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Danaher Corporation

Sr. Program Manager (Assay Development, Medical Device, NPD)

Danaher Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087


Sr. Program Manager (Assay Development, Medical Device, NPD) in Sunnyvale, California

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing Innovation, New Product Development (NPD) and/or Market Expansion and Protection programs for the development of diagnostic tests in a molecular in-vitro diagnostic company with the objective to deliver projects on time and within budget that meet business objectives and customer needs. This position is part of the Program Management Office (PMO) and will be located ON-SITE in Sunnyvale, CA. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Drive project management excellence through best practice methodologies, utilizing Danaher Business System (DBS). Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements of IVD design control. Introduce and sustain tracking and reporting metrics that enable timely communication and meaningful interventions to keep project teams on track with project deliverables/milestones. Identify the resources needed to achieve project goals through established resource capacity planning. Execute the vision of long-term objectives and strategies for on-time, on-budget project delivery that meets business and customer needs. Communicate priorities balancing trade-offs between short-term and long-term aspirations. Proactively identify potential roadblocks and barriers to program success and propose solutions or workarounds. Utilize critical thinking to move strategy to action in a global environment. Develop and cultivate strong relationships with internal stakeholders. Facilitate capability-building, culture change, and process improvements within PMO and across the R&D organization. The essential requirements of the job include: Bachelor’s Degree is required, Master’s preferred, in Science, Engineering and/or Business Administration. Minimum of five years of experience leading product development in the medical device industry. In-depth knowledge and experience in the molecular diagnostics industry. Track record of success bringing products to commercialization in a regulated environment. Ability to travel up to 20%. It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: Danaher Business System (DBS) tools with Certified Practitioner status in VPM, PSP or DM. PMP Certification. Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs. The salary range for this role is $133,000 - $172,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology.

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