Job Description Summary

The Senior Director, Program Management Office (PMO), R&D for MDS is a pivotal member of the MDS R&D leadership team and a key driver of cross-functional program execution for the MDS business.

The Senior Director of PMO will lead a multifaceted organization comprising project and program managers from various product platforms and significantly influence the direction of virtually all product platforms and projects within the MDS organization. This role involves close collaboration with commercial colleagues to develop innovative products that solidify the company’s market-leading position and expand into adjacent areas to serve customers more broadly while driving for sustaining excellence of existing portfolio.

Working with Business Leaders, Functional Leaders, and other R&D Leaders, this role ensures smooth integration of business and technologies. This leader is hands-on when required and skilled in evaluating and developing strong leaders aligned with strategic goals.

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 is 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 will be supported to learn, grow, and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us!

The Senior Director, Program Management Office (PMO), R&D for MDS is a pivotal member of the MDS R&D leadership team and a key driver of cross-functional program execution for the MDS business.

The Senior Director of PMO will lead a multifaceted organization comprising project and program managers from various product platforms and significantly influence the direction of virtually all product platforms and projects within the MDS organization. This role involves close collaboration with commercial colleagues to develop innovative products that solidify the company’s market-leading position and expand into adjacent areas to serve customers more broadly while driving for sustaining excellence of existing portfolio.

Working with Business Leaders, Functional Leaders, and other R&D Leaders, this role ensures smooth integration of business and technologies. This leader is hands-on when required and skilled in evaluating and developing strong leaders aligned with strategic goals.

Focus areas:

• Excellence in Execution: Drive standard processes and optimize the R&D portfolio from innovation through product lifecycle management.

• Standardized Best Practices Deployment: Implement and maintain standard methodologies.

• R&D Portfolio Optimization: Optimize investments in the R&D portfolio to drive efficiency and ensure delivery of MDS goals.

• Development of PMO Associates: Foster a strong foundation and commitment to continuous improvement and development of the PMO team.

Primary Functions:

• Program Execution Management: Oversee projects from idea to market and through the product lifecycle management.

• Project Execution Dashboards & Process Discipline: Maintain discipline and track execution through regular reporting and cadenced leadership meetings.

• Portfolio Management: Strategically manage the R&D portfolio prioritizing in partnership with platform leaders both resources and projects.

• Strategic Review Preparation & MC Support: Prepare for strategic reviews and other high level leadership meetings.

• Resource Management: Allocate resources effectively ensuring both teams and projects have the adequate support from the PMO organization.

• Financial Management: Manage program/project finances, while helping to support the MDS R&D budget planning, forecasting and management activities.

• GPDS Adherence: Ensure compliance with GPDS processes.

• Innovation Management Partnership: Partner with the innovation function for advanced development execution.

Primary Focus and Success Factors for role:

• Product Development: Lead the process from design through commercialization and into product lifecycle management.

• Design Control & Quality Focus: Maintain strict and best in class design control and quality standards for the entire portfolio.

• Program & Portfolio Management: Align and prioritize projects within the portfolio to achieve the overall MDS goals.

• Strategic Partnerships: Develop and manage partnerships, including contracting and outsourcing.

Primary Responsibilities:  

• Strategic Project Planning & Goal Setting: Align projects and goals with cross-functional management and MDS leadership.

• Project Execution & Governance: Ensure excellence in project execution and governance.

• Cross-functional Integration: Lead the integration of plans and resources for product and technology portfolios working in partnership with cross functional leadership.

• Delivering Results: Ensure timely and successful delivery of the product development portfolio.

• Collaboration: Work with key functional partners to drive innovation and identify growth opportunities while maintaining portfolio execution excellence.

• Budget Management: Manage capital and operating budgets, hitting key achievements, and enhancing organizational capabilities.

Specific Activities:

• Product Lifecycle Management: Support lifecycle management of existing products, ensuring quality, regulatory compliance, and cost improvement.

• New Product Development: Lead the development of the next generation of products, ensuring technical rigor and effective governance.

• Innovation: Collaborate with teams to feed the new product development funnel, manage external relationships, and set an aggressive pace.

• GPDS Champion: Drive the effective teaching and application of the Global Product Development System, ensuring timely completion of milestones, budget adherence, and fostering innovation and teamwork.

Candidate Profile:

BD is seeking a transformative leader who can articulate an inspirational overarching vision that improves patients' lives globally.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Hands-On Leadership: Balance strategic and tactical focus, develop strong leaders, and ensure executional success.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with executives to develop and implement comprehensive plans, ensuring alignment with company objectives.

• Team Leadership: Lead a large, distributed cross-functional team to reach progressive achievements effectively and efficiently.

Professional Experience and Qualifications

• Medical Device Industry Experience: Minimum of 12 years in product development and leadership, including leading a PMO for a complex product portfolio of a $1B+ business.

• Comprehensive R&D Experience: Employ modern, lean product development methodologies across large multidisciplinary teams.

• Collaborative Track Record: Demonstrated effective collaboration with various partners, including the clinical community.

• Educational Background: Undergraduate degree in engineering or a related field; an advanced degree is advantageous.

• Team Building and Development: Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain talent, with a strong focus on coaching and mentorship.

Critical Skills and Competencies

• Critical Thinking: Lead strategic planning efforts within R&D and contribute to broader business strategies.

• Collaboration & Influence: Work effectively with diverse constituencies and influence partners

• Change Leadership: Align and persuade teams to embrace change, identify key levers to influence outcomes.

• Results Orientation: Set stretch targets and deliver multiple projects on time and within budget.

• People Development: Attract, develop, and retain talent, using HR processes to build a strong bench.

• Commercial and Business Sense: Understand business operations, provide insights, and adapt during times of change.

Extensive Experience

• 12+ years in product development, progressively taking on higher levels of responsibility and leadership. Significant experience in managing new product development projects within a matrix organization.

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. 

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Primary Work Location

USA NJ - Franklin Lakes

Additional Locations

USA UT - Salt Lake City

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