Job Description
Senior Director Program Management
Spencer Rigby is partnered with a global leader in IVD. Our client has an innovative diagnostics offering that provides incredible benefits to patients & healthcare providers.
In this role, the Senior Director acts as a strategic integrator across functions, shaping long-term direction and ensuring disciplined execution through strong program oversight. The position leads complex, cross-functional initiatives, aligns programs with portfolio and organisational priorities, manages financial and resource planning, and provides concise, executive-level visibility into program performance.
This is a mission-critical leadership role at the heart of most important and highest-revenue business unit.
You will operate as the strategic engine behind program execution and transformation, directly shaping how a multi billion dollar global division delivers its next generation of diagnostic platforms.
This is not just program oversight this is enterprise-level influence, where your leadership will determine how innovation is translated into commercial success across the organisation.
Desirable Attributes & Experience
- Experienced in leading transformation.
- Over 12 years of Program/Project Management experience, including 5+ years in senior leadership overseeing complex, cross-functional product development portfolios.
- Proven background in highly regulated settings, particularly within IVD, medical devices, or life sciences, with comprehensive understanding of design control, ISO 13485 quality frameworks, and FDA, IVDR, and CE regulatory pathways.
- Proven track record in guiding and mentoring Project Managers, fostering talent growth, defining performance expectations, and driving effective execution of complex, multi-program projects.
- Successful history of overseeing new product development and lifecycle programs, guiding products from concept to market with clear accountability for schedule, cost, and compliance performance.