Sr. R&D Program Manager
About The Position
The Primary Function of the Sr. Program Manager will be to work directly with a cross-functional team who is responsible for the development of new medical devices and systems in the Surgical Division to: Lead small and large NPD projects from start to finish, coordinate Design History File (DHF) transfers, Drive/Support the development of new products, drive expansion projects of existing products, and support on market products. Drive the teams to meet set cost, schedule and performance targets Ensure adherence to the appropriate design controls and Product Development process. Present status updates to Senior Management as needs. The incumbent may be asked to perform other function-related activities in addition to the below mentioned as responsibilities as reasonably required by business needs.
Requirements
- Project or program management in NPD for medical device development
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline
- 7+ years’ experience managing complex NPD, business, commercial, or operations projects in medical device industry
- Strong project management skills including budgeting, planning, tracking, organization, attention to detail, managing competing priorities, analytical and critical thinking, sound engineering fundamentals
- Executes project management skills such as defining project tasks, plans and resource requirements, demonstrating adherence to global PMO practices and templates, e.g. on-boarding, kickoff meeting, communication plan, standardized/template minutes, agenda, timetables, pre-meetings, project plans, project charters, risk registers/RAID logs, Gantt charts, Work Breakdown Structure
- Valid authorization to work in the US
Nice To Haves
- PMP preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead small and large NPD projects from start to finish
- Coordinate Design History File (DHF) transfers
- Drive/Support the development of new products
- Drive expansion projects of existing products
- Support on market products
- Drive the teams to meet set cost, schedule and performance targets
- Ensure adherence to the appropriate design controls and Product Development process
- Present status updates to Senior Management
- Coordinate, drive, and manage service delivery issues through internal alignment to a solution and timeline with owners and talking points; resulting in external communication to clients
- Initiate proactive discussions with stakeholders to align expectations and develop relationships
- Assemble and report program metrics and communicate program status and deliverables for both management and project teams
- Prepare regular key client performance reports
- Maintain key analytics and metrics for each project component in their program and making them readily accessible to all stakeholders/investors for that client
- Support PMO initiatives to define and establish PMO best practices
- Train/mentor cross-functional teams on usage of PMO tools
- Mentor and guide other program and project managers
- Support business on portfolio planning, development and prioritization
Benefits
- Comprehensive training when you join
- Continued development and training throughout your career
- Bonus eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
