Director, Program Management

Job description

**By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics.

Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.**

Pay Range:

$133,300.00 - $219,100.00
**Position Summary:**

The Program Management Director will oversee program management activities across multiple initiatives within Bio-Techne’s Cell and Gene Therapy business.

Additionally, this role includes leading a small team of project managers who support efforts within Bio-Techne’s Reagent Solutions Division, which encompasses antibody, protein, and small molecule products

The Director of Program Management is responsible for both leading strategic project and program initiatives and managing a team of project and program managers within the Program Management Office (PMO).

While the PMO has scope across multiple divisions, this individual will drive execution of high-impact projects, provide guidance and mentorship to team members, and help shape and implement project and program management practices across at least one division.

The Director will work closely with the PMO Senior Director to develop talent, align project activities with organizational goals, ensure a focus on value realization and financial stewardship, and represent the PMO to division leadership.

**Key Responsibilities:**

• Lead and manage a team of project and program managers, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance management.

• Coordinate projects and programs across the division to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and maximize portfolio value.

• Collaborate with the PMO Director to define and implement project management standards, methodologies, and tools.

• Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of complex projects within scope, budget, and timelines.

• Establish strong communication channels between project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.

Maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure expectations are aligned and issues are proactively managed.

• Serve as the primary representative of the PMO to division leadership, providing insights and updates on project portfolio health.

• Support career development planning and professional growth for team members.

• Set and oversee the implementation of division-wide project management processes.

• Facilitate cross-functional alignment and remove obstacles to project and program success.

• Provide direction and support to project teams, resolve conflicts, and ensure project deliverables meet quality expectations.

• Evaluate and report on project and program performance using established metrics and best practices, including resource/budget adherence and return on investment.

• Manage individual high-impact projects or programs as needed, including initiating and leading recovery efforts for at-risk or failing projects.

• Support escalated issue resolution and provide hands-on leadership for complex or challenged initiatives

**Education and Experience:**

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering) and 10 or more years of progressive relevant experience in project or program management in the Life Sciences, Medical Device, or related industry

• Experience managing teams of project or program managers is required

• Experience working in an ISO 9001, GMP, or ISO 13485 compliant environment

• Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio of projects or programs and align them with strategic objectives

**Preferred Qualifications and Experience:**

• PMP or PgMP Certification

• Experience developing and deploying PMO systems, standards, and tools

• Prior experience representing PMO functions to senior or executive leadership

• Experience supporting career development and performance management of project professionals

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**

• Strong leadership and people management skills

• Ability to mentor, coach, and develop project and program managers

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders

• Proficiency in project scheduling software (e.g., Microsoft Project), Excel, and collaboration tools

• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

• Strategic thinking and ability to translate goals into actionable project plans

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

• Experience establishing and optimizing project management processes

• Comfortable working independently with limited supervision

**Why Join Bio-Techne:**

**We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.**

**We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.**

**We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.**

**We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.**

**We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.**

**We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.**

**Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.**

**All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.**

**To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application.

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.**

Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services.

Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.
Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.

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