Senior Program Manager - Ultrasound Probes

GE HealthCare•State College, PA

12d

About The Position

The Senior Program Manager will lead complex, cross-functional programs across GE HealthCare’s global Ultrasound Probes organization and full Probes portfolio. Working closely with Probes segment leaders/Product Managers, the role translates business, portfolio, and strategic priorities into disciplined execution across R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, Quality and Regulatory Affairs (QARA), Manufacturing, Service, Finance, and regional teams. The position focuses on complex new product introduction (NPI) programs, Hoshin Kanri deployment, operating-rhythm improvements, and embedding the HeartBeat operating principle into NPIs and other cross-functional programs. The Senior Program Manager establishes program plans and governance, manages multiple workstreams and dependencies, supports prioritization and trade-off decisions, and drives accountability, transparency, risk mitigation, and timely escalation. The role also communicates program status, risks, options, and decisions to senior leaders and stakeholders, while ensuring execution aligns with applicable quality, regulatory, and product-development requirements in a medical device environment. The role is global in scope. The preferred location is State College, Pennsylvania, and travel may be required to support program execution, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional collaboration. GE HealthCare will not sponsor employment visas for this opening. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related discipline.
Significant experience in program management, project management, operations, product development, or business execution in a medical device, healthcare technology, life sciences, or similarly regulated industry.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional, multi-site programs with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
Strong operational skills in program governance, milestone management, risk management, escalation, prioritization, and execution tracking.
Experience working across functions such as R&D, Product Management, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Service, Finance, and Commercial or regional teams.
Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
Proven ability to influence without direct authority in a global matrix organization.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available for this opening.
Successful completion of a drug screen, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree such as an MBA, MSc, or equivalent experience.
Program management certification or training such as PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, or equivalent.
Experience with medical device product development, design controls, design transfer, regulatory submissions, manufacturing readiness, or post-market support.
Experience with ultrasound, imaging systems, probes, transducers, or related healthcare technologies.
Experience with Hoshin Kanri, strategy deployment, operating rhythms, Lean management, or enterprise transformation.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to bring clarity, structure, and momentum in complex environments.

Responsibilities

Lead complex cross-functional programs across the Ultrasound Probes organization, including NPIs, portfolio priorities, operational initiatives, and strategic deployment activities.
Translate business priorities into program plans with defined scope, milestones, owners, deliverables, risks, and decision points.
Manage multiple workstreams and swimlanes, maintaining execution discipline, accountability, and timely escalation.
Establish and maintain program governance, dashboards, operating rhythms, and leadership review mechanisms.
Partner with Probes segment leaders/Product Managers to align execution with portfolio strategy, customer needs, product roadmaps, and business priorities.
Support prioritization, trade-off discussions, resource alignment, and decision-making across segments and functions.
Translate segment and product priorities into executable plans across R&D, Supply Chain, QARA, Manufacturing, Service, and regional teams.
Integrate cross-functional and global stakeholders, ensuring objectives, risks, dependencies, and decisions are understood.
Deploy Hoshin Kanri priorities by translating strategic objectives into measurable action plans and governance routines.
Embed the HeartBeat operating principle into NPI and cross-functional program execution.
Drive standard work, disciplined operating mechanisms, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across program teams.
Identify program risks, interdependencies, resource constraints, and execution barriers; lead mitigation planning, escalation, and countermeasure execution.
Ensure programs align with applicable quality, regulatory, and product-development requirements in a medical device environment.
Provide concise, data-driven updates to senior leadership and stakeholders; develop dashboards, milestone reviews, risk summaries, and decision documents.
Communicate complex issues clearly, including options, trade-offs, recommendations, and required decisions.