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Summary

The Project Management Director, Commercial is a senior execution leader and organizational driver responsible for accelerating Aspen Surgical’s highest-priority cross-functional programs. Residing within the Commercial organization, this role engages regularly with commercial leadership and the C-suite to ensure that strategic priorities are translated into disciplined, time-bound action. The Director will own the coordination and forward momentum of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives spanning product development, commercial operations, launch readiness, and portfolio management — influencing functions across the organization while remaining anchored in commercial enablement. This is a change-oriented role requiring an established leader who can create structure from ambiguity, drive pace in a fast-moving environment, and build the cross-functional credibility needed to move critical company priorities forward.

In This Position, You Will Have the Opportunity To

• Serve as the primary execution leader for Aspen Surgical's highest-priority cross-functional programs — spanning product development, commercial operations, portfolio transitions, and customer-facing initiatives — with accountability for pace, structure, and outcomes.
• Partner directly with commercial leadership and the C-suite to translate strategic priorities into integrated program plans, ensuring clear milestones, defined owners, and transparent accountability at every level of the organization.
• Drive momentum across complex, multi-functional initiatives by surfacing risks early, accelerating decision-making, and sustaining forward progress across organizational boundaries and between teams.
• Influence and align senior stakeholders across QA/RA, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Sales without direct authority — building trust through credibility, clear communication, and disciplined program structure.
• Establish and lead cross-functional governance: define meeting cadence, escalation paths, status reporting, key performance metrics, and program documentation that create consistent visibility and accountability from the working level through executive leadership.
• Act as an organizational change agent — identifying where structural, process, or accountability gaps are limiting execution velocity, and driving the interventions needed to unblock progress and build durable operating discipline.
• Support core commercial enablement functions including launch readiness, portfolio transitions, customer continuity, and sales support programs that require coordinated execution across multiple teams and functional areas.
• Develop and maintain executive-ready program reporting and communications that accurately represent status, risk, and decisions required — enabling leadership to act with confidence and speed.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with functional leads and mid-level managers to sustain execution momentum across concurrent programs and create a culture of follow-through.

What You Need to Succeed in This Position

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or PMP certification strongly preferred.
• 8–10+ years of progressive project or program management experience, with demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a medical device or similarly regulated industry.
• Established track record managing technical and commercial programs concurrently, including product development cycles, regulatory-sensitive timelines, and customer-facing launch and portfolio activities.
• Proven ability to operate and communicate at the executive level — structuring and delivering program reporting and recommendations to C-suite leadership and driving decisions at the highest levels of the organization.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to align functions with competing priorities around shared program objectives and build influence without authority.
• Strong understanding of medical device commercial operations, including product lifecycle management, supply chain transitions, customer engagement, and sales support — with the ability to navigate regulated environments with confidence.
• Demonstrated ability to create pace and accountability in complex, matrixed organizations where direct authority is limited — leading through structure, credibility, and relationship.
• High comfort with ambiguity; able to define clear plans, priorities, and governance structures from broadly defined mandates and evolving organizational needs.
• Deep organizational awareness and interpersonal acuity; able to read stakeholder dynamics, navigate competing agendas, and drive alignment without creating friction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluent in translating program complexity into clear, executive-ready narratives, presentations, and decision documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project) a plus.