Job Description

Program Director, Supply Chain, Operations & Strategy

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Role Summary

Hologic is looking for a Program Director, Supply Chain, Operations & Strategy to lead strategic initiatives and programs at its Costa Rica site. The role owns end-to-end supply chain execution for the site, including planning, procurement coordination, inventory and logistics, while acting as the site’s strategic program lead by translating global Operations priorities into local execution plans.

This position leads a cross-functional agenda with global stakeholders, advancing service, cost, quality, compliance and resilience objectives, without requiring formal ownership of a director-level P&L or large organization.

What You Can Expect

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the site, applying Lean and Six Sigma methodology where relevant to manufacturing and shared-services workflows.
• Partner with Quality and Manufacturing leadership to ensure supply chain practices meet regulatory and quality system requirements for medical device production.
• Own the site’s operational reporting cadence, including KPI dashboards for cost, service level, throughput, inventory health and program performance, using insights to prioritize corrective action.
• Champion standard work and digital enablement across planning, materials and logistics processes, partnering with IT and global process owners to improve visibility, data quality and adoption.
• Translate global Operations and Supply Chain strategy into a site-level execution roadmap, with clear milestones and ownership.
• Lead cross-functional programs spanning Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Finance and IT, establishing governance, managing scope, risk, dependencies and timelines, and communicating decisions and progress to senior stakeholders.

What We Expect

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business or a related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in supply chain and/or operations roles, ideally within medical device, pharma or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Fluent English and Spanish, written and spoken.
• Experience working within a matrixed, multinational organization, partnering with stakeholders across the US and other regions.
• Ability to lead cross-functional programs and influence without direct authority.
• Skilled in structured program management, including governance, risk management, business-case development and benefits tracking.
• Strategic thinker, able to execute at a tactical site level and convert strategy into a clear, measurable roadmap.
• Strong stakeholder management across geographies and functions, partnering confidently with global and US-based leaders.
• Data-driven, comfortable owning KPI reporting and turning performance insights into action.

Why Hologic

Hologic is a global leader in women’s health, dedicated to detecting and treating illnesses and conditions that matter most, so people can live healthier lives everywhere, every day.

Hologic’s Global Operations and Supply Chain organization keeps its medical device manufacturing sites running safely, efficiently and in compliance with regulatory requirements worldwide.

This is an opportunity to shape supply chain and operational excellence at one of Hologic’s key manufacturing sites, with direct influence over how global strategy translates into local execution and measurable impact.

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