Associate Director Program Management

We are seeking a proven leader to join our team as an Associate Director/Director of Program Management. In this role, you won't just manage projects—you'll lead multidisciplinary teams through the full lifecycle of cutting-edge life science and clinical product development, from concept through commercialization. You'll be a driving force behind the development of instruments, consumables, and software solutions, working with a diverse and technical team spanning marketing, engineering, software, biology, consumables, applications, quality, regulatory, and beyond. This is a high-impact leadership role where your ability to set direction, motivate teams, manage complexity, and deliver results will directly influence our product portfolio and long-term business success. Programs are fast-paced, technically diverse, and strategically critical to our growth. Key Responsibilities: Lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment to drive the successful development and delivery of life science and clinical products. This includes working with functional managers to identify, align, and allocate resources according to strategic priorities. Own end-to-end program execution—from early concept through product launch—ensuring that timelines, budgets, quality, and customer needs are met or exceeded. Serve as the central leadership voice for your programs; reporting progress to executive stakeholders, guiding internal teams, and representing the company with external contractors, collaborators, and customers. Facilitate structured decision-making, run efficient core team meetings, maintain program plans, and lead teams to resolve critical path issues. Drive documentation strategy—ensure high-quality outputs for both internal and contractor development, including progress updates, training material, risk analyses, and technical documents. Promote accountability, alignment, and urgency across teams to deliver high-impact results in a fast-paced environment. Position Requirements: Minimum of 5+ years of leadership experience managing complex, interdisciplinary programs in the biotech, life sciences, or medical device fields. Advanced degree required, ideally a PhD, in a relevant scientific or engineering field. Deep experience in product development, with a successful track record of driving at least one complex product from concept to launch. Experience with both instrument and consumable development is highly preferred. Demonstrated leadership skills—you inspire, empower, and guide teams towards common goals. You know how to lead in ambiguity, align teams around strategy, and keep programs moving forward. Strong project and program management capabilities—not just building Gantt charts but driving cross-functional teams to execute on time, within budget, and with high quality. Exceptional communication skills, with experience delivery concise, compelling updates to executives and external partners. You value clarity over volume and efficiency over bureaucracy. Structured problem-solving mindset—you thrive in complexity, enjoy fixing problems, and can break down technical challenges into actionable solutions. High accountability and business acumen—you understand how program decisions impact corporate goals, timelines, and revenue. You make decisions with the big picture in mind. Data-first mindset, with strong analytical skills and the ability to present complex data in ways that drive decisions. Strategic and tactical thinker—you balance vision and detail, short-term execution and long-term impact. Thrives in fast-moving, high-performance environments—you bring urgency, clarity, and organization to rapidly evolving programs. Deep appreciation for interdisciplinary collaboration—you know how to bring together scientists, engineers, marketers, and quality/regulatory professionals to solve problems as a unified team.