Program Manager, Software Projects

Job Summary

Hologic is seeking a Program Manager responsible for managing software projects from scoping and planning through product release. This role will manage and support cross-functional project teams within a matrixed organization, helping to ensure that project objectives, timelines, risks, dependencies, and release activities are effectively planned, tracked, and communicated.

The successful candidate will work closely with software engineering, software verification, product management, quality, regulatory, and other functional partners to support project execution, Engineering Change Request processes, and release readiness. This role requires strong organization, communication, follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while escalating issues appropriately.

The Program Manager will work on-site in Hologic’s San Diego office 5 days per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent may be asked to perform other function-related activities in addition to the below-mentioned responsibilities as reasonably required by business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage small- to medium-sized software projects or defined workstreams within larger programs from initial scoping and planning through release.
• Lead the development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource assumptions.
• Coordinate cross-functional project activities to ensure alignment across all team members, functional leaders, and stakeholders.
• Track project status, risks, issues, action items, dependencies, and decisions; provide timely updates to project teams and management.
• Support the Engineering Change Request process by coordinating inputs, tracking approvals, and helping ensure required documentation and deliverables are completed.
• Facilitate release planning and release readiness activities, including coordination of required reviews, documentation, approvals, and cross-functional handoffs.
• Assist with identifying project risks and issues, supporting mitigation planning, and escalating concerns to management or senior program leaders as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting notes, schedules, dashboards, and status reports.
• Help ensure project execution is aligned with applicable internal processes, quality system requirements, and product development procedures.
• Support continuous improvement of development and project management practices, templates, tools, and team communication processes.

Leadership and Management:

• Help drive accountability for assigned tasks, deliverables, and timelines.
• Facilitate project team meetings, communicate expectations, document decisions, and follow up on action items.
• Build effective working relationships with team members and stakeholders across functional areas.
• Use a collaborative approach to resolve day-to-day project challenges and escalate complex issues appropriately.
• Demonstrate ownership of assigned projects while operating with guidance from management when needed.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and decisions clearly and accurately to team members and stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective information flow across internal teams involved in software development, change control, and release activities.
• Demonstrate strong meeting facilitation, follow-up, and documentation skills.
• Work effectively in a matrixed environment with engineering, quality, regulatory, product, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Use sound judgment to determine when issues require escalation or additional leadership support.
• Maintain a professional, collaborative, and solutions-oriented communication style.

Project Execution and Problem-Solving:

• Apply foundational project management practices to support successful execution of software projects.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and blockers, and support development of mitigation or recovery plans.
• Support decision-making by gathering information, organizing options, and communicating trade-offs and impacts to project teams and management.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple project activities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability to apply project management principles, tools, and techniques.
• Familiarity with stage-gate product development and software development lifecycle preferred.
• Familiarity with Engineering Change Request and design control processes preferred.
• Ability to manage project schedules, action items, risks, issues, and cross-functional communications.
• Strong organizational, follow-up, and documentation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to operate with moderate supervision, escalating risks, issues, and decisions when appropriate.
• Familiarity with ISO and FDA quality system regulations preferred.

Education

• BS degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field required.
• Project Management coursework or certification strongly desired (e.g., CAPM, PMP)

Experience

• Minimum of 2–5 years of experience in project management, software project coordination, or a related functional role with project-planning and project-leadership experience.
• Experience coordinating software development projects or software-related product release activities.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and tracking project deliverables, timelines, risks, and issues.
• Experience with Design Control strongly preferred.
• Experience in a regulated environment, including medical device, diagnostics, healthcare, or life sciences, preferred.

The annualized base salary range for this role is $125,100 - $195,500 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.

Why Hologic?

We are committed to making Hologic the company where top talent comes to grow. For you to succeed, we want to enable you with the tools and knowledge required and so we provide comprehensive training when you join as well as continued development and training throughout your career.

If you have the right skills and experience, apply today!

Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:

Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to the Hologic Recruiter under these terms or they will not be considered.

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