Job Description Summary

The Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives serves as a key strategic partner within Central Quality, enabling and advancing high priority, enterprise level initiatives that shape capability, performance, and long term impact. This role works in close partnership with the Senior Director to drive strategic planning, prioritization, and execution, translating strategic direction into integrated, actionable programs. The Senior Manager may act as Project Manager for select, key strategic initiatives, ensuring disciplined execution, cross functional alignment, and cohesion across all digital and strategic efforts.

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

Job Responsibilities:(Primary Duties, Roles, and/or Authorities)

• Partner closely with the Senior Director to shape, prioritize, and advance the Digital Quality and Quality Talent initiatives, translating them into projects, milestones, and measurable outcomes.

• Serve as Project Manager for key strategic initiatives, with accountability for scope definition, integrated planning, governance, timeline execution, risk and dependency management, and delivery of intended business outcomes.

• Support strategy development and execution, ensuring strong integration, consistency, and cohesion across all digital and strategic efforts.

• Develop high‑quality, executive‑ready materials, including updates, briefs, and decision support content that provide clear visibility into progress, risks, mitigations, and strategic implications.

• Enable and advance Quality Talent Initiatives, including QDP (Quality Development Programs), QDF (Quality Development Framework), and other enterprise capability‑building programs, ensuring alignment to short‑, mid‑, and long‑term organizational priorities.

• Provide ASR (Annual Strategic Review) support, driving integrated planning, synthesis of insights and data, development of compelling strategic narratives, and coordination of cross‑functional inputs to enable informed leadership decision‑making.

• Coordinate and deliver the Product Quality section of the ESG Report, partnering with subject matter experts to articulate achievements, commitments, and strategic impact across the Quality organization.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in strategic initiatives, project or program management, quality, digital transformation, or a related discipline.

• Demonstrated experience supporting and leading complex, enterprise‑level initiatives in partnership with senior leaders.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven ability to lead and manage strategic initiatives and projects with enterprise‑level complexity.

• Strong project and program management expertise, including governance, dependency management, and delivery of measurable outcomes.

• Ability to influence, align, and collaborate effectively with senior leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and synthesis skills, with the ability to connect strategy to execution.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop concise, executive‑level narratives and presentations.

• Demonstrated capability to drive alignment and cohesion across digital, strategic, and organizational workstreams.

• Detail‑oriented with a strong strategic and enterprise mindset.

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.  

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow, and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.  

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.

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Primary Work Location

USA NJ - Franklin Lakes

Additional Locations

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At BD, we are strongly committed to investing in our associates—their well-being and development, and in providing rewards and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture. We demonstrate this commitment by offering a valuable, competitive package of compensation and benefits programs which you can learn more about on our Careers Site under Our Commitment to You.

Salary or hourly rate ranges have been implemented to reward associates fairly and competitively, as well as to support recognition of associates’ progress, ranging from entry level to experts in their field, and talent mobility. There are many factors, such as location, that contribute to the range displayed. The salary or hourly rate offered to a successful candidate is based on experience, education, skills, and any step rate pay system of the actual work location, as applicable to the role or position. Salary or hourly pay ranges may vary for Field-based and Remote roles.

Salary Range Information

$163,000.00 - $269,100.00 USD Annual