Jorie West

Jorie West is Senior Director of Program Management at Context Therapeutics and a program and portfolio management leader in drug development with over 20 years of experience leading complex, cross-functional programs from pre-clinical through post-marketing. She has served as Senior Director of Program Management at small and large biotech and pharmaceutical companies, aligning cross-functional asset teams, driving execution against integrated development plans, and enabling on-time, risk-mitigated milestone delivery through best practices in project planning, critical path and scenario analysis, and data-driven decision-making. Her experience includes overseeing high-value portfolios, implementing enterprise project and portfolio management systems such as Planisware for integrated resource, cost, and timeline oversight, and optimizing clinical development and lifecycle management for multiple complex programs while managing strategic partnerships and alliances. Her core strengths span cross-functional leadership, stakeholder and relationship management, financial and operational planning, governance support, regulatory submission readiness, alliance management, and continuous process improvement, supported by certifications including PMP and CA-AM and specialized training in pharmaceutical strategy and critical chain project management.