Director, Program Management

Expected Travel: Up to 25%

Requisition ID: 11920

 

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. 
 
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
 
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare.  For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

 

Interventional - The Interventional business unit at Teleflex offers innovative medical devices that are used to diagnose and treat coronary and peripheral vascular diseases. We place a strategic emphasis on complex coronary and peripheral interventions, vascular access, bone access, specialty biologic treatments and cardiac assist. Our current Interventional products include a broad range of clinically relevant solutions, such as our GuideLiner® and Turnpike® Catheters, AC3 Optimus™ Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and OnControl® Powered Bone Access System. With a strong R&D footprint and pipeline, our fast-growing Interventional business unit is poised to continue the development of new technologies to serve critically ill patients for years to come. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

The Director, Program Management will manage a robust team structure and drive tactical execution of the BU’s programs throughout their life cycle (discovery/acquisition - development and commercialization - service and end of life).   

This leadership-level role works to continuously provide cross-functional coordination and communication through the execution of programs. The role will work cross-functionally with R&D, Operations, Demand Planning, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, Marketing and Sales teams in aligning, implementing, and achieving program execution.  
 

Principal Responsibilities

•    Oversee all program management activities including planning, resource-readiness, reporting, risk assessment and mitigation, and lessons-learned
•    Leads program management governance, conducting regular reviews such that key projects are tracking to defined objectives and KPIs, maintaining stakeholder alignment, and proactively managing risk to quality and schedule performance
•    Identify and champion best practices in Project/Program Management, including the use of dashboards, templates, tools, and processes to drive efficiency, alignment, and effective planning
•    Benchmark project execution against peers and continually develop scorecards and leading indicators of performance to drive continuous improvement.

 

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Coach, mentor and manage cross-functional teams providing regular feedback to foster leadership, strategic thinking, and business acumen while setting high standards that drive alignment, collaboration, accountability, and goal achievement
•    Rapidly resolve critical issues that impact project execution.
•    Meet with functional and geographical leaders to influence across the organization.
•    Inspire and provide vision to leadership teams, including direct and indirect reports.
•    Mentor, direct, and evaluate the performance of direct reports.
•    Other duties as assigned.
 

Education / Experience Requirements

•    BS in technical discipline (i.e. engineering, bio-medical)
•    MBA or advanced technical degree preferred
•    Preferred 10+ years of multidisciplinary work experience in the medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industries, of which 5+ years include leading and managing project development teams.
•    2+ years of program management office leadership experience spanning new product development and sustaining activities.
•    PMP certification
•    Proficiency with design control standards
 

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

•    Preferred experience in developing, leading, and managing high-performing program management teams responsible for overall execution of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management).
•    Detailed knowledge of lifecycle management processes pertaining to overall clinical and product development.
•    Experience with