Senior Manager, Planning Process Standards & Technical Integration

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• Execute process and standards priorities established by the Enterprise Planning & Collaborations Platforms Operations Lead, defining how tools are used, ensuring workflow consistency across functions, and driving continuous improvement.
• Own the planning template library end to end, including intake, evaluation, prioritization, version control, release coordination, and alignment with current business and compliance requirements.
• Lead technical integration between PLW tools, connected systems, and enterprise reporting platforms in close collaboration with Data Stewards and DADS to ensure data is accurate, consistent, and decision-ready.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate enterprise planning process standards, business rules, workflow guidance, and supporting documentation.
• Partner with Functional Area subject matter experts and Business Process Owners to evaluate process and template change requests, assess cross-functional impacts, and recommend scalable solutions.
• Translate business requirements into clear process, configuration, integration, and reporting requirements for delivery partners.
• Coordinate design reviews, testing, validation, and implementation readiness for approved template, workflow, integration, and reporting changes.
• Maintain template and standards decision records, version histories, impact assessments, and traceability documentation to support governance, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Monitor the effectiveness and adoption of planning processes and templates, identify recurring issues or variation, and implement targeted improvements.
• Facilitate cross-functional working sessions to align stakeholders on planning standards, workflow design, template changes, and integration requirements.
• Partner closely with the Systems & Collaboration Platforms Business Operations role within the Enterprise Planning & Collaborations Platforms organization to translate approved planning standards, templates, integrations, and governance requirements into sustainable operating processes, release plans, user support, and change control.
• Provide guidance to functional area SMEs and stakeholders on the appropriate application of planning standards, templates, and workflows.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience with enterprise planning, portfolio management, project management, resource management, or related business processes in a biopharma, R&D, or regulated environment.
• Experience with Planisware, Planview Advisor, Microsoft 365, Power BI, or similar planning, workflow, integration, and reporting platforms.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing process standards, business rules, workflows, templates, or governance frameworks across multiple functions.
• Experience managing template libraries or controlled business artifacts, including intake, evaluation, version control, release coordination, and change documentation.
• Working knowledge of systems integration, data flows, reporting requirements, data quality, and stewardship concepts, with the ability to partner effectively with technical and analytics teams.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear process and technical requirements, facilitate cross-functional alignment, and influence decisions in a complex matrix organization.

This role requires

• Experience supporting planning-system implementations, integrations, reporting solutions, or enterprise transformation initiatives is preferred.
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean/Six Sigma, business process management, or related certification is preferred but not required.
• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise planning, process design, systems integration, template governance, or related business operations.
• Biopharma / drug development experience preferred.