basel
Year Founded: 1897

What We Do

At Lonza, we enable A Healthier World by supporting our healthcare customers on the path to commercialization. Our community of 16,000 talented employees work across a global network of more than 30 sites to deliver for our customers across the pharma, biotech and nutrition markets.

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