Program Manager, Lifecycle Management

Hologic•San Diego, CA

2d•$125,100 - $195,500•Onsite

About The Position

Hologic is seeking a Program Manager to manage a portfolio of lifecycle management projects from scoping and planning through completion. The role manages and supports cross-functional project teams in a matrixed organization, ensuring project objectives, timelines, risks, and dependencies are planned, tracked, and communicated effectively. The Program Manager works with Marketing, Regional Sales, Service, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and other functional partners to align project priorities with business objectives and support successful outcomes. The position manages small- to medium-sized projects or defined workstreams within larger programs, develops and maintains plans and schedules, coordinates cross-functional activities, tracks progress and risks, and maintains project documentation. It supports alignment with internal processes and quality-system requirements, and helps develop repeatable project processes, procedures, templates, and tools. The role also facilitates meetings, drives accountability and follow-through, supports mitigation and recovery planning, and escalates complex issues or decisions as appropriate. The position is on-site at Hologic’s San Diego office five days per week.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to apply project management principles, tools, and techniques.
Ability to manage project schedules, action items, risks, issues, and cross-functional communications.
Strong organizational, follow-up, and documentation skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
Ability to operate with moderate supervision and escalate risks, issues, and decisions when appropriate.
Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
Minimum of 2–5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, or a related functional role involving project planning and leadership.
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and tracking project deliverables, timelines, risks, and issues.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with ISO and FDA quality-system regulations.
Project Management coursework or certification, such as CAPM or PMP.
Experience with Design Control.
Experience in a regulated environment, including medical device, diagnostics, healthcare, or life sciences.

Responsibilities

Manage small- to medium-sized projects or defined workstreams within larger programs from initial scoping and planning through release.
Lead development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource plans.
Coordinate cross-functional project activities to align team members, functional leaders, and stakeholders.
Track project status, risks, issues, action items, dependencies, and decisions; provide timely updates to project teams and management.
Help identify project risks and issues, support mitigation planning, and escalate concerns to management or senior program leaders as appropriate.
Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting notes, schedules, dashboards, and status reports.
Help ensure project execution aligns with applicable internal processes and quality-system requirements.
Support continuous improvement by helping build project plans into standard, repeatable processes, procedures, templates, and tools.
Drive accountability for assigned tasks, deliverables, and timelines.
Facilitate project team meetings, communicate expectations, document decisions, and follow up on action items.
Build effective working relationships with team members and stakeholders across functional areas.
Collaborate to resolve day-to-day project challenges and escalate complex issues appropriately.
Communicate project status, risks, issues, and decisions clearly and accurately across internal teams and stakeholders.
Identify project risks, dependencies, and blockers, and lead development of mitigation or recovery plans.
Gather information, organize options, and communicate trade-offs and impacts to support project decisions.
Manage multiple project activities with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.