Strategic Operations Project Manager

The Opportunity

QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6000 strong and do business in over 130 countries providing answers with fast accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most home to hospital lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

The Role

As we continue to grow as one QuidelOrtho we are seeking a Strategic Operations Project Manager. The Strategic Operations Project Leader develops strong business proposals and leads complex crossfunctional projects that improve the efficiency scalability and regulatory strength of operations. This role manages strategic initiatives across product changes process optimization technology upgrades and multisite improvements while driving change management and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate excels at influencing without authority challenging the status quo and aligning diverse stakeholders across multiple manufacturing sites.

This position is in Rochester NY (Limited Remote)

The Responsibilities

What Youll Do

1. Lead Complex Cross-Functional Projects

• Manage a portfolio of strategic operational improvement projects tied to efficiency manufacturing scalability and product lifecycle changes.

• Drive crossfunctional planning execution risk management and decision-making across multiple manufacturing locations.

• Apply strong project management discipline to keep teams aligned on track and accountable.

2. Build Robust Business Justifications & Influence Leadership Decisions

• Develop clear data-driven business cases for proposed projects or changes including costbenefit analysis ROI risk assessment resource needs and strategic alignment.

• Translate technical and operational opportunities into compelling narratives that resonate with senior leadership.

• Present recommendations tradeoffs and decision options to executive stakeholders in a way that enables fast informed decision-making.

• Support annual planning by providing wellstructured rationales for project prioritization and investment needs.

3. Enable Operational Efficiency & Continuous Improvement

• Identify challenge and streamline inefficient processes across sites and functions.

• Apply Lean/CI methodologies to simplify workflows reduce waste and improve throughput.

• Translate operational problems into structured plans with clear milestones KPIs and success criteria.

4. Navigate Regulatory & Quality Requirements

• Ensure project execution aligns with medical device regulatory expectations including design control change control validation and documentation standards.

• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance without sacrificing execution speed.

5. Drive Organizational Alignment & Change Adoption

• Act as a change agentarticulating the why aligning stakeholders and helping teams adopt new processes and ways of working.

• Facilitate communication across functions and leadership levels ensuring transparency and proactive issue escalation.

• Influence stakeholders toward datadriven decisions and standardized operational practices.

6. Support Multi-Site Collaboration

• Work across several manufacturing facilities to harmonize processes share best practices and elevate operational performance.

• Build trust and productive working relationships across geographically dispersed teams.

The Individual

Required:

• Bachelors degree in engineering science operations or related field.

• 7 years of project/program leadership experience in regulated industries.

• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of design/change control and regulated operations.

• Strong change management and influencing skills.

• Experience applying Lean/CI methodologies.
  

Preferred:

• Advanced degree (MBA MS etc.).

• PMP or Lean/Six Sigma certification.

• Multi-site manufacturing experience.

Key Interactions

Internal: Operations Manufacturing Quality Regulatory R&D Supply Chain Site Leadership

External: Key Suppliers Equipment/Technology partners

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics are representative of a typical office environment with some time in a manufacturing/production floor lab or warehouse. Travel up to 10%.

Physical Demands

Up to 75% of the time you will be standing walking or sitting Other physical demands include bending crawling stooping vision grasping climbing or balancing kneeling crouching talking or hearing tasting or smelling.

How We Work

At QuidelOrtho our culture is shaped by four core behaviors that guide how we collaborate make decisions and support each other and those we serve. The ideal candidate will exhibit these behaviors as we believe theyre essential to how we thrive as a team and achieve meaningful impact:

• Thrive Together Collaborate intentionally grow as a team

• Make It Happen Focus on priorities embrace continuous improvement

• Commit to Service Cultivate a service mindset

• Embrace Inclusion Be open and authentic welcome diverse perspectives

Salary Transparency

Salary range for this position takes into account a wide range of factors including: education experience knowledge skills geography and abilities of the candidate in addition to internal equity and alignment with market data. At QuidelOrtho it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on that facts and circumstances of each case. Salary range for this position is $117000 to $153000 and is bonus eligible. QuidelOrtho offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental vision life and disability insurance along with a 401(k) plan employee assistance program Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off (including sick time) and paid Holidays. All benefits are non-contractual and QuidelOrtho may amend terminate or enhance the benefits provided as it deems appropriate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

QuidelOrtho believes in Equal Opportunity for all and is committed to ensuring all individuals including individuals with disabilities have an opportunity to apply for those positions that they are interested in and qualify for without regard to race religion color national origin citizenship sex sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status disability genetic information or any other protected characteristic. QuidelOrtho is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals so that an individual can perform their duties. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and require special assistance or an accommodation to apply due to a disability please contact us at .

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