(Senior) Director (f/m/d) Portfolio Management Office / PMO

Design. Progress. Together.

 

CureVac Corporate Services GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of CureVac SE, combines the central functions of the CureVac business group. CureVac is a global biopharmaceutical company in the field of mRNA technology, with more than 20 years of expertise in researching, developing and optimizing the versatile biological molecule for medical purposes. Our focus is on prophylactic vaccines, innovative cancer immunotherapies, and protein-based therapies. All RNA people are striving to achieve our main joint goal: To bring multiple best-in-class mRNA medicines to market.

 

To strengthen our team in Tübingen near Stuttgart, we are currently looking to recruit a

 

(Senior) Director (f/m/d) Portfolio Management Office / PMO

 

Your Responsibilities:

 

 

  • Define state-of-the-art business and portfolio management processes
  • Lead the roll-out throughout divisions and corporate functions
  • Coordinate corporate portfolio management cycles in alignment with the annual business cycle
  • Ensure consistency in business & portfolio management processes across all levels of the organization (corporate, functions and divisions)
  • Lead continuous improvement of CureVac’s business and portfolio management processes applying state-of-art methodologies
  • Set-up and roll-out of regular trainings  in tools and processes for operational project teams to secure efficient project & program execution
  • Lead the monitoring of the Tier 1 corporate project & programs
  • Ensure the adequate resource allocation across the entire project & program portfolio as per portfolio prioritization
  • Prepare portfolio reports, dashboards and presentations for extended Management Board and Supervisory Board presentations
  • Define, steer and ensure the portfolio communication and cascade across the required levels of the organization

 

Your Qualifications:

 

 

  • University degree in science / medicine, business administration or equivalent, ideally with Doctorate/PhD, MBA or further academic qualification 
  • Several years of proven track record in Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare with a broad focus on Portfolio/Project management, Industrial/Franchise Product Lead, CMC/drug development and/or product launch across different therapeutic areas, ideally across different geographies 
  • Sound experience in Project/Program Management Office, project controlling and reporting, resource management and risk management in an agile and rapidly evolving environment
  • PMI certification will be a major asset
  • Broad expertise in leading complex programs in the Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare industry (drug development, launch and corporate investments)
  • Proven track record in team leadership and development of complex teams of different maturity status 
  • Motivating leadership behavior in challenging status quo and driving transformation/leading by influence 
  • Strong business acumen and performance-orientation combined with a strong hands-on approach
  • Excellent communication skills on different management levels
  • Profound IT skills (MS Office, project-planning/MS-project, Power BI, databases, SAP), risk management tools 
  • Business-fluent in both English and German

 

We offer you a challenging and varied opportunity with an innovative and dynamic company that is expanding.
With much passion and sense of responsibility, we work together on the medical revolution. We pride ourselves on maintaining an honest and trusting relationship with each other which is characterized by openness to new ideas and continuous progress. Mutual respect, reliability and personal initiative are self-evident for us.

Design your future with us – become part of the RNA people!   

We look forward to receiving your application via our CareerPortal.

 

CureVac Corporate Services GmbH

 

Human Resources
Till Zimmer 
Friedrich-Miescher-Straße 15
72076 Tübingen