Senior Manager/Director, Program Management

Are you looking to be part of a game-changing organization that is helping thousands of patients across the country every day? NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is seeking individuals with a proactive, collaborative, can-do mindset to join our rapidly growing team in Beloit, WI.

NorthStar develops, manufactures, and distributes radioisotopes used daily for patients needing medically important diagnostic imaging tests. Using novel and advanced technologies, NorthStar will scale up production over the coming months and years and intends to become the industry’s market leader.

Innovative technology, opportunities for career advancement, and competitive compensation are just the beginning. NorthStar offers health and life insurance, 401K match, paid holidays, and paid time off, and all NorthStar employees are eligible on day one for our annual bonus and equity incentive plans.

Position

The Director of Program Management is responsible for providing the leadership and vision necessary to the Program Management team, ensuring that the team is successful in supporting and driving projects based on business priorities. With responsibility for developing comprehensive program plans involving several large-scale projects. This position will also ensure that proper staffing, operational controls, administrative, and reporting procedures, safety methods, and quality systems are in place to effectively achieve goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and improve the Program Management organization to ensure best practices are incorporated into processes to provide fast-to-market solutions for innovative programs.
• Develop improvements (tools and techniques) to the current development processes, focusing on simplicity while upholding quality and regulatory requirements.
• Lead or support the development of product roadmaps and future growth programs by developing business plans, timelines, and program charters.
• Hands-on leadership of projects as needed, including schedule development and execution, budget management, resource management, Core Team leadership, and reporting to higher levels of management.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 10 or more years of progressive experience in project management within the medical device or pharmaceutical industry; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Five or more years of managerial experience are required. PMP certification is preferred.

Location

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is headquartered in Beloit, Wis. This location is our primary manufacturing site and accommodates all of our corporate functions. Beloit has a small city charm, with a lively and renovated downtown, yet is also close to cities such as Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Rockford.

Beloit is a part of the larger South Central Wisconsin/Northern Illinois region, which offers residents and visitors alike a unique blend of urban opportunities and rural, natural beauty. The area, therefore, offers collections of natural, educational, artistic, and historical attractions alongside a wide variety of sporting and social opportunities. There are several cities and many towns within a reasonable commute of Beloit, which offer a wide choice of residential styles and a large number of school district choices for those considering relocation.