Job Title:Senior Specialist, Operations Program Management
Job Description:The RoleAcross industries, specialty chemicals are enabling breakthroughs in performance, purity, and process efficiency. Entegris is at the forefront of this transformation, expanding its Specialty Chemicals business across high-growth markets including Life Sciences, Advanced Catalysts, and Semiconductor applications to support some of the world's most innovative manufacturers.
To accelerate this momentum, Entegris is currently seeking a Senior Specialist, Operations Program Management, to join our Specialty Chemicals Team. This position will be primarily based in Toronto, ON, with the potential to be based in our Ambler, PA facility.
The Program Manager, Operations will play an important role in advancing this high-growth business by supporting the Technical Program Manager in driving execution discipline across strategic operational programs, capital and capability initiatives, internal readiness activities, and select customer-facing priorities. Reporting to the Supervisor, R&D Program Management, this role will provide structured program support, coordination, follow-up, and governance while also leading selected initiatives or workstreams where dedicated ownership is required. The position will help ensure business-critical initiatives progress on schedule, within scope, with clear accountability, and with measurable impact on revenue growth, customer commitments, operational reliability, and market expansion.
Success in this role requires strong program and project management fundamentals, the ability to organize and influence cross-functional teams, and the business acumen to connect operational execution with Specialty Chemicals' commercial priorities. The ideal candidate will bring analytical rigor, strong communication skills, and a hands-on support mindset, while being comfortable stepping forward to lead defined initiatives, drive accountability, and strengthen execution maturity across a complex, fast-paced, and technically demanding business.
What You'll Do - Support the Technical Program Manager in coordinating and executing a portfolio of operational programs and projects, helping define scope, timelines, milestones, resource needs, and accountability from initiation through completion.
- Lead selected initiatives, workstreams, or follow-up actions where dedicated ownership is required, ensuring progress is maintained and deliverables are completed on time.
- Support complex, cross-functional programs under the guidance of the Technical Program Manager while independently leading smaller projects, workstreams, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Help drive structured stage-gate processes and cross-functional execution by tracking deliverables, identifying risks, escalating issues, and supporting timely mitigation plans.
- Maintain program governance tools, including project charters, risk registers, RAID logs, decision logs, and action trackers to improve transparency, accountability, and execution discipline.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams spanning R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and Quality to ensure alignment, follow-through, and clear communication across key initiatives.
- Support Business Opportunity Reviews (BOR) and program review cadences by preparing materials, consolidating updates, documenting decisions, and following up on key actions.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) execution for internal launches, helping track technical maturity progression, commercialization milestones, readiness actions, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Track and report program KPIs, milestones, resource allocation, risk status, and benefit realization to provide the Technical Program Manager and leadership team with clear visibility for decision support.
- Assist with business cases, project prioritization, capital and resource allocation inputs, and post-completion benefit tracking.
- Support external customer partner sampling and coordination for select externally-facing programs, ensuring alignment between internal execution and customer requirements.
- Partner with Finance and functional stakeholders to track program cost performance, ROI, and benefit realization against AOP and forecast targets.
- Contribute to continuous improvement in program management practices, tools, and processes across the organization, helping strengthen execution capability and maturity.
What We Seek - Bachelor's degree in engineering, Science, Business, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
- 3+ years of program or project management experience, ideally in manufacturing, semiconductor materials, specialty chemicals, or a technically complex B2B environment.
- Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing scale-up, commercialization, or capital project execution is preferred.
- Strong program management fundamentals, including project planning, milestone tracking, action management, risk identification, and cross-functional follow-up.
- Ability to support and influence cross-functional teams while leading selected workstreams or initiatives with clear ownership when needed.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to consolidate inputs, track risks and KPIs, document decisions, and translate updates into clear business messages.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Visio, SAP, or similar systems is a plus.
- PMP certification or equivalent project management credential is preferred but not required.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and hands-on, with strong ownership and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
