The Associate Director, Program Management is responsible for leading the project portfolio of operations optimization initiatives across the Diagnostics Solutions (DS) Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), closely aligned with the manufacturing plant strategies. The position will maintain a portfolio of projects from idea through closure focused on improving gross profit by reducing product cost through continuous improvement in operations. The position is accountable for driving successful project completion meeting timelines, resource, and budget targets and ensures timely and accurate financial projections and reporting of actual benefits. The position will also manage large sustaining engineering projects. Reporting to the Director, Sustaining Engineering, the role will work closely with Operations and Supply Chain inclusive of Plant Managers, CI Managers, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and others to identify and effectively execute the funnel of approved projects to improve operations cost. This position will serve as champion to overcome barriers, enable change, and provide agility to the execution process.