What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Cordis?
Overview
When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.
At Cordis, we're teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one-team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients.
If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you. We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.
Responsibilities
The Program Manager is responsible for leading cross-functional strategic programs across the product development and commercialization lifecycle. This role serves as the primary coordinator and integrator across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, and Commercial functions to ensure programs achieve key milestones and business objectives.
The Program Manager drives execution through planning, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and decision facilitation. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong organizational leadership, business acumen, and the ability to drive progress through influence rather than direct authority.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Requires a minimum 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; or equivalent education and experience; Or 6 years and a Master's degree; Or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.Where required, the role must hold an appropriate degree in the industry (eg. Legal)
Preferred Qualifications
The expected pre-tax pay rate for this position is $115,000 – $200,050 per year. Actual pay may fluctuate outside of the listed range depending on skills, education, experience, job-related knowledge and location.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Cordis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and applicants. At Cordis, our teammates all bring different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one's identity. All our teammate's points of view are key to our success, and we believe inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.
At Cordis, we're teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one-team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients.
If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you. We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.
Responsibilities
The Program Manager is responsible for leading cross-functional strategic programs across the product development and commercialization lifecycle. This role serves as the primary coordinator and integrator across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, and Commercial functions to ensure programs achieve key milestones and business objectives.
The Program Manager drives execution through planning, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and decision facilitation. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong organizational leadership, business acumen, and the ability to drive progress through influence rather than direct authority.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and align program objectives, scope, milestones, and success criteria with key stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, critical paths, and risk mitigation plans.
- Coordinate execution across development, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, marketing, and commercial functions.
- Drive accountability for key deliverables, timelines, and decisions across cross-functional teams.
- Identify, assess, and escalate program risks, resource constraints, and execution challenges.
- Facilitate program governance meetings, cross-functional reviews, and decision-making forums.
- Track program performance through operational, financial, and strategic metrics.
- Partner with Finance and functional leaders to support budgeting, forecasting, business case development, and resource planning.
- Prepare executive-level communications, status updates, recommendations, and program dashboards.
- Support commercialization readiness activities, launch planning, manufacturing transfer, and operational scale-up efforts.
- Facilitate communication and coordination with external partners, suppliers, and development organizations when applicable.
Required Qualifications
Requires a minimum 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; or equivalent education and experience; Or 6 years and a Master's degree; Or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.Where required, the role must hold an appropriate degree in the industry (eg. Legal)
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage programs through development, transfer, launch, commercialization, or operational implementation.
- Experience influencing stakeholders and driving execution without direct authority.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Proficiency with MS Office, Smartsheet, MS Project, or related program management tools.
- Experience in medical device or other regulated industries.
- Experience with product development, regulatory submissions, clinical studies, manufacturing transfer, commercialization, or launch activities.
- PMP certification or equivalent program management certification.
- Experience supporting business case development, portfolio reviews, or investment planning activities.
- Experience working cross-functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Quality, and Regulatory teams.
- Execution and accountability.
- Business and financial acumen.
- Cross-functional influence and stakeholder management.
- Analytical thinking and problem solving.
- Executive communication and presentation skills.
- Organizational agility and adaptability.
- Strong ownership mindset and bias for execution.
- Office-based or hybrid work environment.
- May require travel to manufacturing sites, development partners, supplier locations, customer sites, or corporate offices.
- Occasional participation in launch activities, governance meetings, and executive reviews.
The expected pre-tax pay rate for this position is $115,000 – $200,050 per year. Actual pay may fluctuate outside of the listed range depending on skills, education, experience, job-related knowledge and location.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Cordis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and applicants. At Cordis, our teammates all bring different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one's identity. All our teammate's points of view are key to our success, and we believe inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
Salary : $115,000 - $200,050