Senior Analyst, Project Management

Edwards Lifesciences • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs. Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our project management teams support many parts of Edwards, including Engineering, HR, Marketing, IT, and more. You’ll be a trusted thought leader as you ensure our projects are completed efficiently and effectively. Your strategic mindset and fresh perspectives will be an essential part of how we bring innovative solutions for patients. The Senior Analyst, Project Management will initiate, plan, execute, control and manage all aspects of projects to ensure ultimate project success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field with 5 years of experience managing mid-to-large scale projects or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Experience working in the medical device industry and/or a highly regulated industry
• Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management systems
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Substantial understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to managing small-to-mid scale project plans
• Ability to adapt to new technologies
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environment
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and multi-task
• Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of tasks as defined in the project management plan and actively manage project risk
• Determine and discern detailed requirements on mid-to-large scale projects to establish the project deliverables and develop the project management plan, and manage changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project management plan updated and reflective of authorized project changes
• Facilitate the creation and approval of business cases, and utilizes historical data and expert judgment in order to understand project limitations
• Assess project performance to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify variances, perform required corrective actions and communicate to all stakeholders
• Establish and coordinate team members and stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications
• Actively lead one or more Project Management Office (PMO) continuous improvement activities
• Manage project closure activities, including gathering lessons learned
• Other duties as assigned by Leadership

What This Job Offers

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