Senior Program Manager (United States)

When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.

At Cordis, we’re teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one-team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients. If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you. We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for leading strategic organic and inorganic growth programs across the product development lifecycle. This role serves as the primary integrator across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, and Commercial functions to ensure programs achieve key milestones, business objectives, and enterprise value targets.

The Senior Program Manager drives program execution from development through commercialization, balancing technical, operational, financial, and strategic considerations. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to navigate ambiguity, align stakeholders, manage complex dependencies, and drive execution across cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive alignment on program objectives, scope, milestones, and success criteria.
• Lead integrated planning and execution across development, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, marketing, and commercial functions.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, critical path schedules, risk mitigation plans, and executive dashboards.
• Drive accountability across cross-functional teams to achieve program milestones, launch readiness objectives, and commercialization goals.
• Facilitate executive governance reviews, Steering Committee discussions, and key decision-making forums.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, resource constraints, and execution challenges.
• Partner with Finance and functional leaders to develop business cases, support capital allocation decisions, and monitor program investments.
• Evaluate program performance through financial, operational, and strategic metrics and drive corrective actions when necessary.
• Prepare executive-level communications, status updates, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
• Drive program execution to ensure realization of projected business value.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between internal stakeholders and external partners, suppliers, and development organizations as required.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related field. 
• 12+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional programs in medical device, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, or related industries. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage programs through development, transfer, launch, commercialization, or operational scale-up. 
• Experience leading teams without direct authority and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple functions. 
• Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen. 
• Proficiency with MS Office, Smartsheet, MS Project, or related program management tools. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in medical devices or other regulated industries. 
• Experience with product development, regulatory submissions, clinical programs, manufacturing transfer, commercialization, or product launch activities. 
• PMP certification or equivalent program management certification. 
• Experience developing business cases, evaluating investment decisions, and supporting portfolio governance processes. 
• Proven ability to operate effectively in highly ambiguous environments and drive execution through organizational complexity 

Key Competencies 

• Strategic thinking and business acumen. 
• Enterprise program leadership. 
• Cross-functional influence and stakeholder management. 
• Financial and analytical decision-making. 
• Risk identification and mitigation. 
• Executive communication and presentation skills. 
• Organizational agility and adaptability. 
• Strong ownership mindset and bias for execution. 

Working Conditions 

• Office-based or hybrid work environment. 
• May require travel to manufacturing sites, development partners, supplier locations, customer sites, or corporate offices. 
• Occasional participation in launch activities, governance meetings, and executive reviews.