CareerPlan

Head of Program Management

Buffalo Grove, Illinois, usFull-time$145k–$165k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Lead the Program Management team to plan, organize, and monitor industrialization projects for mass production of drug delivery devices, ensuring profitability, risk mitigation, and compliance with NPI processes.

Role type

Senior Program Management Lead (Industrialization)

Builds

Industrialization projects for mass production of drug delivery devices (inhalation, injection, nasal, dermal pumps, ophthalmic delivery)

Domain

Medical device / Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Required skills

Program management, Project management, Financial analysis, Risk management, Technical proposal development, Team leadership, Recruitment planning, Training management, Customer interaction, Lean/continuous improvement

Preferred skills

Medical device/pharmaceutical industry background, Mass production (plastic injection, high-speed assembly), Multidisciplinary team leadership

Technologies

Plastic injection, High-speed assembly, NPI process

Responsibilities

Manage and organize Program Management team activities; Coordinate and monitor Project Management team via KPIs; Drive project profitability with finance; Identify and mitigate project risks; Define recruitment needs and manage new hire training; Develop technical answers for Requests for Quotation; Organize local Program Steering Committee; Support lean initiatives; Follow safety procedures and PPE requirements.