Director Program Management

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of complex, cross-functional New Product Development programs encompassing disposable medical devices, capital equipment, and software, in alignment with corporate strategies and quality standards.
• Chair the Core Team to define program charter, objectives, plan, and schedule, ensuring alignment with corporate goals. Drive execution to achieve established objectives.
• Proactively identify and assess risks, resource constraints, and operational gaps; escalate issues promptly and collaborate on mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Monitor program health continuously, identifying opportunities for adjustments; implement and manage changes to ensure timely program delivery.
• Oversee program actions and deliverables, ensuring accountability among team members and functional managers.
• Provide regular updates (written and verbal) to stakeholders and management, preparing presentations, dashboards, and executive summaries as needed.
• Maintain comprehensive program milestones dashboard, tracking execution metrics, timelines, budgets, resources, and risks.
• Establish and enforce program management standards across all initiatives, ensuring consistency in tools usage, schedule completeness, and reporting.
• Facilitate productive cross-functional team meetings, fostering accountability and achieving milestone targets; document meeting outcomes and action items.
• Foster team commitment to project and business objectives, defining milestones, deliverables, and resource needs.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork aimed at enhancing quality, safety, delivery, and cost-efficiency.
• Develop collaborative relationships across organizational levels to optimize program outcomes and ensure timely execution.