Senior Program Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are the makers of possible

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you'll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Job Summary:

The Senior Program Manager is an advanced level Core Team Leader, with significant cross-functional management experience and capable of driving a team comprised of multiple functions, regions, and external partners. The Senior Program Manager has overall accountability for project planning, execution, and delivering timely results through to successful project completion. Project success is measured on business results, schedule, budget, and release of improved & new products or platform changes. Program-level accountability distinguishes leadership for a portfolio of related projects, and/or multi-phased and complex project initiatives, consistent with the most market critical, challenging and/or resource intensive commitments made by the overall enterprise.

The ideal candidate will be willing to think critically and act as a change protagonist. The incumbent should have a history of bringing innovative Ideas and approaches with a desire to generate novel ideas for defining, implementing, and managing product design changes. The ability to deal with ambiguity is crucial and will demonstrate the ability to act in a changing & fluid environment

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Leads an interdisciplinary team of internal and external experts applying a range of processes, tools and approaches. Accountable for timely delivery, technical excellence and process effectiveness of product development activities, while ensuring the implementation and rigor of BD-UCC product development processes and design control procedures.
• Applies extensive technical expertise & has deep knowledge of related fields. Develops technical and business solutions to complex problems requiring ongoing & novel integration of ingenuity & creativity to devise solution approaches. In partnership with the platform and core team member, leads the development/remediation strategy for project(s) and programs.
• Accountable for the creation of work breakdown structures, integrated business plans, task management, and projects requirements. Leads the cross functional development of product architecture within each functional area; synthesizes functional plans; and identifies essential interdependencies to drive successful project & overall program execution.
• Designs and leads innovation of a complex nature, working with functional resources and multifunctional teams within defined constraints. Modifies methodologies and procedures to streamline project plans for quicker, valid results.
• Responsible for project team effectiveness, including design, data summary and interpretation; as well as report and manuscript preparation and review adherence to applicable regulations.
• Represents the organization as the prime contact for project contracts. Interacts with external business leaders for significant technical issues, often requiring coordination between organizations.
• Guides the successful completion of projects by effectively organizing, coaching and motivating a highly skilled cross-functional team.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a science or engineering field.
• Minimum 7 years proven project management experience leading a cross functional core team and working in a structured product development process, including Design Control and Process Validations.
• Extensive Project & Cross-Functional Leadership experience which possess the skills, knowledge, as well as academic and practical aptitude to engage, influence, and direct all functions involved in the development of the assigned product.
• History Leading in a matrixed organization.
• Proven track record of building strong partnerships and alliances with key partners at different levels within the organization.
• Experience and knowledge of product development, Sustaining Engineering, while leading all aspects of product development.
• History practicing cross functional aptitude for all related functions, including R&D, Quality ENG/Control, and OPS/MFG.
• Good experience demonstrating commercial Excellence. Showing the ability to effectively apply business, financial and commercial knowledge to successfully deliver the product development outcomes.
• History of succeeding in customer centric roles demonstrating a deep understanding of internal and external customers' needs and key objectives.
• Has a track record of displaying their optimized execution and performance to advance long-term growth while consistently meeting or exceeding near-term business performance expectations.
• Experience leading and managing external partnerships
• Willing to travel up to 30% domestic and international

• Post graduate degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience leading change management or continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., Kaizen, SSBB, DMAIC)