Program Manager - VCP

Job Description Summary

The VCP Program Manager will lead and drive strategic Variable Cost Productivity (VCP) programs across the PCS portofolio. A key focus of this position is to drive disciplined project execution, proactively identify and remove barriers, and ensure projects and key milestones are delivered on time with expected quality and business outcomes.

The role will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and PMO office, to establish clear priorities, manage technical risks and dependencies, and drive timely decisions. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong technical leadership, execution rigor, and ownership, while continuously improving engineering efficiency, product quality, and team capability.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

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Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Drive project execution and delivery to ensure key milestones and commitments are achieved on time, with appropriate quality and technical rigor.
• Establish clear priorities, execution plans, deliverables, and ownership within the engineering team, and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Lead hardware design and development activities throughout the lifecycle, including requirements alignment, solutions identification, design, integration, and release.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to engineering teams in solving complex program execution issues.
• Partner closely with program management and cross-functional teams to drive alignment, timely decision-making, issue resolution, and successful product delivery.
• Identify execution gaps and potential schedule risks early, develop mitigation and recovery plans, and drive actions to closure.
• Ensure designs meet product requirements for performance, reliability, quality, safety, serviceability, manufacturability, cost, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Balance technical excellence with schedule, cost, resource, and business priorities to enable effective engineering decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, development efficiency, design quality, and execution predictability.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years experience in program/project management within a product development or engineering environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional programs from planning through product release.
• Proven ability to manage schedules, priorities, risks, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple functions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive execution in a complex environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical devices, healthcare technology, or another regulated product-development environment.
• Experience managing complex hardware, embedded systems, or integrated hardware/software development programs.
• Familiarity with structured product development processes, including design controls, risk management, verification and validation, and product lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated track record of improving program execution and driving teams toward predictable, on-time delivery.
• Experience working with global and distributed cross-functional teams.

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.