Program Manager, Medical Devices

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Shape the Future with Us.

At Lubrizol, we’re bringing to life the chemistry behind clean water, efficient transportation, reliable infrastructure, critical medicines, and the products people rely on every day through science, sustainability, and a culture of inclusion.

As part of our global team, you’ll be empowered to make a real impact - on your career, your community, and the world around you.

Corona, CA or Brecksville, OH

25%

Full
-Time / On-Site

California only: $146,000 - $162,000 with 15% bonus

As a Program Manager for our Medical Device Business you’ll be at the forefront of a transformation for our growing business. You will play a critical role in driving the success of our innovation, driving excellence for cross-functional programs by serving as the primary internal liaison between Operations, Sales, and other key departments, while also acting as the single point of contact for strategic external customers.

This role ensures alignment across teams to meet customer requirements, manage timelines, and deliver high-quality medical device solutions.

You will be responsible for overseeing project execution from initiation through delivery, facilitating communication, resolving issues, and maintaining strong customer relationships. Success in this role requires a blend of technical understanding, business acumen, and exceptional communication skills to manage expectations, mitigate risks, and ensure customer satisfaction in a regulated, fast-paced environment.

• Customer Engagement & Program Leadership: be the single point of contract for customers and internal stake holders while building and maintaining strong relationships with key accounts, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and trust.
• Internal
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with Operations to align production schedules, quality standards, and supply chain logistics with customer needs. Work closely with Sales and Business Development to support quoting, contract negotiations, and new business opportunities. Coordinate with Quality, and R&D to ensure compliance and timely delivery of product milestones.

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Lead the implementation, control, and completion of projects, while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments, and goals of Lubrizol.
• Drive the use of project management and lean tools with training to improve bench strength across the business.
• Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure program success.
• Launch global program playbook that standardized program management approach to product lifecycle management from customer early engagement, manufacturing transfer, sustaining, change controls, communication planning, resource/risk mitigation, budget, and technical service.
• Drive continuous improvement to systems, process, tools and people training.
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations
• Promote use of project management and lean tools to drive improvements to overall performance, schedule attainment and accountability.
• Manage project teams with agile project management and smart execution, ensuring on-time & within budget project completion by communicating status, risk mitigation and escalation measures.
• Communicate and elevate risks that could impact objectives and deliverables.
• Provide risk/reward trade-off to business groups for decisions.