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. 

The Senior Program Manager will lead New Product Development (NPD) projects within the Lab Specimen Management Platform under the Specimen Management Business Group. This role is responsible for developing, organizing, and motivating a complex cross-functional team—or a program with multiple projects—to deliver new products or enhance existing ones.

The Senior Program Manager is ultimately accountable for project execution, quality, and results, as well as the success of the product in the market, including meeting defined strategic and financial objectives post-launch. Performance will be measured by the ability to lead the team in achieving cost, schedule, and performance goals.

This is a critical, high-visibility leadership role within the Specimen Management Program Management Office (PMO), part of the R&D Operations and Science group, based in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The position requires frequent presentations and updates across all organizational levels, including senior leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Execution

• Responsible for creating project schedules, resource requirements, risk management plans, integrated business plans, and product requirements.
• Accountable for execution, quality, and results of assigned projects and overall product success in the market.
• Leads cross-functional development of product architecture, synthesizes functional plans, and identifies critical interdependencies to ensure successful execution.

Strategic Alignment

• Ensure alignment across product value proposition, program scope, and strategic business objectives.
• Lead program planning to ensure all requirements are clear and driven by market needs, customer insights, and experience.

Team Leadership & Motivation

• Demonstrate strong leadership, learning agility, and action orientation when facing uncertainty, instilling confidence through clear decisions and proactive actions.
• Engage, influence, and direct all functions involved in product development to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams toward achieving common goals.
• Constructively challenge team members and leaders to rethink assumptions and improve product development outcomes.

Day-to-Day Management

• Manage and guide daily activities of team members, track progress against plan, manage project budget, identify risks, and implement mitigation plans.

Problem Solving & Risk Management

• Lead cross-functional teams through problem resolution, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Communicate with functional managers and business leaders regarding critical project risks, questions, or challenges.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Challenge core team members, functional leaders, and business leaders on strategies and approaches to improve product development outcomes.
• Interact across functions to ensure alignment and transparency.

Education and Experience required:

• Bachelor's Degree in a science or engineering field. 
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of relevant project management experience leading teams and new product development projects within a regulated industry, with progressively increasing complexity of assignments.
• Experience in new product development (NPD), including planning multiple workstreams, identifying risks, and implementing action plans to optimize timelines and reduce execution risk.

Knowledge and Skills required:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite tools Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.
• Proven ability to establish customer requirements from defined specifications and translate them into product requirements.
• Ability to lead and dri