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Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Brief Job Overview

The Program Manager is an individual contributor role in the Global Biologics Department in the Strategic Operations Function reporting to the Senior Manager that is responsible for program managing ongoing internal projects and external collaborations that directly support biological standards development and release.  The Program Manager will use scientific knowledge and experience and program management skills to manage workplans, timelines, deliverables, and project transfers to ensure operational alignment and linkages to strategic goals for a comprehensive pipeline of next-generation biological standards across different therapeutic areas which is critical for the implementation of the biologics strategy.  The Program Manager will liaise with internal and external collaborators and support contract and resource management.  Other responsibilities include contributing to development of program management methodology and tools.

How will YOU create impact here at USP? 

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

The Program Manager has the following responsibilities:

• Partner with global Biologics Leadership to drive programs to meet established objectives and appropriately utilize resources.
• Build and manage workplans, timelines, deliverables, and project transfers with a clear understanding of responsibilities across stakeholders and drive staff accountability.
• Create and deliver program dashboards (timeline, risk, dependencies, resource burn) and lead monthly/quarterly reviews.
• Anticipate and identify issues and challenges and manage resolution with team leaders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across USP as needed to successfully implement projects and utilize data driver decision making principles.
• Manage the implementation of robust project management approach to fulfill responsibilities and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Leverage tools, technology, platforms to efficiently and effectively manage projects.

Who is USP Looking For?

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience project managing multiple, complex projects in a life sciences industry or research environment.
• Experience supporting a diverse team with remote members.
• Strong writer and communicator.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.

 Additional Desired Preferences

• Strong project lifecycle and project management knowledge and skills.
• Ability to use scientific knowledge and experience to understand and deliver on scientific and business objectives.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and prioritize time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail while keeping attention on the big picture.
• Ability to build effective work relationships and work collaboratively in a global setting.
• Ability to foster collaborative relationships with external partners with demonstrated relationship management skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to mobilize stakeholders to results at all organizational levels.
• High comfort with navigating through ambiguity and frequent change, and course-adjusting in the moment.
• Demonstrated ability to distill project information and complexities into actions and meaningful outcomes.
• Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness with good judgement about what can work.
• Strong influence, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to drive program success.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with audience appropriate awareness.
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in project management software use.
• PMP or related certification together with demonstrated job application of knowledge is a plus.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Compensation

 Base Salary Range: USD $87,756.00 – $108,400.00 annually.

Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level of role.

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate’s skill set, experience, qualifications, equity, and other job-related reasons.

 Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP.