Becton Dickinson (BD) is hiring a Project Manager – Transfer, Separation & Transition

About the Role

Role details below.

Responsibilities

• Act as overall coordinator for the transfer and separation program in collaboration with ISC leadership, Network Strategy, and End-to-End Value Stream leaders.
• Establish and maintain the integrated master project plan, milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
• Drive structured governance including progress tracking, issue escalation, decision management, and executive reporting.
• Ensure alignment between ISC, business units, and supporting functions throughout the separation lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day separation topics between BD and the Buyer’s team: Swindon: Quvara & parent company Buckland Group; Zaragoza: Diamond Foundry.
• Lead cross-functional coordination with BD teams to ensure clear ownership, timely execution, and issue resolution.
• Ensure outstanding separation challenges are identified, tracked, and resolved.
• Lead and coordinate TSA and rTSA exit planning across all impacted functions (Quality, IT, Finance, GIE, Supply Chain, etc.).
• Secure timely TSA exits by coordinating with functional process leaders.
• Ensure each function (including PS Quality) has a clear and sustainable Day-2 operating model post-TSA.
• Manage system and process transitions, including manufacturing-to-buying setup and regulatory alignment.
• Drive risk management and development of mitigation plans with the extended team.
• Actively manage risks related to BD’s potential exposure as a real-estate developer with the sale of the Zaragoza site.
• Ensure appropriate organization is put in place to manage this risk over the next 3+ years.
• Act as main point of escalation until organization is put in place.
• Coordinate with GIE Facilities, Legal, external counsel, Finance, and Real Estate teams to assess, mitigate, and provision for risks.
• Ensure appropriate risk governance, documentation, and financial provisions are in place.
• Drive financial performance of both the transition (Physioject) and the separation projects in collaboration with PS ISC Finance.
• Optimize both transfer and separation costs, including CapEx and BTL costs at the receiving plant (TTB), IT decommissioning, contractor activities, and contract novations.
• Lead quarterly ATL, BTL, and Capex forecasts in line with financial commitments.
• Support where appropriate PS Procurement and ISC Finance on cost optimization initiatives (e.g., Swindon / Quvara variances).
• Secure effective financial closing of the Zaragoza project with Spain and PS ISC Finance.
• Ensure appropriate provisioning for identified risks (real estate exposure, exit taxes, etc.).
• Secure alignment between ISC, PS supply chain, and business stakeholders on assumptions to maximize business outcomes.
• Work with Platforms and Supply Chain teams to optimize production volumes to Quvara to optimize costs / prevent unintended fixed-cost increases during and after separation.
• Act as PMO lead for the Physioject transfer proj