Sr. Program Manager, New Product Development

Sr. Program Manager

The Sr. Program Manager is a self-motivated leader that will drive programs to develop and commercialize solutions and products related to Vibrational Spectroscopy. This leader will lead development programs within the Measurement, Control, and Sample Identification (MCS) Business unit. This role will collaborate with different functions across the organization as well as customers to ensure full program requirements and successful execution of new product development efforts.

Our products apply ground-breaking technologies to helping customers in the lab and on the line know more about their samples, and thus do their jobs better!

This role provides exposure to, and regular communication with, all levels of the organization, including the senior leadership team. In addition to having project management skills, the successful candidate should be adaptable, engaging, and prepared to handle every situation with respect and integrity. The position will report directly to the Sr. Manager, Program Management in the MCS Program Management Organization.

What will you do?

Responsibilities include :

• Running one or more concurrent programs / projects, from idea through to post-launch steady-state production, shipments, service, and support.
• Coordinating the work of multi-functional teams comprised of Product Management, R&D, Service, Manufacturing, and Commercial.
• Regularly reporting to senior leadership regarding project health, costs and risks. Maintaining concise, accurate reports of project activity and status.
• Applying knowledge of project business objectives, financial data and technical product development to ensure overall program success.
• Identifying and pro-actively reducing project risk. Driving risk-based decision making.
• Developing and driving comprehensive project timelines.
• Providing leadership to core teams and sub-teams. Delegating work to team members and support staff in a timely and effective manner.
• Supporting the continuous improvement of our processes.
• Supporting custom projects by understanding, quoting, and implementing new design work that allows our products to serve new markets and applications.
• Acting as project champion, aligning and mentoring team to complete project commitments.
• Detailed schedule analysis of critical paths to identify key technical and schedule risks and establishing mitigation activities. Use of MS Project or similar agile tools is required for projects.
• Establishing a common understanding among team members on why and how the program introduces differentiated products and services for our customers. Aligning team to project timelines, achievements, budgets and expectations on delivery.
• Assessing project / program performance. Identifying issues and proactively instituting corrective actions, as the need arises.
• Leading project budget creation, supervising actual progress versus plan and resolving issues as they arise.
• Providing resource plan and resource leveling updates to ensure appropriate staffing for program results.
• Leading and advising the day-to-day aspects, on-time delivery, and risk management of programs.

How will you get here?

Requirements include :