Senior Project Manager, R&D

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams in delivering complex product development and sustaining engineering projects within the medical device industry. This role partners with engineering, quality, regulatory, marketing, operations, and external suppliers to define project scope, develop integrated plans, manage timelines and budgets, mitigate risks, and drive execution from concept through commercialization. The Senior Project Manager ensures alignment with business objectives, stakeholder expectations, regulatory requirements, and portfolio priorities while guiding teams through BD's product development and design control processes.

This position requires a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week at our Covington, GA location to foster collaboration, innovation, and effective problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams in the planning and execution of new product development, sustaining engineering, remediation, and strategic business initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and project governance documentation.
• Drive project execution by proactively identifying, managing, and escalating risks, issues, dependencies, and critical decisions.
• Facilitate project team meetings and ensure clear ownership, accountability, and follow-through on action items.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives.
• Partner with functional leaders to forecast and manage resource requirements across project phases.
• Prepare and deliver project status updates, executive presentations, and portfolio reporting for leadership and governance reviews.
• Ensure compliance with BD design control processes, regulatory requirements, quality systems, and documentation standards.
• Collaborate with external suppliers and development partners to manage deliverables, timelines, and project outcomes.
• Maintain project information within project management systems, including MS Project, OnePlan, SharePoint, and other portfolio management tools.
• Support the development and execution of risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Foster effective collaboration across geographically dispersed teams, including global partners and manufacturing sites.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Life Sciences, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Demonstrated success leading medical device (or other regulated industry) product development projects from concept through commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, project governance, and product development lifecycle processes.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience working with external suppliers, contract manufacturers, and development partners.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project and project scheduling methodologies.
• Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing objectives and drive execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn complex technical concepts and effectively communicate them to diverse audiences.

Desired Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience within the medical device, life sciences, or regulated healthcare industry.
• Experience working within a formal Project Management Office (PMO) environment.
• Experience managing projects with budgets exceeding $1M.
• Knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485, and design control requirements.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience working with global and geographically diverse teams.
• Spanish language proficiency is a plus.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate project tradeoffs and support strategic decision-making.

Benefits

At BD, you’ll discover a culture where in-person collaboration supports your learning, progress, and success. We prioritize face-to-face interaction to foster creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving in the fast-paced healthcare industry. Join us to reinvent the future of healthcare and thrive in a purpose-driven environment.