The Program Management Director, APAC will lead complex cross-functional bioprocessing facility projects across APAC and oversee multiple projects from initiation to completion. This role shapes long-range regional business strategy, leads cross-functional influence across global organizations, and drives enterprise-wide transformation initiatives for complex cross-functional bioprocessing facility capital and customer turnkey projects spanning end-to-end delivery from initiation through full commissioning. Operating as a strategic director level contributor, this role needs to influence executive leadership decisions, aligns regional program delivery targets with multi-year corporate business objectives, stewards the full APAC project portfolio, and delivers all initiatives on time, within defined scope and approved budget.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Project & Program Planning and Execution (External Customer & Internal APAC Facility Programs )

• Define comprehensive enterprise-level program delivery roadmaps encompassing multi-year timelines, multi-program capital budgets, cross-regional resource allocation frameworks, enterprise risk mitigation playbooks, and formal cross-functional change management strategies for large-scale external customer bioprocess turnkey facilities and APAC internal manufacturing facility capital investment programs.
• Own pre-execution master site scheduling frameworks, establish standardized advanced cross-regional resource planning protocols, and coordinate all global technical field execution workflows for facility construction, equipment installation, GMP commissioning and validation testing for both revenue-bearing customer turnkey assets and internal corporate CAPEX investments.
• Drive end-to-end portfolio performance oversight across all APAC programs, orchestrate cross-departmental global workstream alignment, resolve critical schedule bottlenecks, and escalate mitigation plans to executive stakeholders to deliver against committed enterprise milestones across the full project portfolio.
• Own full portfolio financial performance governance, including cross-program expenditure tracking, rolling multi-period forecast updates, enterprise budget variance analysis for customer revenue programs and internal capital investments; develop standardized executive-level financial reporting dashboards and analysis for C-suite and regional leadership review.
• Lead, mentor and develop cross-regional program management teams across APAC; provide strategic technical and governance guidance through the full lifecycle of all enterprise capital and customer programs.
• Act as the primary executive single point of contact for external contractors, global architectural firms, international engineering partners and third-party validation vendors for all facility capital programs, establishing standardized communication protocols to ensure seamless cross-stakeholder coordination at scale.

Strategic PMO Leadership & Enterprise Governance

• Defines and owns the long-term PMO strategy for APAC and influences global enterprise project governance standards across all regional business units.
• Partners with executive leadership to establish enterprise-wide project investment priorities and cross-regional resource allocation strategies fully aligned with multi-year corporate long-range business objectives.
• Architect, implement and govern enterprise PMO portfolio management tools to deliver full visibility across the global APAC program portfolio, optimizing cross-regional shared resource utilization and eliminating redundant capacity across business streams.
• Establish global mandatory enterprise delivery standards, unified program management methodologies and compliance frameworks that all APAC capital and customer programs must adhere to; drive global adoption of standardized governance processes across all regional markets.
• Leads through influence across global organizations to align regional PMO operating models with corporate enterprise transformation priorities.

Executive & Global Stakeholder Management

• Partner with global executive stakeholders to define enterprise program objectives, align cross-regional program deliverables to long-range corporate business transformation strategies, and shape enterprise capital investment roadmaps.
• Serve as the primary executive point of contact for global internal and external executive stakeholders, deliver regular executive-level portfolio performance updates, and proactively manage executive stakeholder expectations across multi-year transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate recurring global executive steering committees and cross-regional stakeholder alignment forums to share portfolio performance insights, resolve escalated enterprise risks, and ensure executive business priorities are embedded into all APAC program delivery plans.
• Build and sustain long-term strategic executive relationships with global internal business leaders and external industry partners; leverage cross-organizational influence to drive cross-regional collaboration and consistent, on-target enterprise program delivery.

Risk Management and Strategic Problem Solving

• Identify, quantify and architect enterprise-wide risk mitigation frameworks addressing cross-regional threats that could impact delivery of multi-million-dollar transformation and capital programs; embed risk management standards into global PMO governance protocols.
• Lead cross-functional global problem-solving task forces to resolve large-scale program delays, material enterprise budget overruns, regulatory compliance gaps, and other high-impact delivery challenges across the APAC portfolio.
• Escalate material critical enterprise risks and program roadblocks to senior executive leadership, accompanied by fully vetted strategic resolution recommendations aligned with long-range corporate business strategy.

Continuous Improvement

• Establish and enforce best practices, standards, and processes for program management across the organization.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance program delivery, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Stay current on industry trends, tools, and technologies that can improve program management practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering or a related technical discipline)
• Minimum 15 years’ progressive combined senior leadership experience in biologics manufacturing operations, capital project engineering, and enterprise-level program management across global APAC markets
• Deep hands-on experience building and operating regional or global PMO organizations is highly desirable
• Extensive experience delivering programs within regulated cGMP manufacturing or engineering environments is a strong plus
• Expert-level comprehension of bioprocess manufacturing workflows, end-to-end bioprocess technical design, and enterprise process improvement methodologies
• Comprehensive working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP), global cGMP compliance requirements and FDA regulatory guidelines is mandatory
• Advanced proficiency in enterprise program management software suites (Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Jira) and deep expertise implementing global delivery methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall and hybrid enterprise frameworks
• Fluent oral and written command of English and Mandarin for cross-regional executive stakeholder alignment across APAC markets
• Exceptional executive leadership, strategic influencing and cross-organizational interpersonal skills, with proven track record shaping enterprise transformation and driving global organizational change without formal line authority
• 50% regional travel outstation requirement across APAC markets expected