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Director, Programme Management Office (PMO)Oxford BioMedica • Oxford, GB
Director, Programme Management Office (PMO)

Director, Programme Management Office (PMO)

Oxford BioMedica • Oxford, GB
22 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Join Us in Changing Lives

At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world—and we’re looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

We’re currently recruiting for a Programme Management Office (PMO) Director to join our Programme Management team, reporting to the Sr Director PMO. In this role, you will help to lead the global PMO strategy, ensuring governance, developing best practices, and driving client project delivery across global operations, playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference.

Your responsibilities in this role would be to:

  • Lead governance and oversight of all client projects managed by the Global PM team
  • Define and develop client project management methodology, standards, and documentation across all OXB sites
  • Provide strategic project updates and performance data to senior management
  • Coach, mentor, and support project managers and team members
  • Represent Project Management internally and externally, including with clients and partners
  • Drive continuous improvement of PM processes, tools, and ways of working
  • Coordinate PM support for proposal generation and client discussions
  • Work with the Senior Director, PMO to ensure processes for managing client and internal projects are aligned where appropriate

We are looking for:

  • A scientific degree or PhD, with a project management qualification strongly preferred
  • Experience in the CDMO industry preferably with an understanding of biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing
  • Proven ability of designing and implementing effective project management processes & tools with experience of digital solutions
  • Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills across all levels of an organisation
  • Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving abilities and a collaborative working style

About Us:

OXB (LSE: OXB) is a global quality and innovation-led contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) in cell and gene therapy with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world.

One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, OXB has 30 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of cell and gene therapies. OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV), adenovirus and other viral vector types. OXB’s world-class capabilities range from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods and depth of regulatory expertise.

OXB offers a vast number of technologies for viral vector manufacturing, including a 4th generation lentiviral vector system (the TetraVecta™ system), a dual-plasmid system for AAV production, suspension and perfusion process using process enhancers and stable producer and packaging cell lines.

OXB, a FTSE250 and FTSE4Good constituent, is headquartered in Oxford, UK. It has development and manufacturing facilities across Oxfordshire, UK, Lyon and Strasbourg, France, Bedford MA, and Durham NC, US.

Why Join Us?

💸 Competitive total reward packages
🧘 Wellbeing programmes that support your mental and physical health
🚀 Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive
🤝 Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
🧪 State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities
🌍 A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect

We want you to feel inspired every day. At OXB, we’re future-focused and growing fast. We succeed together—through passion, commitment, and teamwork.

Ready to Make a Difference?

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