This position is responsible for the end-to-end program management and cross-functional coordination of complex R&D and enterprise initiatives. The R&D Program Manager leads planning, communication, readiness, training, deployment, and adoption activities required to move strategic initiatives from concept through implementation and transition into routine operations.
Within R&D, the position owns the overall management of new test and service initiatives across the full lifecycle, from portfolio planning and scoping through development, validation, operational readiness, launch, and transition into routine operations. The R&D Project Manager provides dedicated project management support during development and validation, while the R&D Program Manager maintains overall program management and end-to-end accountability for the initiative.
R&D portfolio and program responsibilities are the primary focus of the role. As capacity allows, the position may also lead major enterprise initiatives that span multiple business functions and fall outside the traditional IT, R&D Development, or Laboratory Operations project portfolios, including executive-sponsored initiatives, business transformation, organizational change, process improvement, and enterprise system implementations. This is a program leadership position intended for an established program management professional; project management experience alone does not meet the requirements of the role.
