Program Manager

Cook Research Inc. in; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Research Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to support Clinical Affairs with leading corporate programs and strategic projects.

The role involves coordinating multiple projects, defining scope, resourcing, and ensuring on-time, on-budget deliverables with high quality. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to advance scientific communications and post-market data initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent background.
• Minimum 8 years of project management experience.
• Experience directing project teams toward objectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; good communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide a single point of contact for all aspects of the assigned programs and projects, interacting with team members and stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a scientific communications plan.
• Define full program scope, including resourcing, and lead operational planning at the program level.
• Establish meeting agendas, facilitate team discussions, and drive actions and decisions.
• Multi-project coordination and proactive risk management.
• Lead discussions and document pros, cons, and risks.
• Ensure deliverables meet schedule, budget, and quality targets.
• Aggregate KPIs and organizational metrics; manage status reporting.
• Authorship duties for scientific communications projects when appropriate; peer review.
• Maintain policies and procedures relevant to scientific communications.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Posting Date 19 hours ago (7/31/2026 11:28 PM)

Job Locations US-IN-West Lafayette

Position Type Full Time

Company Cook Research Inc.

Category Clinical

Overview

The Program Manager supports the senior leadership throughout Clinical Affairs in developing, classifying, leading and executing corporate and function programs and strategic projects, including the dependencies and conflicts between them.

Responsibilities

Provide a single point of contact for all aspects of the assigned programs and projects, interacting as necessary with team members and stakeholders at all levels of management;

Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop a scientific communications plan;

Work with key stakeholders in Clinical Affairs, divisions, entities and functions to define full program scope, including resourcing of the projects, and lead the operation planning for assigned projects at the program level;

Establish meeting agendas, facilitate team discussions, and drive clear and timely team actions and decisions;

Multi-project coordination;

Pro-actively addresses barriers and risks to program progress, keeping leadership informed of critical considerations;

Lead and facilitate team discussions and documentation of new information, including pros, cons, and risks;

Ensure that program deliverables are achieved on or ahead of schedule, within budget, and with quality that meets or exceeds business needs;

Work with project teams and leadership to aggregate and synthesize program KPI's and organizational metrics;

Manage scheduled and ad-hoc program status reporting;

Fulfill responsibilities of authorship for scientific communications projects, when appropriate;

Fulfill responsibilities of the scientific writer including peer reviewing;

Update and maintain policies and procedure relevant to scientific communication projects;

Must work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout the various levels of the global organization;

Expert in listening and understanding what motivates team members and stakeholders to establish and maintain engagement and support;

Must strictly adhere to safety requirements;

Maintain regular and punctual attendance;

Must maintain company quality and quantity standards;

Must have effective oral and written communication ski lls;

Excellent problem solving skills and ability to work in collaborative and independent work situations and environments with minimal supervision;

Ability to remain calm and receptive in fast paced situations;

Provide a single point of contact for all aspects of post market clinical data efforts, interacting as necessary with team members and stakeholders at all levels of management;

Work with key stakeholders in the divisions, entities and functions to define full program scope and lead the operational planning for assigned projects at a program level;

Establish meeting agendas, facilitate team discussions, and drive clear and timely team actions and decisions;

Multi-project coordination;

Pro-actively addresses barriers and risks to program progress, keeping leadership informed of critical considerations; and

Lead and facilitate team discussion and documentation of new information, including pros, cons, and risks.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree or experience of such kind and amount as to provide a compariable background;

A minimum of 8 years project management experieince or leadership capacity handling multiple projects;

Experience with managing and directing project team members towards a defined objective;

Strong analytical and problem solving skills; and Good communication and interpersonal skills.

"We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer for minorities, women, protected veterans, disabled individuals, and any other protected class."

Cook will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state/province and local law.