Description
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Job Title: Program Manager
Department: Administrative
Location: Philadelphia, PA, Must be willing to be in office >80%
Reports to: CEO
Employment Type: Full-Time
Base Salary: 160k
Position Summary
This Program Management role is critical for driving effective and efficient program delivery across Company. The role is focused on transformation initiatives that focus on achieving both financial and operational goals.
The Program Manager will report to the CEO. We are seeking a dynamic, purposeful professional who thrives in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment. This individual will have the ability and experience solving highly technical and complex medical device challenges and the drive to take on immediate strategic responsibilities. This pivotal role will drive project excellence by prioritizing, planning, and executing cross-functional initiatives. This is a business and technical - focused role, requiring close collaboration with various business functions and the ability to drive complex, programs.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong business acumen, a proven track record in strategic program implementation, and natural leadership abilities. This person should be analytical, organized, proactive, adaptable, and comfortable with ambiguity.
Position Responsibilities
Partner with cross-functional departments and technical leads to drive program goals from inception through completion.
Lead program execution, managing strategy, milestones, budgets, and timelines.
Develop and maintain project and program assets, including workstream dashboards, and overall status updates.
Document and share meeting recaps, highlighting key decisions, risks, actions, and assigned responsibilities.
Lead change management efforts, including stakeholder analysis, communication plans, training material development, and solution adoption.
Create and monitor program budgets, tracking actuals against planned budgets.
Define and monitor success metrics across functions to assess program impact.
Ensure compliance with internal quality and regulatory standards.
Communicate program status, critical paths, and risk factors clearly across the organization.
Resolve constraints, conflicts, and challenges that may impact project success.
Develop project plans, assign tasks, and ensure effective communication methods are in place.
Coordinate working groups, manage project issues, and escalate as necessary to ensure timely resolution.
Track and report project performance and progress.
Lead overall program cadence, including executive presentations.
Ensure alignment between project outputs and business needs.
Manage project deliverables, ensuring they align with project plans.
Utilize Smartsheet, SharePoint, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint to organize and maintain project assets.
Qualifications
Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:
Minimum 7+ years of project or program management experience.
Management consulting experience preferred.
BS degree or equivalent work experience required.
Proficiency in structuring problem statements and driving solutions across cross-functional groups.
Ability to extract insights, define actionable goals, and execute with precision.
Strong ability to manage ambiguity and oversee multiple projects simultaneously.
Rapid learner with a talent for understanding business models and processes.
Experience in identifying and managing cross-functional dependencies.
Competency in standard project management tools, project plans, dependency matrices, and status reports.
Strong persuasive and influencing skills.
Comfortable working with teams across multiple time zones.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to inspire and align teams with program objectives.
Detail-oriented, organized, and thoughtful.
Proven track record of leading and influencing across all levels of an organization and working effectively in cross-functional teams.
Experience in the medical device industry and PMP certification are beneficial.
Demonstrated expertise in Smartsheet, including dashboard and asset creation.