Director - Program Management (Integrated Systems, Assay Development, IVD)
Director - Program Management (Integrated Systems, Assay Development, IVD)
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$ 200 - 240
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Job Description
Cepheid is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Program Director to lead the development and commercialization of innovative medical diagnostic systems. This pivotal role will be responsible for ensuring the timely development and successful commercialization execution of largescale highly strategic and complex medical diagnostic programs. The Program Director leads crossfunctional teams through the process from conceptualization to commercialization.
This position is part of the Portfolio Management Office and will be located onsite in Sunnyvale California. At Cepheid our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
- Leads and directs the crossfunctional activities and outcomes of a program.
- Ensures alignment of product value proposition program scope and strategic business objective.
- Leads program leadership daily management and L2 product planning group (PPG) for key large scale highly strategic multiple projects business critical project or program interacting with business leaders senior functional leaders on significant business matters strategic operational or technical matters in order to define best options for product development.
- Provides coaching mentoring and feedback to Core Team members Project Managers Functional Leaders.
- Analyzes data and complex situations involving evaluation of tangible variables to programs.
- Use an advanced knowledge of business processes and organizational savvy to mobilize and deploy the resources necessary to support the business.
- Demonstrates program management best practices and contributes to improving product development process.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelors Degree (relevant to medical or scientific domain) with preference for 14 years of experience or Masters/Doctoral degree with preference for 12 years of experience and 4 years experience managing people.
- Prefer 10 years experience in a senior project or program management roles with the ability to coordinate multiple project/program streams ensuring a comprehensive approach at the platform or system level.
- Experience in the medical diagnostics or medical device industry with a significant focus on the development and commercialization of integrated systems (hardware software assay development lifecycle management etc).
- Track record of success in new product development from inception development and through commercialization in a regulated environment.
- Complete understanding of a wide application of business and program management principles theories and concepts in the field.
- Cross functional Process master Influence without authority business commercial and finance acumen.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (e.g. FDA 21 CFR Part 820 IVDR).
Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience in life sciences industry
- Knowledge of the infectious diseases medical diagnostics domain
Cepheid a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at .
The salary range for this role is $200k$240k. 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. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
