Job Description Summary

Job Description

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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. 

Associate Director, Program Management – Instruments Sustaining - Leading multi-functional Sustaining Core team(s) and Project team(s) within a matrix and, FDA and ISO compliant organization, the role is responsible for managing multiple sustaining engineering projects which heavily collaborates with R&D to implement. The role will manage a high volume of projects by implementing a structured sustaining process and ensures timely completion.

This role is accountable for demonstrating new and diverse approaches resulting in optimized solutions by leading the team through technical, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial problem solving and decision making, ensuring that the functional experts are held accountable.

The Associate Director, Program Management – Instruments Sustaining will be expected to have a deep understanding of Project Management methodologies, Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping and Continuous Improvement principles. They will drive for continuous improvement and agility in the sustaining process ensuring that project timelines are consistently met.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage multiple Research and Clinical Sustaining Engineering Projects

• Manage a team of Project Managers and/or Contractors

• Defines program priorities, resource needs, and negotiates program resourcing plans

• Manage current challenges, work proactively on improving existing portfolio pipeline in collaboration with Sustaining Engineering Leadership Team

• Ensures alignment of product value proposition, program scope, and strategic business objectives

• Represents both internal and external customers viewpoint when leading the team to make technical and project decisions

• Demonstrates program management standard methodologies and contributes to improving sustaining process effectiveness

• Champions novel ideas and problem solving skills

• Leads the team to prepare for periodic update to Research and Clinical Instruments Leadership Teams, ensuring that decisions are informed by a balanced and clearly articulated representation of the relevant data

• Leads program planning process ensuring requirements are clear and driven by customer need and/or challenges or issues

• Defines, delegates and evaluates the roles, responsibilities, goals and deliverables for the program and extended team members

• Communicates program updates to Functional Management, Sustaining Engineering Team and Executive Leadership as needed

• Leads cross-functional teams through problem resolution including root cause analysis and corrective action

• Creates and sustains an inclusive environment

• Leads the program team to mitigate risks and resolve issues

• Leads key technical and design reviews, and constructively challenges the team and the organization to rethink assumptions and approach challenges in new ways

• Brings regulatory compliance and quality assurance questions and issues to the attention of management

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required in Engineering and post graduate degree (e.g. MBA or Masters or PhD) is preferred

• Minimum ten (10) years’ experience in Program Management

• Experience managing small team of Project Managers in sustaining engineering projects

• PMP certified

• IVDR experience

• Program/Project management experience in Instruments, Hardware, Firmware or Software areas

• Effective verbal, written and presentation skills