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Sr Program Director
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bioMérieux . The Senior Director provides high-level strategic leadership and operational oversight across multiple programs, departments, or functions. This role is responsible for driving organizational performance, aligning initiatives with long-term goals, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. The Senior Director serves as a key advisor to executive leadership, translating vision into actionable plans, and ensuring the successful execution of complex initiatives that deliver measurable impact. Position Summary & Responsibilities:
The Program Management role is accountable for providing expertise, support, and control for programs including: developing program management best practices/templates and providing training/mentoring to project teams, monitoring dependencies across multiple inter-related projects, prioritizing projects and resources, aligning program with specific goal, gathering and reporting consolidated project status and financial information to leadership, balancing the program for risk and return, and communicating program status to stakeholders. Responsibilities
Provide direct leadership and development to a team of program and project management professionals. Oversee multiple, interrelated programs of high complexity spanning enterprise or division-wide initiatives. Ensure alignment of program execution with organizational strategy, goals, and priorities. Lead program planning, prioritization, and governance across multiple portfolios. Synthesize program health, risks, and key insights into concise executive summaries and presentations for senior leadership. Partner with SVP-level, business unit/franchise, and executive leadership to drive strategic outcomes. Champion consistency in delivery, tools, methodologies, and KPIs across programs. Manage program budgets, forecasts, and resource plans to ensure financial discipline and transparency. Ensure audit readiness and compliance across all program activities. Drive on-time delivery of complex, cross-functional, and often multi-regional projects. Build and sustain strong partnerships with Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial functions to achieve program objectives. Lead high-performing teams that exemplify accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence. Deliver clear, compelling communications and presentations to internal and external stakeholders, translating technical content into strategic business insights. International and domestic travel 20%. Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree required - MBA preferred Minimum 10+ years of program or project management experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing complex, cross-functional product development portfolios. Proven experience in a regulated environment, ideally within IVD, medical device, or life sciences, with strong knowledge of design control, quality systems (ISO 13485), and regulatory requirements (FDA, IVDR, CE). Demonstrated success leading new product development (NPD) or product lifecycle programs from concept through commercialization, with accountability for timeline, budget, and compliance outcomes. Experience presenting to and influencing executive leadership (C-suite) through clear, data-driven communication and strategic insights. Demonstrated expertise using portfolio and resource management systems (e.g., Planisware, Clarity PPM, Smartsheet, or equivalent) to drive visibility, scenario planning, and strategic decision-making across a complex, multi-program environment. Experience leading or supporting tool rollouts is a plus Proven experience leading, mentoring, and managing a team of project managers, including developing talent, establishing performance expectations, and driving successful project delivery across complex, multi-program initiatives. Equal Opportunity & Contact
BioMérieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMérieux’s or its affiliates’ application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at [email protected], or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). Note: Be aware of recruitment-related scams and ensure you are applying through BioMérieux’s official careers site: https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or by contacting BioMérieux directly.
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Join to apply for the
Sr Program Director
role at
bioMérieux . The Senior Director provides high-level strategic leadership and operational oversight across multiple programs, departments, or functions. This role is responsible for driving organizational performance, aligning initiatives with long-term goals, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. The Senior Director serves as a key advisor to executive leadership, translating vision into actionable plans, and ensuring the successful execution of complex initiatives that deliver measurable impact. Position Summary & Responsibilities:
The Program Management role is accountable for providing expertise, support, and control for programs including: developing program management best practices/templates and providing training/mentoring to project teams, monitoring dependencies across multiple inter-related projects, prioritizing projects and resources, aligning program with specific goal, gathering and reporting consolidated project status and financial information to leadership, balancing the program for risk and return, and communicating program status to stakeholders. Responsibilities
Provide direct leadership and development to a team of program and project management professionals. Oversee multiple, interrelated programs of high complexity spanning enterprise or division-wide initiatives. Ensure alignment of program execution with organizational strategy, goals, and priorities. Lead program planning, prioritization, and governance across multiple portfolios. Synthesize program health, risks, and key insights into concise executive summaries and presentations for senior leadership. Partner with SVP-level, business unit/franchise, and executive leadership to drive strategic outcomes. Champion consistency in delivery, tools, methodologies, and KPIs across programs. Manage program budgets, forecasts, and resource plans to ensure financial discipline and transparency. Ensure audit readiness and compliance across all program activities. Drive on-time delivery of complex, cross-functional, and often multi-regional projects. Build and sustain strong partnerships with Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial functions to achieve program objectives. Lead high-performing teams that exemplify accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence. Deliver clear, compelling communications and presentations to internal and external stakeholders, translating technical content into strategic business insights. International and domestic travel 20%. Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree required - MBA preferred Minimum 10+ years of program or project management experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing complex, cross-functional product development portfolios. Proven experience in a regulated environment, ideally within IVD, medical device, or life sciences, with strong knowledge of design control, quality systems (ISO 13485), and regulatory requirements (FDA, IVDR, CE). Demonstrated success leading new product development (NPD) or product lifecycle programs from concept through commercialization, with accountability for timeline, budget, and compliance outcomes. Experience presenting to and influencing executive leadership (C-suite) through clear, data-driven communication and strategic insights. Demonstrated expertise using portfolio and resource management systems (e.g., Planisware, Clarity PPM, Smartsheet, or equivalent) to drive visibility, scenario planning, and strategic decision-making across a complex, multi-program environment. Experience leading or supporting tool rollouts is a plus Proven experience leading, mentoring, and managing a team of project managers, including developing talent, establishing performance expectations, and driving successful project delivery across complex, multi-program initiatives. Equal Opportunity & Contact
BioMérieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMérieux’s or its affiliates’ application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at [email protected], or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). Note: Be aware of recruitment-related scams and ensure you are applying through BioMérieux’s official careers site: https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or by contacting BioMérieux directly.
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