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Program Manager

GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare

Operations
Waukesha, WI, USA
Posted on Mar 14, 2026

Job Description Summary

Join our Program Excellence Team within Imaging, where you’ll play a key role in strengthening how we plan, execute, and continuously improve complex programs across multiple modalities. In this role, you will support meaningful innovations that impact patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems worldwide. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to collaborate, lead, and grow in a supportive, learning‑oriented environment.

As a Program Manager, you will guide strategic initiatives, help embed best‑practice program management, and champion continuous improvement across Imaging. You’ll work within a centralized, collaborative team dedicated to building alignment, accelerating progress, and enabling teams to do their best work.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain effective governance frameworks that enable clarity, informed decisionmaking, and strong alignment with corporate policies.
  • Lead strategic initiatives that connect programs to organizational goals and deliver measurable outcomes.
  • Establish and optimize program governance standards, frameworks, and compliance processes to support consistent execution.
  • Foster crossmodality collaboration by bringing together teams across business units and technology areas.
  • Champion continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and other best practices to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Build and nurture strong stakeholder relationships across internal teams and external partners to promote trust, engagement, and shared success.
  • Lead changemanagement efforts to support smooth adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies.
  • Develop and manage clear metrics dashboards that track program performance, KPIs, and strategic objectives.
  • Design, implement, and refine standardized processes, procedures, and guidelines that elevate product development and project management excellence.
  • Facilitate datadriven problemsolving by leading rootcause analyses and defining corrective actions to reduce risks and recover delayed programs.
  • Define and uphold quality metrics and review practices to ensure products and deliverables meet organizational and regulatory expectations.
  • Identify systemlevel improvement opportunities and lead initiatives that increase productivity and operational performance.
  • Support a positive, highperformance culture focused on quality, accountability, inclusion, and innovation.
  • Assess capability gaps and create accessible learning opportunities and training programs to strengthen team skills.
  • Oversee the deployment, adoption, and optimization of enterprise tools and knowledge platforms for tracking, documentation, and collaboration.
  • Leverage technology and automation to increase workflow efficiency, enhance decisionmaking, and support transparent, datadriven execution.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (engineering or science preferred).
  • Minimum 5 years of experience as a program manager leading complex medical device programs.
  • Handson experience in My Workshop and other PLM systems with strong expertise in ECR/ECO processes and the Commercial Change process.
  • Experience with product development processes.
  • Experience leading a global program.
  • Proven experience in ecosystemlevel project management.
  • Strong written and verbal presentation skills.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience leading crossfunctional teams.
  • Familiarity with Lean and Agile frameworks.
  • Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree.
  • Indepth knowledge of medical device regulations and external standards.

What We Offer

  • A collaborative, growthoriented culture that values diverse perspectives and encourages continuous learning.
  • Opportunities to influence strategy and drive meaningful improvements across a major business area.
  • Support from an experienced team invested in helping you succeed.
  • The chance to make a tangible difference in healthcare technology and patient outcomes

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We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.



Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No