Sr. Manager, Program Management

Cross-Functional Execution & Stakeholder Alignment

Budget, Risk & Resource Management

KPIs, Reporting & Operational Cadence

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or Biochemistry (Required)
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Finance (Preferred)
• Professional Project Management certification (e.g., PMP) (Preferred)
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the development, implementation, or commercialization of Life Science, Pharmaceutical, Diagnostic, or Medical Device products, including instrumentation, software, and/or reagents
• Minimum of 2 years in a people management role, with demonstrated experience leading, developing, and retaining a team of program or project managers
• At least 3 years managing and developing project or departmental budgets
• Experience with portfolio/project budget creation, revenue forecasting, resource allocation, and project scheduling tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, SmartSheet) (Required)
• Experience using Windows OS, MS Office Applications, Engineering Change Order Systems, Design History Files, and creating Procedures and Reports
• Hands-on experience with instrumentation design, development, or commercialization; background in optics or optical systems strongly preferred (Preferred)
• Proficiency in Mandarin (spoken and/or written) (Preferred)
• Proven experience building, mentoring, and growing cross-functional teams; track record of fostering a collaborative, inclusive team culture that accelerates delivery and retains talent (Preferred)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Project and product scope, tasks, resources, schedule, risks, and budget (resource, material, external agreements, royalties) for each phase of the project lifecycle
• Demonstrated experience creating chemical consumable development process and product workflows, and associated software use cases
• Awareness of US and international regulations and standards applicable to the in vitro diagnostic and medical device industry, including FDA Quality Systems Regulations, CFR 820, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and ISO 14971
• Experience with ERP and/or PLM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Arena, Agile); comfort navigating and improving cross-functional business processes within these platforms is highly valued
• Roll-up-sleeves problem-solver who thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments; demonstrated ability to identify gaps, drive pragmatic solutions, and help the business scale by building repeatable processes and scalable program frameworks
• Skilled at driving alignment and accountability in matrixed, cross-functional environments; experience partnering with engineering, operations, quality, regulatory, and commercial teams to deliver on shared goals
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to executive leadership

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT