Senior Program Manager
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San Diego, CA - USA
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Job Summary
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
A career here is life-enhancing.
At Syner-G we enable our people to build careers that impact positively on their quality of life. Through our expertise insight consulting and management skills we accelerate breakthrough science and delivery of life-enhancing therapies to more patients. We work across a diverse range of clients and projects supporting many organizations from the most critical phases of the drug discovery and approval process through to commercialization. It is meaningful varied and thought-provoking work with a strategic emphasis a solutions-driven approach and significant real-world outcomes from science to delivery/success. To learn more about who we are and what drives us watch our company video here.
Underpinning this mission is a culture that aligns perfectly with what we want to achieve. We enable our people to grow we support them in their learning and we reward them in so many different return they play an instrumental role in maintaining our reputation across the globe as a strategic biopharma product development and delivery partner.
Syner-G was recently honored with BioSpaces prestigious Best Places to Work 2026 award for the third consecutive year along with many other award-winning programs to make a career here truly life-enhancing. These recognitions are a testament to our commitment to fostering a positive and engaging work environment for our employees with a particular emphasis on culture career growth and development opportunities financial rewards leadership and innovation.
At Syner-G we recognize that our team members are our most valuable asset. Join us in shaping the future where your talents are valued and your contributions make a meaningful impact.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Program Manager to provide strategic program leadership structure and execution oversight across critical product development initiatives supporting next-generation protein sequencing technologies. This role will serve as a key partner to executive leadership functional leaders and project teams ensuring alignment accountability and execution excellence across a portfolio of high-priority programs.
The ideal candidate will have 15 years of experience leading complex cross-functional product development programs within the life sciences biotechnology diagnostics medical device or related industries. This individual will bring expertise in governance product development design controls risk management commercialization readiness and stakeholder engagement to help accelerate innovation while maintaining organizational alignment and operational discipline.
Success in this role requires a seasoned leader who can navigate ambiguity drive executive decision-making establish program structure and maintain momentum across initiatives spanning research product development operations quality regulatory manufacturing and commercialization functions.
WORK LOCATION:
Travel to client sites may be required up to 100% based on project demands and client expectations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
(This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)
- Provide senior program management leadership across priority product development initiatives aligning executive sponsors functional leaders project teams and external stakeholders on scope priorities risks tradeoffs and key decisions.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional programs supporting the development validation and commercialization of innovative products including library preparation kits and related technologies.
- Drive initiatives from concept through commercialization by developing integrated plans managing dependencies tracking milestones and ensuring alignment across workstreams.
- Advance programs by clarifying decision points identifying execution risks resolving obstacles and maintaining momentum toward strategic objectives.
- Plan facilitate and drive outcomes from governance meetings design reviews milestone reviews project team meetings leadership check-ins and stakeholder forums.
- Prepare executive-level communications dashboards status reports and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
- Coordinate activities across research product development engineering operations quality regulatory manufacturing supply chain and commercial teams.
- Ensure timely completion of key program milestones design control deliverables and commercialization readiness activities.
- Establish and maintain program governance processes risk management frameworks escalation pathways and accountability mechanisms.
- Identify assess and manage program risks dependencies assumptions and resource constraints facilitating tradeoff discussions as needed.
- Implement program management best practices tools and processes that improve visibility alignment predictability and execution effectiveness.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership by providing strategic insights execution guidance and recommendations that support business objectives.
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the education experience knowledge skills and abilities required.
Education
- Bachelors degree in Life Sciences Biotechnology Biochemistry Biomedical Engineering Engineering or a related scientific discipline required.
- Advanced degree (MS PhD MBA or equivalent) preferred.
Technical Experience
- 15 years of progressive program management experience within biotechnology life sciences diagnostics medical device pharmaceutical or related regulated industries.
- Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional product development programs from concept through commercialization.
- Experience supporting the development and launch of scientific instruments consumables assays reagents kits or platform-based technologies preferred.
- Strong understanding of stage-gate product development processes design controls risk management product lifecycle management and commercialization planning.
- Experience operating in fast-paced innovation-driven organizations requiring strong organizational leadership and execution discipline.
- Experience working within regulated environments and partnering with quality regulatory manufacturing and commercial functions.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Smartsheet and project/program management tools.
- Experience developing executive dashboards program reporting governance materials and milestone tracking frameworks.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- PMP certification preferred.
- Exceptional executive communication presentation and facilitation skills.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment among cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong strategic thinking problem-solving and decision-support capabilities.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and effectively prioritize competing business needs.
- Deep understanding of product development design control requirements commercialization processes and organizational change management.
- Strong risk management and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical and scientific concepts into actionable business discussions and decisions.
- Demonstrated success building consensus managing conflict and driving accountability across diverse teams.
- Highly organized detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously.
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels to ensure successful program outcomes.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of the requirements that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use a computer keyboard and mouse; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen. The employee is frequently required to walk and sit as well as to lift and carry objects such as books and files weighing up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to stand stoop or kneel. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job including moderate noise level an indoor temperate environment and light levels that are bright and conducive to minimal eye strain typical for an office environment.
TOTAL REWARDS PROGRAM:
We define total rewards as compensation benefits remote work/flexibility development recognition and our culture with programs that support each of our reward pillars. This includes a market competitive base salary and annual incentive plan robust benefit offerings and ongoing recognition and career development opportunities. Employees also enjoy our generous flexible paid time off program company-paid holidays flexible working hours and fully remote work options for most positions and the ability to work almost anywhere. However if a physical work location is more for you we have office locations in Greater Boston; San Diego CA; Boulder CO; and India.
COMPENSATION:
The expected salary range for this position is $140000 to $183000 yearly. Actual pay will be determined based on experience qualifications geographic location and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Currently Syner-G is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
LEGAL STATEMENT:
Syner-G is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers. All employment decisions including the recruiting hiring placement training availability promotion compensation evaluation disciplinary actions and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employees race color creed religion sex pregnancy or childbirth personal appearance family responsibilities sexual orientation or preference gender identity political affiliation source of income place of residence national or ethnic origin ancestry age marital status military veteran status unfavorable discharge from military service physical or mental disability or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Syner-G is an E-Verify employer.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
The world’s leading CMC & Regulatory Affairs solutions provider for biopharma. Consulting solutions in CMC 360, global regulatory affairs & medical writing.
