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This role serves as a thought leader and capability owner for program management excellence, ensuring consistent execution, governance, and transparency across complex, cross-functional, and regulated programs.\nOperating with a high degree of autonomy, this role partners closely with R&D, program and project managers, and functional stakeholders to embed standardized methodologies, strengthen governance, build organizational capability, and drive measurable improvements in program execution performance.\nResponsibilities\nDefine, develop, and maintain enterprise-wide program delivery standards, methodologies, templates, and playbooks to ensure consistency in Program planning and business cases, Integrated schedules, budgets, and resource plans, Risk and dependency management and Stage-gate readiness\nEnsure standards are scalable across regions, product lines, and levels of program complexity. \nEstablish and evolve program governance models that support disciplined execution, risk management, and decision-making.\nBuild enterprise program delivery capability through Training curricula and onboarding materials, Coaching and mentoring of program managers and engineering leaders, Contribution to certification and professional development pathways\nAct as a trusted advisor on complex program challenges, helping teams apply standards effectively rather than mechanically\nAct as a Program/Project Manager for a specific program as needed.\nDefine and maintain program delivery KPIs and benchmarks, including schedule predictability, resource utilization, risk exposure, and execution health. Analyze trends across programs and provide executive-level insights to drive continuous improvement. Support data-driven decision-making through clear, concise dashboards and performance narratives. \nEvaluate, select, and optimize program management tools and platforms to support standardized workflows, integrated planning, and real-time visibility. Ensure tools reinforce enterprise standards rather than creating fragmented ways of working.\nBuild and sustain a global community of practice for program and project managers. Capture and share best practices, lessons learned, and continuous improvement opportunities across programs and regions. \nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.\nPMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification strongly preferred; experience in Life Sciences and regulated environments is a plus.\n10+ years of program or project management experience, including 5+ years in a leadership, standards-setting, or enterprise role.\nProficiency in project management and portfoio management softwares.\nDemonstrated success implementing standardized program delivery practices across global, matrixed organizations.\nProven ability to influence without authority and partner effectively with senior leaders.\nWillingness to travel domestically and internationally up to ~20%.\nCompany Description\nWaters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.\nDiversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 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