Senior Program Manager, Product Development

About the role

We Are The People Who Give Possibilities Purpose 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. The Sr. Program Manager (PM) will support the project portfolio for the Specimen Management Business Group within BD Integrated Diagnostic Solution (IDS). The PM will lead cross-functional core teams in executing all aspects of new product development or sustaining engineering (PLM) portfolio management. The PM is responsible for leading and motivating a complex cross-functional team or a program with one or more projects to develop new products or improve existing products. The PM is ultimately responsible for the execution, quality and results of their project(s), and the success of the resulting product in the market, including achieving defined strategic and financial objectives once the project has launched. 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.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 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 leadership experience associated with product development within a regulated industry, with progressively increasing complexity of assignments.