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Our hands-on and personal approach makes transitioning to a new job a seamless and enjoyable process. Most benefits are effective on day one! \nAxogen is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status. \n Why you’ll love working at Axogen: \nFriendly, open, and fun team culture that values unique perspectives \nCompany-wide dedication to profoundly impacting patients’ lives \nComprehensive, high-quality benefits package effective on date of hire \nEducational assistance available for all employees \nMatching 401(k) retirement plan \nPaid holidays, including floating holidays, to be used at your discretion \nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan \nReferral incentive program \nAxogen Mission and Business Purpose\nOur business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by making restoration of peripheral nerve function an expected standard of care. We aim to lead the markets we serve by always requiring the solutions we offer patients and caregivers provide an improved benefit-to-risk profile as compared to existing standards of care. To ensure we deliver improved benefit-to-risk solutions, we will guide and expect the market and design requirement specifications underlying our engineering, business development, and clinical research activities, objectively target advancements in standards of care.\nJob Summary of the Associate Program Manager\nThe Associate Program Manager is responsible for independently managing discrete Operations programs within Axogen’s Avance Processing Operations organization. This role provides both program-level leadership and direct project management support for critical initiatives within assigned programs. The Associate Program Manager is accountable for coordinating multiple related projects, managing interdependencies, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring execution remains consistent with technical objectives, business priorities, and Axogen’s Quality System. Embedded within Operations Engineering, this position partners closely with Operational functional leaders and cross-functional stakeholders (Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, IT etc.) to drive disciplined, compliant, and timely execution of assigned programs. This role typically manages 1-2 engineering programs while directly leading select business critical projects and serves as the primary point of accountability for program coordination, execution discipline, risk management and delivery of program objectives.\nRequirements of the Associate Program Manager\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biological sciences, chemistry, or related technical discipline required.\nProject management and/or PMP certification preferred.\n5+ years of experience managing engineering projects and/or programs in a regulated industry, preferably medical devices, biologics, tissue-based products, or pharmaceuticals.\nDemonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects and coordinating project portfolios or programs of varying size, complexity, and lifecycle stage within a regulated quality system environment.\nStrong working knowledge of PMP principles, including project lifecycle management, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder communication, resource coordination, and management of cross-functional project dependencies.\nUnderstanding of validation and qualifications including IQ, OQ, PQ, and process validation activities.\nExperience partnering cross-functionally with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, IT and Operations teams.\nProficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office).\nStrong organizational skills with proven ability to manage competing priorities.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences and provide concise project and program updates to leadership.\nResponsibilities of the Associate Program Manager\nThe specific duties of the Associate Program Manager include but are not limited to:\nIndependently manage discrete Operations programs with an emphasis on Manufacturing Processing, Packaging & Labeling, Cleaning & Sterilization, or Facilities & Validations ensuring successful execution of program objectives within scope, schedule, quality, and budget requirements.\nProvide project management support with engineering technical expertise on business critical small to mid-scale projects from initiation through closeout, including scope definition, planning, execution, monitoring, and project closure.\nCoordinate multiple related projects within assigned programs, ensuring alignment to program objectives, deliverables, schedules, resource availability, project dependencies, and critical path activities; proactively identify and resolve constraints that may impact program success.\nDevelop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and deliverables using industry-standard project management practices consistent with PMP guidelines.\nDrive cross-functional execution by coordinating activities across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, IT and other stakeholders as appropriate, ensuring alignment of priorities, resources, and deliverables across multiple projects within the program.\nFacilitate program and project governance activities, including team meetings, agenda development, decision and action item documentation, follow-up for accountability, and delivering of program-level status reports for Operations leadership and cross functional stakeholders. \nMaintain program and project risk registers by partnering with functional subject matter experts to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks and opportunities. Pro-actively implement mitigation strategies and escalate issues as necessary to support successful program outcomes.\nManage program governance, including prioritization of initiatives, escalation of issues, monitoring of KPIs, and communication of decision affecting program execution.\nLocation\n913 Industrial Drive Place, Vandalia, OH 45377\nBenefits/Compensation\nThis position is eligible for an annual bonus.\nBenefits offered for this position include Health, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K, Paid Time Off, 9 Paid Holidays + 3 Floating Holidays, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Medical Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Caregiver Leave, Basic Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Disability Insurance, as described in more detail in summary plan descriptions.\nSalary Range\n$92,293—$115,367 USD\nCompany Statements\nAxogen follows healthcare system guidelines with respect to credentialing, vaccinations and other employment/compliance related requirements, as well as CDC guidance. Axogen reserves the right to amend its policies from time to time in its sole discretion.\nAs AI is becoming a common tool throughout the application process, we want to be clear about its appropriate use at Axogen. Using AI to support resume writing, research or interview preparation is perfectly acceptable, provided the content is accurate and genuinely represents your qualifications and skills. For other key parts of your interview process, however, it is important that the ideas, communication, and work you share reflect your own voice, experiences, and thinking. We ask that you participate in our live interviews and complete any assessments without AI assistance unless instructions explicitly indicate otherwise or a specific exception is discussed and approved in advance. This approach ensures fairness, celebrates your individuality, and allows your authentic perspective to shine. Behaviors that do not align with these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process or termination of employment if later discovered. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to learning about the unique contributions only you can bring to Axogen.\nNo agency solicitation. We kindly request that recruiting agencies, staffing firms, and third-party vendors do not contact us regarding this posting. 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