R&D Program Manager

National Medical Services Inc•Horsham, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The R&D Program Manager is an established program leadership professional who connects scientific innovation with business results by leading major cross-functional initiatives from concept through adoption. The position has overall management and end-to-end accountability for new tests and services across portfolio planning and scoping, development, validation, operational readiness, launch, and transition to routine operations. An R&D Project Manager provides dedicated project management support during development and validation, while the Program Manager maintains overall program ownership and coordination. R&D portfolio and program responsibilities are the primary focus. As capacity allows, the role may also lead company-wide initiatives, including executive-sponsored initiatives, business transformation, organizational change, process improvement, and enterprise system implementations. The position partners with leadership and intake teams to plan priorities and align resources, coordinates departmental planning, communications, training, implementation, regulatory approvals, laboratory setup, and client-facing rollout, and follows through to ensure successful operational handoffs and intended business results. The role also leads enterprise programs across business functions, managing scope, schedules, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, communications, documentation, readiness, and stakeholder engagement. It supports business cases, prioritization, resource planning, executive decisions, and implementation of initiatives through delivery of intended outcomes. The position is onsite in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Monday through Friday on the first shift.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
PMP certification required.
At least 7 years of progressive project and program management experience, including demonstrated ownership of complex, cross-functional programs.
Demonstrated program-level experience managing multiple interconnected initiatives or workstreams, dependencies, risks, resources, and stakeholders.
Experience leading programs involving multiple business functions, competing priorities, and senior-level stakeholders.
Experience supporting organizational change, business process improvement, and operational readiness activities.
Demonstrated experience leading operational readiness, rollout, and adoption activities associated with new products, services, systems, or business processes.
Experience coordinating large-scale implementations, service launches, or business transformation initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes without direct authority.
Ability to lead large, complex initiatives from planning through implementation and balance strategic objectives with tactical execution.
Strong project planning, risk management, issue resolution, and dependency management skills; ability to manage concurrent initiatives and competing priorities.
Ability to coordinate training, communications, stakeholder engagement, and adoption planning; understanding of change-management principles and implementation best practices.
Ability to evaluate business priorities, resource constraints, and organizational impacts; strong business process analysis and continuous improvement skills.
Strong facilitation, presentation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to build consensus, work across organizational levels, and translate complex information into actionable recommendations.
Experience using project and portfolio management tools.
Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint, as well as Jira.
Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
Ability to talk, hear, stand, reach with the hands and arms, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, office equipment, objects, or tools.
Ability to travel to remote sites by airplane, ground transportation, or driving.
Ability to move between work locations to sit and stand, sometimes for extended periods.
Specific vision abilities, with correction, including color, distance, peripheral, and depth vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

PgMP certification, obtained or in progress.
Experience supporting R&D, product development, or new test and service development, including initiatives from concept and scoping through development, validation, operational readiness, and launch.
Experience in a laboratory, diagnostic, life sciences, or regulated environment.
Experience supporting regulatory, quality, and operational requirements associated with new project launches.
Experience supporting and driving portfolio planning, prioritization, and governance discussions.
Ability to identify and lead opportunities for operational efficiencies and process improvements.

Responsibilities

Partner with leadership and intake teams to shape the R&D portfolio, plan priorities, and align resources.
Coordinate departmental planning, communications, training, implementation planning, and transition to routine operations for new test and service launches.
Lead regulatory approvals, business and operational setup, laboratory implementation, and client-facing rollout for new tests and services.
Keep R&D, Laboratory Operations, Quality, Client Services, IT, Finance, and executive leadership connected and aligned.
Ensure successful handoff to operations and delivery of intended business results after implementation.
Lead company-wide initiatives with Finance, Client Services, Quality, Toxicology, Commercial Operations, and other business teams.
Manage program scope, schedules, resources, risks, issues, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
Develop program and implementation plans, assess readiness, and maintain clear and current project documentation, status reports, and executive updates.
Identify cross-team risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and organizational impacts, and work with stakeholders on response plans.
Help develop business cases, prioritize initiatives, plan resources, and support informed executive decisions.
Carry assigned programs through implementation and ensure they deliver intended business outcomes.
Perform other duties as assigned.