Project Manager - Philadelphia, PA

Stryker•Philadelphia, PA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Position summary: Project Managers have accountability and authority for achieving a project’s objectives. T hey direct a multi-disciplinary team aiming to complete a project. Project managers build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers. They have success in closing projects while aligning with business objectives .

Requirements

High school diploma plus 6+ years of relevant work experience , or an Associate’s degree with 4 years or a Bachelor’s degree
4+ years of relevant project management work experience

Nice To Haves

PMP or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the team in the development of the project charter and management plan
Direct, manage, monitor, and control project
Evaluate tradeoffs within project
Communicate changes and adjustments to plan based on product, install or customer delays
Lead forecasting, scheduling, and scoping for large volume projects
Directs project team to ensure engineering review documents and all project documents are uploaded to project plan
Lead project through review process and organize task tracking for considerations outside of scope
Sets accurate project timelines while eliminating return trips due to scope changes and scope creep
Leads install scoping activities among project teams
Lead PLM meetings and identify and outline scope as defined by sales , engineering and customer needs
Responsible for assigning follow-up action to stakeholder groups and holding them accountable for completion
Advise customers and business partners on best possible schedule that meets the needs of the customer and project team
Estimate, acquire and assign project team resources
Define the role, responsibility, and deliverables for each team member
Provide direct feedback to functional manager on performance reviews
Lead scheduling dis cussions and consider needs of all parties involved
Directs project team to ensure engineering review documents and project documents are uploaded to the project plan
Proactively anticipates risk and lead complex risk mitigated projects
Identifies risk and organize resources to support specialized risk mitigation
Develop a risk management plan for the project
Identify , analyze and understand project risks, develop and monitor a risk response plan
Collab orate with supporting resources internally and externally to drive solutions in line with our quality standards
Collaborate with supervisor and/or project PM to establish sub -project budget
Leads, monitors and maintains costs within budget
Independently able to manage and communicate material preparation timelines to customers and internal business partners
Consult customers through site preparedness and equipment receipt process
Leads customer kick off meetings for small and large scale projects
Coordinates with customers, vendors and third party medical device companies
Meet with project stakeholders to understand and refine project scope; review with manager for approval
Create detailed Work Breakdown Structure
Collaborate with sales partners to determine and manage customer expectations for production and resource allocation
Create project presentations materials and develops informational trackers for internal and external business partners
Lead customers through project lifecycle and share value proposition in pre PO situations
Develop a Stakeholder management plan for the project, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations
Develop and execute the communications management plan for project team and the needs of key stakeholders
Gains stakeholder trust, and maintains open communication channels with stakeholders, including development teams and sponsors
Stays calm and focused under pressure timelines and seeks to add additional responsibility where appropriate to have an impact outside of core role
Self-motivated: enjoys tackling goals, growing and developing, and is accountable for goals being met
Builds successful working relationships with internal and external personnel in various departments
Mentor Associate Project Managers through planning process, provides guidance and encouragement for less ten ured Project Managers
Drives results in support of the business, even in the face of demanding timelines
Steps up to take on additional responsibility where appropriate
Adept at team management: selects the right people to the right tasks all while maintaining team morale and recognizing contributions
Able to communicate effectively to all stakeholders and partners
Can influence without direct authority in a way that makes others want to be on their team
Incorporates end-user feedback to refine scope through the project lifecycle and can communicate changes, updates and decisions to key stakeholders
Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals, and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly
Pri oritizes tasks and activities based on impact on organizational objectives
Incorporates customer feedback refining scope as needed throughout project /program plan
Understand the importance of networking and utilizing that network and for ging strong relationships with outside colleagues
Keeps customer involved in the solution creation process
Keeps the customer at the heart of what we do
Exercises good judgment and can weigh benefits and risk in order to make solid decisions despite ambiguity
Applies structured approach to problem solving
Exercises good judgement when it comes to risk taking and issue escalation
Makes decisions with all relevant information in mind
Encourages coo perative learning among peers and colleagues through performance feedback
Growth mindset – ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment