Associate Program Manager

About Axogen

Axogen is committed to building and maintaining a strong and gratifying company culture that fosters professional growth. The hands‑on and personal approach makes transitioning to a new job a seamless and enjoyable process, with most benefits effective on day one. Axogen’s business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by making restoration of peripheral nerve function an expected standard of care. The company aims to lead its markets by delivering solutions that provide an improved benefit‑to‑risk profile compared with existing standards of care.

Why You’ll Love Working At Axogen

• Friendly, open, and fun team culture that values unique perspectives
• Company‑wide dedication to profoundly impacting patients’ lives
• Comprehensive, high‑quality benefits package effective on date of hire
• Educational assistance available for all employees
• Matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid holidays, including floating holidays, to be used at your discretion
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Referral incentive program

Job Summary

The Associate Program Manager is responsible for independently managing discrete Operations programs within Axogen’s Avance Processing Operations organization. This role provides program‑level leadership and direct project‑management support for critical initiatives, coordinating multiple related projects, managing interdependencies, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring execution aligns with technical objectives, business priorities, and Axogen’s Quality System. Embedded within Operations Engineering, the position partners closely with functional leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders (Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, IT, etc.) to drive disciplined, compliant, and timely execution of assigned programs.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage discrete Operations programs (e.g., Manufacturing Processing, Packaging & Labeling, Cleaning & Sterilization, Facilities & Validations) ensuring successful execution within scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
• Provide project‑management support with engineering technical expertise on business‑critical small to mid‑scale projects from initiation through closeout.
• Coordinate multiple related projects within assigned programs, aligning objectives, deliverables, schedules, resources, dependencies, and critical path activities; proactively resolve constraints.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and deliverables using industry‑standard PMP practices.
• Drive cross‑functional execution by coordinating activities across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate program and project governance activities, including team meetings, agenda development, decision and action‑item documentation, follow‑up for accountability, and delivery of program‑level status reports.
• Maintain program and project risk registers; identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation strategies and escalating issues as needed.
• Manage program governance, including prioritization of initiatives, escalation of issues, monitoring of KPIs, and communication of decisions affecting program execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biological sciences, chemistry, or a related technical discipline (required).
• Project management and/or PMP certification (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering projects and/or programs in a regulated industry (medical devices, biologics, tissue‑based products, or pharmaceuticals).
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects and coordinating project portfolios or programs of varying size, complexity, and lifecycle stage within a regulated quality system.
• Strong working knowledge of PMP principles, including lifecycle management, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder communication, resource coordination, and cross‑functional dependency management.
• Understanding of validation and qualifications (IQ, OQ, PQ, and process validation activities).
• Experience partnering cross‑functionally with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, IT, and Operations teams.
• Proficiency with project‑management and collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office).
• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to convey information to both technical and non‑technical audiences and provide concise updates to leadership.

Location

913 Industrial Drive Place, Vandalia, OH 45377

Benefits & Compensation

• Eligibility for an annual bonus
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Matching 401(k) plan
• Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays + 3 Floating Holidays
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Basic Life Insurance and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Disability Insurance

Pay

Salary range: $92,293 — $115,367 USD