Senior Program Manager, Architecture & Automation Deployment

Role: Senior Program Manager leading deployment of engineering tools, automation, and AI across Agilent's R&D divisions. Primary objectives include understanding engineer needs, translating insights into scalable deployment programs, and ensuring adoption of new capabilities. Responsibilities encompass managing voice-of-customer activities, driving end-to-end AI and architecture rollouts, and overseeing cross-divisional automation initiatives, including collaboration with the China Innovation Center. The role involves building program plans, governance, and tracking adoption metrics, ensuring alignment among stakeholders and reporting to senior leadership. Qualifications: 10+ years in program or project management within hardware or instrument R&D environments, with experience in deploying tools, processes, or digital transformation initiatives. A systems engineering background or hands-on experience is highly preferred. Skills required include strong program management fundamentals, technical credibility to engage with engineering leads, stakeholder research expertise, and cross-functional influence. High-value specifics include experience with engineering tool rollouts, automation, AI adoption, and managing global, multi-site programs. The role is full-time, remote-friendly with 25% travel, and reports to the R&D function.