Becton, Dickinson and Company

Associate Director, Program Manager

Becton, Dickinson and Company • $137K — $226K *
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or related field with 10+ years of experience in Biotech, IVD, or Medical Devices.
  • Proven ability to lead multi-site programs in matrixed organizations.
  • Experience as a senior decision-maker, managing technical and business priorities under risk.
  • Strong understanding of regulated product development, PLM, and global regulations.
  • Experience with quality remediation and lifecycle management initiatives in regulated settings.
  • Collaborative leader with a strong executive presence.
  • Proficient in MS Project, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership for sustaining programs within Global Operations, ensuring regulatory compliance and product reliability.
  • Drive a strategic portfolio of initiatives for quality and process improvements aligned with business goals.
  • Facilitate discussions for initiatives with major technical and operational dependencies as a senior decision-maker.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across various departments.
  • Establish priorities and negotiate resource and funding plans for successful project delivery.
  • Influence stakeholders at all levels to secure alignment and resolve issues impacting programs.
  • Deliver executive-level updates on portfolio health and project timelines.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards program to attract and retain talent.
  • Reward and recognition opportunities promoting a performance-based culture.
  • Support for associate development and career growth.
  • Access to competitive benefits packages.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide enterprise-level leadership for complex sustaining programs within Global Operations across the consumables portfolio, including reagents, assays, media, and associated transport or delivery devices, ensuring business continuity, regulatory compliance, and long-term product reliability.
  • Own and drive a strategic portfolio of sustaining initiatives focused on quality improvements, product and process enhancements, and cost optimization aligned with business objectives and cost-to-win targets.
  • Serve as a senior decision-making leader, facilitating trade-off discussions for initiatives with significant technical, operational, regulatory, and financial dependencies.
  • Lead and influence cross-functional, multi-site teams, ensuring alignment across R&D, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Commercial organizations.
  • Establish program and portfolio priorities, define resourcing strategies, and negotiate capacity and funding plans to ensure successful delivery of timelines and commitments.
  • Influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including senior and executive leadership, to secure alignment, sponsorship, and timely resolution of issues impacting sustaining programs.
  • Own executive-level communication and reporting, delivering clear, concise, and data-driven updates on portfolio health, risks, dependencies, financials, and decision points.
  • Set governance expectations for planning and execution of sustaining initiatives, ensuring clarity of scope, requirements, schedules, and adherence to global quality and regulatory standards.
  • Maintain accountability for budgets, schedules, performance metrics, and benefit realization, including improvements to product reliability, quality, supply continuity, and cost reduction.
  • Lead proactive risk management strategies, coordinating cross-functional problem-solving to mitigate risks impacting product availability, compliance, or customer experience.
  • Facilitate and challenge technical, operational, and design reviews, constructively questioning assumptions and enabling innovative, compliant solutions for sustaining activities.


Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of progressive experience leading complex programs and portfolios within Biotech, IVD or Medical Device industries, including consumables-based platforms.
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale, multi-site programs in highly matrixed organizations, requiring advanced influence, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior decision-maker, balancing technical, operational, and business priorities while driving outcomes under risk and ambiguity.
  • Strong understanding of regulated product development, sustaining engineering, global regulatory requirements, and product lifecycle management (PLM) in controlled environments.
  • Experience executing business-critical sustaining initiatives, including quality remediation, material or supplier changes, lifecycle management, and cost improvement programs.
  • Recognized as a collaborative leader with strong executive presence and credibility across technical and operational organizations.
  • Advanced understanding of program and portfolio management principles and methodologies, applied effectively in complex, regulated settings.
  • Highly proficient in MS Project, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams, with demonstrated experience leading executive-level reviews and data-driven discussions.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree or equivalent in science, engineering, or business (MBA preferred).
  • PMP, or equivalent advanced program or portfolio management certification.
  • Deep knowledge of IVD or Medical Device regulations, Biotech product development processes, and manufacturing operations.
  • Demonstrated success managing sustaining portfolios focused on quality improvement, cost reduction, and lifecycle management across consumables.
  • Experience supporting consumable manufacturing or sustaining activities involving reagents, media, assays, and associated transport or delivery components in regulated environments.
  • Ability to influence and advise senior and executive leaders while navigating complex, cross-functional decision-making processes.
  • Experience with SAP and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is a plus.


Primary Work Location
USA MD - Sparks - 39 Loveton Circle

Additional Locations
USA CA - San Diego (BDB)

Work Shift

At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs. You can learn more on our career site under "Our Commitment to You."

Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed.

Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

Salary Range Information
$137,100.00 - $226,300.00 USD Annual

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Size
75,000 employees
Market Cap
$72 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
1897
5 Year Trend
+9.3%
Revenue
$18.2 billion
NASDAQ
BDX
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