Regional Program Lead
About Human Pharmaceutical Business
With global presence, Boehringer Ingelheim has industry-leading expertise in medicine research and development. We are constantly developing the next generation of medical breakthroughs and successfully delivering innovations to meet the medical needs of the patients we serve in the following key areas of interest: cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic diseases, immunology, oncology and central nervous system. In the future, we will accelerate the launch of more than 10 innovative medicines to meet the demand of Chinese patients.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end oversight of China clinical programs and TA portfolio delivery, ensuring cross‑functional plans, milestones, risks and dependencies are proactively managed to deliver high‑quality outcomes on time.
- Drive China integration strategy by ensuring China needs and inputs are seamlessly incorporated into global strategic and operational planning, including at key development milestones and through ongoing engagement.
- Maintain disciplined local governance by coordinating TA portfolio and governance bodies, ensuring structured updates, decision documentation, and systematic follow‑up of actions to support governance readiness.
- Monitor project progress and profiling; optimize/maintain project management systems, databases, documents and tools to ensure transparent, accurate, and up‑to‑date program/portfolio reporting.
- Ensure compliance with relevant internal and external regulations within scope
Job Requirements
- Medical Doctor or Master Degree in pharmacology, biology, medicine or related fields; PhD or MBA preferred.
- Fluent English communication skills.
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotech environment; experience in medicine, clinical development and/or portfolio/program management strongly preferred.
- Strong strategic thinking and portfolio mindset; able to prioritize and make decisions under ambiguity.
- Excellent program/project management skills (workplan/critical path, risk/issue management, governance coordination, stakeholder management).
- Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing without authority; effective negotiation and conflict management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in an international, matrix environment; able to align stakeholders to one China position and drive execution.
- High accountability, initiative and resilience; strong compliance and quality mindset.