Join a team that’s driving the future of safe, compliant, and innovative healthcare solutions. As a Senior Program Manager, you’ll lead global initiatives that strengthen product quality, design compliance, and process excellence—ensuring our devices meet the highest regulatory standards while improving outcomes for patients worldwide.
Your role:
- Lead large-scale compliance and remediation programs tied to EU-MDR
(European Medical Device Regulation) and U.S. Consent Decree initiatives.
- Develop and execute program strategies that drive simplification, standardization, and product quality across global manufacturing sites.
- Oversee complex project portfolios, by owning and aligning scope, schedule, and risk management with business and R&D goals.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate audit findings, enhance Quality Systems, and improve CAPA and design control processes.
- Serve as a key voice within the PMO, communicating program status, risks, and results to senior leadership and stakeholders.
You are the right fit if:
- A minimum of 7+ years of experience leading program or portfolio management within product development, quality, or operations in a matrixed environment.
- A Bachelor’s degree is required or Master’s in Engineering, Science, or related field preferred (PMP certification is a plus).
- Proven success in problem solving and process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or Hoshin) and managing compliance-driven programs (e.g., EU-MDR, consent decrees, or recalls).
- Strong understanding of Quality System Regulations (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, 21 CFR 803/806/820, EU-MDR) and medical device development processes.
- Technical depth of electromechanical design, design history file requirements, and CAPA management is a plus.
- A collaborative leadership style with the ability to navigate complex challenges, influence stakeholders, and drive measurable impact.
- You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an office role
About Philips
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Philips Transparency Details
The pay range for this position in (Murrysville, PA or Plymouth, MA) is $124,000 to $199,000.00
The pay range for this position in (Cambridge, MA) is $139,000 to $223,000.00
The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
Additional Information
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Murrysville, PA, Plymouth, MA or Cambridge, MA.
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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.
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Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
As a leading health technology company, it is our purpose to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Our goal is to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030.
We also strive to be the best place to work for people who share our passion, by promoting personal development, inclusion and diversity while acting responsibly towards our planet and society.
