Project Manager III (Staff Level)

Werfen•San Diego, CA

26d•$120,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Job Summary: Directs the project team in a manner to achieve the business results expected. Reporting to the Sr. Director of R&D, this position works under the general direction of a Program Manager. Plans and manages portfolio of small to mid-size product development projects or plans and manages a major sub-project within a large multi-functional product development program. The position requires enthusiastic leadership skills in a highly technical medical instrument product development environment. The individual is required to lead strong technical engineers and scientists to achieve project goals. The position requires regular interaction with project team members and senior management including regularly interfacing with all levels of the organization from technician through executive management. The salary range for this position is currently $120,000 to $160,000 annually. Individual compensation is based on the candidate’s qualifications for the position, including experience, skills, knowledge, education, certifications, internal equity, budget, and/or other business and organizational needs.

Requirements

BS in STEM is required, Masters/PhD preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development or project management.
Strong project management skill set and familiarity with project management tools and techniques.
Team player, self-motivated, and perseverant.
Strong oral and written skills.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Design Control.

Nice To Haves

Experience in design and development of medical instrumentation is desirable.
Certification in project management is desired.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and team leadership to one or more small project team(s), including planning, scheduling, and technical leadership within the project area. Drive the integration of activities between functions.
Responsible for project planning and scheduling utilizing deliverable milestone methods and critical path scheduling, and developing task and project estimates. Coordinate roles and responsibilities within the project team. At the Program Manager's or Director’s request provide a schedule and budget forecast for the project.
Responsible for conducting regular project team status meetings and reviews. Plan and schedule technical reviews at appropriate project milestones. Ensures deliverables are completed and documented.
Coordinate with Scrum Masters on Sprint forecasts. Track deliverables status from Sprint Demos.
Responsible for coordination of project resources to identify the root cause(s) of project issues, and develop and manage a plan to fix, test, and implement an appropriate solution through completion.
Responsible for ensuring project risks, both technical risks and management risks, are identified and appropriate risk mitigation plans are developed and executed. Track and respond to risk triggers. Regularly assess and report the status of overall project risk.
Creates and maintains file to current phase ensuring accuracy.
Responsible for communication within the project team and to program management and upper management. Develop and implement a project communication plan.
Coordinates with vendors and outside service suppliers to ensure project deliverables are completed correctly and on time or that services are provided in accordance with the project plan.
Participates in discussions with commercial functions (operations, regulatory, distribution, customer support, marketing, sales, service, affiliates, etc.) through established communication channels to support on market changes and/or new product introduction.
Able to identify and obtain support to resolve project team conflict. Able to remove oneself from the problem. Fosters a creative, professional climate that will maximize the contributions of the technical staff.
Participates in activities focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the product development processes and procedures.
Coordination of review of documentation with Quality and Regulatory disciplines
Communication of product changes with Manufacturing / Operations disciplines
Communication of plans and status of projects with Marketing disciplines