Director, Program Management

Accu Scan Sciences is simultaneously executing multiple high-priority, interdependent programs across five work streams. This level of operational complexity has exceeded the capacity of ad hoc or single-project management and now requires centralized program leadership to strengthen execution discipline, cross-functional coordination, and timeline accountability. The Director, Program Management will provide centralized program and portfolio leadership to translate Accu Scan's strategy into executable plans, drive multi-workstream execution, and ensure leadership has timely visibility into milestones, risks, dependencies, resources, decisions, and progress.

This role will establish the governance structure, operating cadence, and reporting discipline required to support OKR achievement and delivery against critical timelines.

• Lead centralized program and portfolio management across Accu Scan's five priority work streams, including product, clinical, regulatory, business development, laboratory, operations, quality, IT, and commercial initiatives
• Establish program governance, operating cadence, reporting structures, milestone reviews, decision forums, escalation pathways, and executive-level visibility across complex programs
• Translate strategic priorities and OKRs into integrated program plans with defined scope, owners, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, resource needs, and success metrics
• Drive end-to-end planning, milestone tracking, risk management, resource planning, and dependency management across multiple interdependent programs
• Manage, guide, and develop project managers or workstream leads to ensure consistent execution standards, accountability, and timely completion of cross-functional deliverables
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across product, clinical, regulatory, quality, laboratory, business development, finance, IT, commercial, and leadership stakeholders to reduce gaps, duplication, and timeline risk
• Prepare concise leadership updates, dashboards, meeting agendas, action item trackers, and decision requests to support timely executive alignment and accountability
• Support program execution within diagnostics, genomics, life sciences, CLIA/CAP laboratory, regulated healthcare, LDT, IVD, or CE-IVDR product development contexts, as applicable
• Perform other duties as assigned to support team and organizational objectives
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements

• MBA, PhD, or advanced degree in business, life sciences, genomics, diagnostics, engineering, healthcare administration, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in program management, portfolio management, product development, diagnostics, genomics, life sciences, clinical operations, laboratory operations, or regulated healthcare environments
• Demonstrated experience in program or portfolio management within diagnostics, genomics, life sciences, or a related technical or regulated industry
• Strong experience managing project managers, workstream leads, or cross-functional execution teams
• Proven ability to drive multi-workstream execution across product, clinical, regulatory, business development, operations, quality, IT, commercial, and leadership stakeholders
• Strong capability in end-to-end planning, milestone tracking, risk management, resource planning, and dependency management across complex programs
• Experience establishing program governance, operating cadence, reporting structures, executive updates, decision forums, and escalation mechanisms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex issues into clear executive-level updates, recommendations, and decision requests
• Proficiency with common project management and productivity tools such as Microsoft Office, Teams, Planner, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, or equivalent systems

• Experience with product development lifecycle activities for LDT, IVD, and/or CE-IVDR programs
• Experience working in CLIA/CAP laboratory environments and/or regulated healthcare settings
• Experience supporting clinical validation, regulatory submissions, launch readiness, commercialization, or cross-functional scale-up initiatives
• PMP, PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile/Scrum, or equivalent project/program management certification

• Portfolio and program leadership
• Management and development of project managers or workstream leads
• Strategic execution and OKR translation
• Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder alignment
• End-to-end planning, milestone tracking, risk management, and dependency management
• Executive communication, governance, cadence, and reporting discipline
• Process discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Location:
  
  Primarily onsite or hybrid in Milpitas, CA, based on business needs
• Work is primarily performed in an office environment, with occasional presence in laboratory or…