Associate Director Portfolio Management

About the role

Associate Director Portfolio Management position located in East Hanover, NJ. Hybrid role requiring 2‑3 days per week onsite. Pay: $56‑88/hr (W2) for a 1‑year assignment with potential to extend or convert based on performance and business need.

Responsibilities

• Support portfolio planning, demand management, assessment, prioritization, and governance across technology, digital, data, and business initiatives
• Partner with business stakeholders, product teams, portfolio leaders, and technology organizations to evaluate incoming requests and support portfolio decision‑making
• Analyze strategic alignment, business value, resource requirements, dependencies, risks, and potential impacts to support demand assessment and prioritization
• Support portfolio planning, capacity analysis, scenario planning, and investment discussions to help align resources with business priorities
• Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards, reports, executive presentations, and status updates to provide leadership with visibility into portfolio health, priorities, risks, and investments
• Analyze portfolio data to identify trends, capacity constraints, delivery risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with business, product, technology, and data teams to improve portfolio processes, governance standards, and decision‑making

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5+ years of experience in portfolio management, program management, PMO, business operations, strategy, product operations, or a similar discipline
• Experience supporting portfolio planning, prioritization, governance, demand management, or investment management processes
• Experience developing executive-level reports, presentations, dashboards, and decision-support materials
• Experience providing strategic IT recommendations and supporting technology, digital, CRM, data, or commercial portfolios
• Familiarity with portfolio management frameworks, demand management, capacity planning, and governance processes
• Experience working within Agile, Product Operating Model, or matrixed organizational environments
• Pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or other regulated industry experience strongly preferred