Associate Director, Program​/Project Manager

Associate Director, Program / Project Manager

Job Description

Summary:

We are a global business within BD Medical dedicated to delivering quality and innovative solutions in Advanced Access(via) Devices (AAD). The business is committed to maintaining accelerated growth through portfolio diversification, differentiated offerings Pueblo and geographic/market expansions while maintaining profitability of the core product lines. We manage a healthy portfolio of programs ranging from incremental innovation to disruptive & breakthrough opportunities enabling medication delivery solutions.

Our project managers have passion for bringing new technical solutions to meet serious unmet clinical needs, strong records of professional achievement, and the capacity and desire for continuous development and growth. We strive to provide each individual with opportunities to develop skills, gain and share knowledge, understand and deliver what our customers want and build a rewarding and fulfilling career.

• This high visibility position will lead and motivate a large‑scale cross‑functional NPD team of high complexity within the AAD Platform within the Business Group of MDS.
• Apply project‑management principles, theories, and concepts including but not limited to customer scope requirements, work‑breakdown structures, risk management, integrated business plans, and product requirements.
• Deliver projects on‑time through predictable and transparent execution.
• Serve as an agile problem‑solver, master negotiator, motivational coach, product development process expert, prudent risk‑taker, and team champion.
• Influence solutions and work to resolve business or technical problems at all levels of the organization.
• Act as a strong, influential communicator who implements the strategic and technical direction attached to the project/program team.
• Find and create new avenues of excellence; be self‑starting and take action without prompting or direction from others to solve problems.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of business and market growth drivers, trends, and influence business case development.
• Have a thorough understanding of all functional work streams within a phase‑gate process and a vision of an integrated project plan.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure timely delivery, review, and approvals via multiple regional registrations in addition to other conflicting/dependent programs.
• Take responsibility for the execution, quality, and results of the projects and the success of the resulting products for the business or in the market.
• Interact with functional managers and business leaders to communicate critical project risks, mitigations, questions, or challenges.
• Define program resource needs and negotiate program resourcing plans; work with functional leaders to ensure the appropriate core team resources are committed to the program and contribute to the required performance level.
• Mentor, coach, and challenge core team members, functional leaders, and business leaders regarding functional and cross‑functional strategies and approaches to improve program development outcomes.
• Analyze development situations and data with in‑depth evaluation of multiple factors.
• Communicate and implement the strategic and technicalbett for the project/program teams.

• BS degree in engineering (required)
• At least 10 years relevant experience in medical device product development and design
• 3+ years of experience leading medical device cross‑functional, global teams through complex projects or programs
• New product development experience with Class II medical devices
• Successful launch experience of medical device products from concept through launch
• Ability to develop technical and business process solutions to complex problems
• Knowledge of global medical device regulatory requirements (FDA, Anvisa, NMPA, MDR) and quality standards (ISO, GB, JISC)
• Complete understanding of medical device project management principles, theories & concepts
• Experience with creating work‑breakdown structures, risk management, and integrated business plans
• Thorough understanding of functional work streams in a phase‑gate process
• Experi…