Sr Manager, Int'l Preparedness Programs - Remote

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US Winnipeg, MB, CA, R3T 5Y3

Preparedness today, safer tomorrow.

Emergent is a leading public health company that delivers protective and life-saving solutions to
communities around the world. Here, you will join passionate professionals where our culture is informed
by our values and commitment to protecting and saving lives.

Why This Role Matters:

At Emergent, our work protects communities and strengthens global health security. As Senior Manager, International Preparedness Programs, you’ll play a critical role in translating strategic priorities into coordinated action and meaningful impact.

Reporting to the Sr. Director International Preparedness, this role is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex, multi-country international preparedness programs and initiatives. This role shapes and executes strategies and engagement plans that develop, strengthen, and expand relationships and partnerships across countries and regions. The position plays a critical role by serving as the central program management lead and integration point for International Preparedness, bringing together customer requirements, strategic priorities, commercial commitments, and supply activities across the department.

The role ensures alignment of country plans, engagement activities, budgets, and cross-functional deliverables while providing transparent reporting and recommendations to senior leadership on progress, risks, and outcomes.

The successful candidate will be a key leader within Emergent’s International Preparedness team, directing and influencing cross-functional teams to drive program & plan execution. This role partners closely with product management and cross-functional leaders to shape and execute international growth strategies, objectives, and engagement plans, ensuring alignment across functions and regions, and serves as a mentor and program management resource for the broader team.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What You’ll Do:

• Program Integration:
  Integrate customer requirements, strategic priorities, commercial commitments, and supply activities across the department into a single, coordinated program plan for International Preparedness.
• Execution and Accountability:
  Establish and maintain visibility of deliverables, timelines, milestones, and departmental priorities; drive cross-functional accountability by monitoring commitments, tracking performance, and implementing corrective actions so initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Business Planning and Budget Management:
  Coordinate departmental budgets, forecasting, resource planning, and financial tracking, including variance analysis and making sure spending matches approved plans and financial objectives.
• Cross-functional Alignment:
  Drive alignment between customer engagement, strategy, fulfillment, and other internal stakeholders, building effective relationships with peers, and senior leaders.
• Governance and Reporting:
  Establish reporting mechanisms and governance processes, including action tracking, risk management, and decision logs. Track progress, identify and elevate risks with recommended mitigation plans, make sure actions and decisions are followed through, and prepare executive-level updates for senior leadership.
• Portfolio and Engagement Plan Leadership:
  Own the end-to-end planning and delivery of international preparedness projects and regional/country engagement plans, setting scope, priorities, and success measures.
• Strategic Planning and Continuous Improvement:
  Lead the planning and…