Director, Program Management (Fraser, MI)

Getinge•Fraser, MI

9d•$187,000 - $234,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Program Management leads and oversees the project management team within the Healthmark organization, ensuring successful planning, execution, and completion of remediation, development, continuous-improvement, and transformation projects. The role partners with cross-functional teams to deliver consumable medical device products that meet regulatory standards and market needs, supporting safe, high-quality surgical workflow and infection-prevention solutions. The Director owns deployment of Healthmark’s project management strategy, establishes integrated initiative roadmaps and a fit-for-purpose Program Management Office, leads program and project managers, and reports on strategic and execution performance. The role advises the Managing Director and leadership team, prepares executive- and Board-ready materials, and drives alignment, organizational change, risk mitigation, accountability, and benefits realization across functions. The position also leads product development and lifecycle programs for medical consumables and devices, from concept through launch and sustainment or transfer. Responsibilities include portfolio prioritization, resource and capacity planning, project budgets and schedules, design-control coordination, regulatory and quality compliance, phase-gate governance, and business-case and post-launch benefits tracking. The role is hybrid and site-based, with a minimum of three days per week on site and approximately 25% travel. Extended hours may be required during peak business cycles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
10+ years of progressive experience in strategy deployment, transformation, operations, or enterprise program leadership within a highly regulated industry such as medical devices, life sciences, or healthcare.
7–10 years of relevant medical device research and development experience, including at least five years of direct project or program management experience.
3–5 years of experience managing a group or department.
Demonstrated experience leading or supporting enterprise-level initiatives requiring coordination across multiple functional areas.
Experience operating within FDA-regulated and global quality systems, including design control.
Experience partnering with senior executives and navigating Board-facing initiatives.
Ability to lead through influence and governance, with or without direct reports.
Experience using data, automation, and visualization to support decision-making.
Working knowledge of the medical device industry, FDA regulations, quality systems, and design control, including FDA QMSR/21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and EU MDR.
Experience leading project development and implementation, managing multiple projects, and effectively managing timelines.
Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with all organizational levels in a team environment.
Proficient oral and written communication skills, including technical writing experience.
Strong experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Project.
Proficiency with portfolio/project management and visualization tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, and Power BI.
Financial acumen, including program budgeting, forecasting, and business-case development.
Ability to lead change management and drive adoption of new processes and systems.
Ability to lift up to 10 lbs.
Ability to work extended hours during peak business cycles.
Ability to travel approximately 25% and maintain an up-to-date passport.
Ability to access manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, and customer clinical environments and comply with gowning/PPE and hospital vendor-credentialing requirements.

Nice To Haves

MBA or another advanced degree.
Project Management certification, such as PMP® or PgMP®.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
Experience with surgical workflow, sterile processing, infection prevention, or operating-room products and customer environments.
Experience leading programs through design transfer, product launch, and post-market sustaining, including global regulatory submissions such as 510(k) and EU MDR.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end deployment of Healthmark’s project management strategy, translating executive priorities into enterprise initiatives, work plans, and measurable outcomes.
Establish and maintain integrated initiative roadmaps aligned with enterprise strategy, the Annual Strategic Vision/Execution Plan, and long-range planning cycles.
Drive structured execution across complex cross-functional initiatives and align participating functions.
Define and evolve the Program Management Office, including methodologies, tools, governance, project visibility, and centralized performance reporting.
Lead, coach, mentor, and develop program and project managers, including a matrixed Engineering program-management group; conduct performance evaluations and personnel development.
Define, monitor, and report KPIs measuring strategic progress, execution effectiveness, and business health.
Identify execution risks, interdependencies, and constraints; develop mitigation and contingency plans and manage delays and timeline realignment.
Ensure disciplined follow-through, accountability, and benefits realization.
Advise the Managing Director of Healthmark and leadership team, proactively surfacing insights, risks, and recommendations.
Translate strategic direction into executable plans and objectives for functional leaders.
Prepare executive- and Board-ready strategic narratives, dashboards, decision documents, status reports, and progress presentations; conduct regular project reviews with senior and executive management.
Participate in negotiations with outside parties and develop vendor contracts and specifications.
Build cross-functional relationships and influence leaders to align priorities, sequencing, and trade-offs.
Partner with relevant functions on workforce planning, budgeting, compliance, and performance management.
Foster continuous improvement and innovation within the project management team.
Lead organizational change management for enterprise and divisional initiatives, including stakeholder analysis, communications, training, and adoption metrics.
Coordinate cross-functional product development teams designing and developing medical consumables and devices from concept to commercial launch, and manage sustainment and transfer through completion.
Lead programs and manage cross-functional resources; coordinate and run project team meetings with in-house and contract resources.
Plan, schedule, and track concurrent projects; document and manage plans, timelines, and budgets to deliver on time, within scope and budget, and with high quality.
Define project goals, deliverables, and resource requirements with cross-functional teams; maintain resource-allocation data for Engineering and supporting functions.
Interact with supporting functional groups to meet project objectives and keep projects on track.
Ensure regulatory and quality compliance throughout the lifecycle, including coordination of design-control activities.
Contribute technically to projects as needed.
Establish and govern a phase-gate product-development process integrated with design controls and risk management; ensure Design History File completeness and audit readiness at each gate.
Lead portfolio prioritization and capacity planning across new product development, sustaining, and remediation work.
Partner with Finance on program business cases, budget forecasting, and post-launch benefits and ROI tracking.
Exhibit environmental consciousness and safe practices in decisions.
Travel approximately 25% and maintain an up-to-date passport.
Access manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, and customer clinical environments, complying with gowning, PPE, and hospital vendor-credentialing requirements.