Director, Product Development Program Management

Position Overview

The Director, Product Development Program Management oversees a portfolio of projects and programs that support the product development pipeline. This includes responsibility for multiple large, high risk, high visibility, and complex, cross-functional programs. This position ensures successful integration and communication between multiple programs to ensure strategic business objectives are met. The Director drives visibility to leaders at all levels of the organization into a portfolio of projects, including status, risks, benefits, resources and budgets. This role acts as a lead change agent to drive adoption of project management and design control best practices throughout the organization. This role provides strategic leadership to cross-functional teams by working to define clear and realistic goals, clearing barriers to success, developing a clear management view of assigned projects and how they fit into the strategic landscape, and understanding of all the skills and tasks associated with successful project execution. This position is also responsible for supporting a collaborative environment that promotes positive teamwork where all members are working for the good of Exact Sciences.

This position may be field based / remote.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage a portfolio of related complex new product development programs as well as programs and projects that support continuous improvement of on market products.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Resolve problems associated with coordination, development, or design of projects; communicate with team leaders and senior leadership when critical risks arise.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.
• Ability to travel 10% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.
• Motivate and lead teams of cross-functional resources in a matrixed organization with competing priorities, with or without direct authority or reporting relationships.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Communicate frequently and clearly with all levels of the organization; including project team members (core and extended), functional managers, senior leaders, stakeholders, and partners.
• Supervise staff; including, but not limited to, organize and prioritize work, write/conduct performance reviews, train/develop, and manage work performance.
• Act as a program manager for complex product development initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional leads in R&D, Marketing, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, and Operations, among others, to develop and maintain program plans.
• Motivate and inspire employees to do their best work through coaching.
• Ability and means to travel between Exact Sciences locations.
• Create and maintain detailed portfolio and program metrics around initiative goals and communicate progress, issues, and risks to key stakeholders.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Work with project sponsors and business leaders to determine portfolio and program goals, and timelines, funding, allotment of resources, and procedures for accomplishing the program goals.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Manage and coach a team of program and project managers, ensuring consistent practices and coordination across the program portfolio.
• Help clear barriers to team progress and resolve conflicts within teams and outside teams.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as necessary.
• Act as a mentor for team leaders in project management processes, tools, and techniques.
• Communicate goals clearly to employees to ensure understanding and success in achieving them.
• Coordinate and drive visibility and understanding of the corporate product development programs to executive leadership.
• Mentor and support the development of more junior level team members.
• Maintain morale and support employee engagement initiatives.
• Build and execute program roadmaps based on pipeline strategy and stakeholder input; including formulating, organizing, and monitoring inter-connected projects.
• Organize, present, and convey complex problems or issues within and across functions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years managing design control process, compliant with ISO 13485 standards and 21 CFR 820 regulations.
• Demonstrated success with influence and persuasion, results orientation, facilitation, and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to manage in vitro diagnostic product development process.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Engineering or field as outlined in the essential duties.
• Demonstrated success with strategic planning.
• 14+ years relevant business experience building skills to support deadline driven work, tracking milestones and timelines, managing budgets, delegating and directing work, and communicating to cross functional stakeholders.
• 2+ years of direct people leadership and management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• 9+ years of project and/or program management experience with increasing responsibility of scope and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects that include integration of biological systems with automation and software applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMI certification.
• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD).
• 12+ years of relevant experience in life sciences, biotechnology, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, or medical device field.

Salary Range:

$184,000.00 - $295,000.00

The annual base salary shown is a national range for this position on a full-time basis and may differ by hiring location. In addition, this position is bonus eligible, and is eligible to receive company stock upon hire as well as annually. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements of the applicable plans.

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