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Sr. Program Manager role for a Medical Device Company. 12+ Months Contract. Need US Citizens Or GC Holders Only. Onsite or remote (if remote, West coast based preferred).
Job Responsibility:
Demonstrates program management standard methodologies and contributes to improving processes
Leads the team to prepare for Phase Gate and other Go/No-Go decisions by executive leadership, ensuring that decisions are advised by a balanced and clearly articulated representation of the relevant data
Ensures alignment of product value proposition, program scope, and strategic business objectives
Leads program planning process ensuring requirements are clear and driven by customer need and experience
Defines, delegates, and evaluates the roles, responsibilities, goals and deliverables for core and extended team members
Manages internal teams and external vendors and partnerships
Independently determines and pursues courses of action vital to obtain desired results
Communicates program updates to functional management and executive leadership
Defines program resource needs and negotiates program resourcing plans
Leads key technical design and commercial excellence reviews, constructively challenging the team and the organization to rethink assumptions and approach headwinds in new ways
Leads cross-functional teams through problem resolution including root cause analysis and corrective action
Analyzes data and sophisticated situations involving evaluation of tangible variables to programs or collective system of projects
Work with functional leaders to ensure the appropriate Core Team resources are committed to the projects and contribute to required performance levels
Ensure effective and efficient regular formal and informal communications with the Core Teams using a variety of tools and channels
Lead, direct, coach, and mentor Team Members to maximize project success
Provide meaningful and significant feedback to functional leaders regarding the performance of Core Team members that is considered in annual performance evaluations
Lead product development utilizing a multitude of processes such as BD’s Global Product Delivery System, Voice of the Customer/Business, Project Management, and Agile
Ensure programs align with company quality management systems
Builds high morale and ensure the team commits to goals and objectives by creating a common purpose and direction
Suggests opportunities for improvement that have a significant impact (cost, cycle time, quality, etc.) and assists in developing or executing implementation plan
Reagent development experience, familiarity with GMP and IVD requirements
Demonstrated self-starter, and highly motivated
Holds understanding of technical/scientific principles that relate to immune oncology
Experience of developing IVD products in the U.S. and/or EU and/or rest of the world
Demonstrates excellence in both oral and written communication, in cross functional, and cross- cultural environment
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field required
Minimum of 10-15 years of relevant proven experience in medical devices, diagnostics, or life sciences including demonstrated ability in successfully leading sophisticated, multi-year new product development programs delivered through robust, cross-functional, teams based in a matrix organization
Nice to have:
MBA or other sophisticated business/management degree beneficial
PMP certification or equivalent beneficial
Demonstrable experience with modern program management tools and techniques to drive cohesion and execution within a cross functional core and extended team environment