Sr. Program Manager - M&A

Company Description

Sirtex Medical is a global healthcare business with offices in Boston, Sydney, Germany, and Singapore, working to improve outcomes in people with cancer. Our current lead product is a targeted radiation therapy for liver cancer called SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres. More than 100,000 doses have been supplied to treat patients with liver cancer at more than 1,300 medical centers in over 50 countries. We’re a fast-growing dynamic organization and we seek an experienced Manufacturing Technician to help us with our growth.  

At Sirtex, we’re transforming our industry through our leadership with interventional oncology and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. We offer stimulating careers and development, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We will always foster a diverse and inclusive workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to improve the quality and longevity of patients’ lives by providing innovative interventional oncology solutions. 

Our facility in Wilmington, MA is responsible for the manufacturing of time sensitive high-energy beta radiation to support the treatment of inoperable liver tumors.  We are looking for a high energy, self-motivated, team player, with a passion for making a difference to join our diverse team.

Job Description

The Sr. Program Manager is responsible for the successful initiation, execution, and monitoring of strategic merger & acquisition (M&A), and post M&A integrations. This role will be responsible for multiple cross-functional streams of work, identification, and resolution of program-level issues and the mitigation of risks where they pose a significant threat to success, always with a focus on delivering value to the business in a timely manner. The role requires an individual who has proven M&A, and post M&A integration and project management experience.

· Responsible for planning and execution of the M&A activities and operational transitions of the acquired business.

· Manage relationships with senior business leads to ensure ongoing awareness, buy-in and shared ownership.

· Partners with business development function to develop and execute the M&A and post-M&A integration plans by ensuring key milestones are met and dependencies managed. Facilitate and lead cross functional integration meetings, ensuring all activities are on track.

· Provides regular feedback regarding the needs of local management and operational teams for acquisition transition activities.

· Identifies process standardization opportunities, leads the implementation of adoption of best practices and process improvement efforts in partnership with the business development team.

· Responsible for coordinating the interaction and involvement of local business stakeholders (e.g., operations, finance, accounting, sales and marketing, IT, HR).

· Ability to anticipate areas of difficulty/potential unknown risks, contribute towards creative solutions and moves to action quickly.

· Oversee migration of newly acquired entities onto Sirtex QMS.

· Manage medium to large size due diligence and advisory projects from local to global scale

· Deliver multiple project tasks or components, including completing proposals.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in health sciences, health administration, business administration, accounting, marketing, or related field required.

· Minimum of 3 years’ experience of direct M&A and post M&A integration is required.

· As a lead/sole program manager on a minimum of two integration projects (post-acquisition), including manufacturing transfer and commercial launch.

· Must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industry.

· 5+ years of proven experience in program management with an emphasis on continuous improvement, problem solving and risk mitigation.

· Project Manager Professional (PMP) certificate preferred.

· Demonstrated project management, consulting, process flow development and facilitation skills.

· Ability to successfully perform in a matrix accountability structure, reporting the progress of deliverables and project updates to senior leadership team.

· Proficient communications skill (oral, written and presentation) with the ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the organization.

· Strong computer skills including knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

· Excellent engagement, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to unite those with various perspectives towards a shared vision.

· Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail with the ability to effectively multi-task in a fast