Sr Program Manager

Job Description Summary

The Senior Portfolio / Program Manager is responsible for ensuring the success of sustaining engineering programs within the Specimen Management (SM) business at BD. Specifically, the candidate will demonstrate best practices in cross functional team to drive excellence in areas such as portfolio management, project tracking, leadership communication. This leader will serve both the Lab Specimen Management platform and the Specimen Acquisition platform and will drive successful portfolio management and project execution globally.

Responsibilities

Job Description

The role will require a unique blend of portfolio and program management knowledges. The candidate will be evolving, developing and maintaining portfolio management tools (e.g., resource, budget, schedule) to enable the overall success of sustaining engineering. More specifically, responsibilities may include :

• Oversee portfolio of projects to ensure on time delivery to commitments for business continuity.
• Lead project prioritization with cross functional teams to meet platform / business needs
• Define project resource needs and negotiate program resourcing plans. Work with functional leaders to ensure the appropriate core team resources are committed and contribute to required performance levels.
• Proactively manage platform / business risks through constantly review backlog / on-hold projects and ensure appropriate remediation plans.
• Drive decision making at the PLM level
• Ensure prompt communication up and down, including platform LT and PDT reviews.
• Drive the development and deployment of portfolio and program management tools and techniques including project tracking.
• Set clear objectives and measurements.
• Lead product development activity ensuring that a structured design and development process is followed, ensuring compliance with quality management systems and regulatory requirements, where applicable.
• Lead cross-functional teams through problem resolution including root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action.
• Constructively challenge the team and the organization to rethink assumptions and approach headwinds in new ways.

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Primary Work Location

IND Bengaluru - Technology Campus

Additional Locations

Work Shift

Skills Required

Project Tracking, Program Management, Portfolio Management