Senior Program Manager

Company Description

Sirtex Medical is a global leader in healthcare, with offices in the U.S., Australia, Germany, and Singapore, dedicated to improving patient outcomes. 

Our mission is to be at the forefront of minimally invasive cancer and embolization therapies. By partnering with physicians, we aim to provide innovative products that enhance patient outcomes and simplify treatments. Achieving this ambitious goal requires passionate and talented individuals who are committed to making a difference. Our flagship product, SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres, is a targeted radiation therapy for liver cancer. To date, we have delivered over >150K doses across 50+ countries, significantly impacting patients' lives worldwide. Our success is fueled by our dedication to serving the medical community, maintaining professionalism, fostering a collaborative work culture, nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit, and continuously pursuing innovation and improvement. 

At Sirtex, we are committed to creating a great workplace. We offer a range of benefits, programs, and services to support our employees, ensuring they have opportunities to contribute to our success and advance their careers. Join our inclusive community, where you can collaborate with talented colleagues, bring your ideas to life, and advance your career, all while delivering innovative healthcare solutions to patients.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Sr. Program Manager is responsible for the successful initiation, execution, and monitoring of any Sirtex corporate programs including NPI, NPD, commercial launch, clinical, and post market surveillance. This role will be responsible for multiple cross-functional streams of work, identification, and resolution of program-level issues and the mitigation of risks where they pose a significant threat to success, always with a focus on delivering value to the business in a timely manner. The role requires an individual who has proven commercial product launch, clinical study and post market surveillance experience.

NOTE: For business reasons, candidates should live in the Eastern or Central Time Zones in order to be considered for this position

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and execution of commercial launch of a Sirtex product or acquired product via Business Development
• Responsible for post market projects to ensure Quality, Safety, and compliance of Sirtex products through Quality management system, with a focus on Design Control and Post-Market processes
• Responsible for monitoring key clinical studies and reporting to senior management and shareholders
• Document and maintain archives for all product-related development activities such as plans, schedules, meeting minutes, management reviews, and departmental reviews
• Coordinate activities between operational and commercial organizations from project initiation through launch
• Maintains effective communication with senior management, providing awareness of critical issues and action plans for resolution of issues
• Responsible for team integration on a program, overall project management, and for evaluation and reporting project status to senior management
• Analyze the impact of changes in existing projects or addition of new projects and identify strategies (resources allocation/project sequencing) for accomplishing all desired projects----identify project interrelationships that affect priority and resource allocation decisions
• Ability to anticipate areas of difficulty/potential unknown risks, contribute towards creative solutions and moves to action quickly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, health administration, biomedical, engineering, or related field required.  Strong preference for Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience of commercial product launch as a project lead or program manager in medical device or pharmaceutical industry required
• 3+ years’ experience of clinical study program management
• 3+ years’ experience of post market program management
• 5+ years of proven experience in program management with an emphasis on project planning, scope/schedule control, problem solving, risk mitigation, communications
• Project Manager Professional (PMP) certificate preferred
• Demonstrated project management, consulting, process flow development and facilitation skills.
• Ability to successfully perform in a matrix accountability structure, reporting the progress of deliverables and project updates to senior leadership team
• Proficient communications skill (oral, written and presentation) with the ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the organization
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent engagement, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to unite those with various perspectives towards a shared vision
• Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail with the ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment 
• Ability to handle multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines.
• Position may require some travel (up to 25%)

The target base salary range for this position will range from $114,000 to $143,000 annually. Individual compensation for this job requisition will be based on non-discriminatory factors, including your geographic location, skills, experience, education and other factors as they relate to the position requirements.  Actual compensation may vary depending on the confirmed job-related skills and experience.

In addition to the expected base compensation, this role is eligible to participate in Sirtex’s incentive programs (target bonus of 10% for this position) and benefit plans, which include paid sick and vacation time, health insurance and a generous 401k matching program.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

Do you want to be part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the globe making a real difference to the quality of people’s lives.  Sirtex recognizes that well-being, financial health, and work-life balance are crucial for our employees to achieve personal success. 

Sirtex offers qualified candidates:

• Diverse and flexible work arrangements to achieve the optimum balance between work and personal responsibilities.
• A culture of respect, diversity, collaboration, and innovation fostering inclusiveness and superior performance.
• Attractive compensation and benefit packages which are practical, robust and equitable.
• A commitment to support ongoing professional growth through career development, on the job experiences and training opportunities.
• Challenging work which supports the development of new and better ways to improve clinical outcomes for oncology treatment around the world.
• An unwavering commitment to company values, employee safety and excellence in everything we do.  

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion fosters belonging, growth and success. Sirtex believes that it takes multiple perspectives and voices to create a culture and workplace which fosters engagement, teamwork, and employee satisfaction to perform our best and deliver on commitments. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, included, and can share their ideas so that we can exceed even our own expectations.

Sirtex is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.  Sirtex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.