Project Management Director (Commercial)

Aspen Surgical; Caledonia (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Surgical is seeking a Project Management Director, Commercial to lead high-priority cross-functional programs across product development, operations, and portfolio management. This executive role partners with commercial leadership and the C-suite to translate strategy into structured, time-bound action.

You will drive governance, manage risks, and accelerate decisions in a fast-paced medical device environment, building credibility and delivering measurable outcomes across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or PMP certification strongly preferred.
• 8–10+ years of progressive project or program management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in medical devices or regulated environments.
• Proven ability to operate at the executive level with structured reporting to C-suite and governance across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary execution leader for high-priority cross-functional programs across product development, commercial operations, portfolio transitions, and customer-facing initiatives.
• Translate strategic priorities into integrated program plans with defined milestones and accountable owners.
• Drive momentum by surfacing risks early, accelerating decisions, and sustaining progress across organizational boundaries.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA or PMP

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Aspen

We love what we do! At Aspen Surgical we live our values of Customer Focus, Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovative Spirit every day. This caring dedication creates and builds exceptional products that drive the industry standard making a real and lasting impact on people’s lives around the world. We strive to be the best, while providing the tools, resources, and support needed to set our team members up for success.

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.

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