Program Manager, Medical Device Solutions

Battelle • Columbus, OH

6d • $128,800 - $183,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager plans, leads, and manages medical device programs using multidisciplinary product development teams. Projects may cover part or all of the development life cycle, from concept and feasibility through detailed design, verification, manufacturing transition, launch, and post-launch support.

The role is accountable for overall program planning, staffing, project execution, cost control, risk management, and primary client relationship duties. It offers significant autonomy in project execution, under the oversight of the group’s leadership team. The position is based in Columbus, Ohio, and is also open to candidates in Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Toledo, Ohio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus 7 years of experience managing programs in the life sciences field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; alternatively, a Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, a business management field, or another relevant field from an accredited institution and 3 or more years of experience.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office, Project, Excel, and other standard programs for project, business, and financial management.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and project management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external counterparts.
• Ability and mindset to teach and guide senior staff in developing task leadership skills and mentor junior and entry-level staff in product development processes.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience using Earned Value Management for project performance tracking and reporting.
• Experience working within medical device development Quality Systems, such as ISO 13485 or 90001.
• Experience across the medical device development continuum, from concept development through product launch.
• Experience in the commercial medical device industry and with government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposal efforts with internal teams and clients to define an overall approach, schedule, and cost that represents an acceptable benefit to the client, for both commercial and government work.
• Facilitate detailed project planning, defining scope, cost, schedule, risk, and technical performance deliverables through project completion.
• Conduct project activities within the group’s ISO 13485 Quality System and applicable government and industry regulations.
• Manage internal team performance by balancing scope, cost, and schedule to achieve successful project conclusions.
• Serve as the primary client contact throughout project execution and provide periodic assessments of performance against plan, raising and executing needed risk mitigations.
• Provide periodic project performance assessments and risk-mitigation updates to the Battelle leadership team.
• Work with clients to identify additional support opportunities through extensions of current work or introductions to other Battelle capabilities.
• Stay current on project management best practices and share key learnings with project management and project team staff.
• Mentor project staff to encourage a high-performing, continual-improvement culture.

Benefits

• Compressed work schedule, with most employees having every other Friday off without using vacation time.
• Hybrid work flexibility through a model of 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits, plus optional supplemental benefits.
• Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan: for most employees, Battelle contributes 5% whether or not the employee contributes and matches employee contributions on top of that.
• Tuition assistance for higher education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior