What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager II position at Careers Integrated Resources Inc?
Delivers fundamental project management tools and composes project plans including schedule, budget and
product features, incorporating input across multiple functions and outside partners. Outlines and tracks
dependencies between functional areas.
Proactively influences timely decisions and takes actions reflective of business objectives on delivery and
alternative courses of action to ensure project/product are on time, on specification, and on budget.
Runs regularly scheduled team meetings, providing transparency around project progress (schedule, budget,
resources and Product). Sets agenda and documents meeting outcomes.
Identifies key issues and potential challenges and proactively facilitates scenario planning to identify the best
choice among alternatives.
Recognizes conflict and applies strategies to overcome it.
Identifies and drives for resolution on issues related to project plan (schedule, budget, resources and Product),
facilitating discussions between stakeholders. Escalates issues when appropriate
Drives the team from concept through completion using defined policies and procedures. Assures all
deliverables are completed and documented properly in each phase. Ability to keep project moving toward
successful completion leveraging aggressive schedules and overcoming unanticipated developments.
Provides information regarding tasks, plans, schedule, and strategies to stakeholders partnering to capture and
document requirements and specifications.
Proactively follows-up with team members to ensure project deliverables and interim milestones are met.
Builds relationships and effectively communicates status and opportunities for improvement throughout the
team and across multiple levels of the business.
Provides candid and constructive feedback to functional leaders relative to individual performance. Motivates
the team to exceed expectations. Ability to encourage and enable people to work together as a team to
accomplish the project
Promotes cross team knowledge transfer of lessons learned.
Delivers informative, well-organized presentations on project status and selected project topics.
Promotes and implements process improvements and project management best practice methodologies and
tools.
Expected to manage multiple moderately complex projects simultaneously
Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members.
Creates a positive environment; drives sense of urgency and motivates the team
Perform other work-related duties as assigned
The Project Manager is a strategic business partner responsible for the oversight and management of end-to-end
activities on complex medical diagnostic equipment, assays and business improvement projects with an emphasis on
driving quality execution. Anticipates, identifies and addresses critical inter-dependencies and delivers insights through
issue identification, resolution and contingency planning, ultimately guiding teams towards milestone achievement. A
Project Manager must have strong critical thinking and decision-making skills and the ability to influence without authority,
infusing the project teams with a sense of urgency, ownership and accountability and culture of high performance
Bachelor s degree required
3 years of project management including schedule development
required or equivalent project experience
5 years of experience working in R&D or manufacturing environment.
Diagnostics or medical device industry preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly
preferred
Familiar with Medical Regulatory practices a strong plus.
High-level understanding of new product development process with
ability to adapt project management processes to Client's product life
cycle.
Demonstrated management role of complex cross functional projects.
Expertise using Microsoft Project or equivalent project management
software required including best practices for creating schedules,
updating schedules, and critical path analysis of highly complex
schedules
Familiarity with latest project management methodology (e.g. Agile) is
preferred
Strong interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and presentation
skills required.
Ability to take calculated risks and demonstrated ability to work
effectively in cross functional team environment required
Ability to influence and present information to all levels of the
organization including senior management required
Able to identify problems and lead proactive problem-solving efforts to
achieve project goals.
product features, incorporating input across multiple functions and outside partners. Outlines and tracks
dependencies between functional areas.
Proactively influences timely decisions and takes actions reflective of business objectives on delivery and
alternative courses of action to ensure project/product are on time, on specification, and on budget.
Runs regularly scheduled team meetings, providing transparency around project progress (schedule, budget,
resources and Product). Sets agenda and documents meeting outcomes.
Identifies key issues and potential challenges and proactively facilitates scenario planning to identify the best
choice among alternatives.
Recognizes conflict and applies strategies to overcome it.
Identifies and drives for resolution on issues related to project plan (schedule, budget, resources and Product),
facilitating discussions between stakeholders. Escalates issues when appropriate
Drives the team from concept through completion using defined policies and procedures. Assures all
deliverables are completed and documented properly in each phase. Ability to keep project moving toward
successful completion leveraging aggressive schedules and overcoming unanticipated developments.
Provides information regarding tasks, plans, schedule, and strategies to stakeholders partnering to capture and
document requirements and specifications.
Proactively follows-up with team members to ensure project deliverables and interim milestones are met.
Builds relationships and effectively communicates status and opportunities for improvement throughout the
team and across multiple levels of the business.
Provides candid and constructive feedback to functional leaders relative to individual performance. Motivates
the team to exceed expectations. Ability to encourage and enable people to work together as a team to
accomplish the project
Promotes cross team knowledge transfer of lessons learned.
Delivers informative, well-organized presentations on project status and selected project topics.
Promotes and implements process improvements and project management best practice methodologies and
tools.
Expected to manage multiple moderately complex projects simultaneously
Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members.
Creates a positive environment; drives sense of urgency and motivates the team
Perform other work-related duties as assigned
The Project Manager is a strategic business partner responsible for the oversight and management of end-to-end
activities on complex medical diagnostic equipment, assays and business improvement projects with an emphasis on
driving quality execution. Anticipates, identifies and addresses critical inter-dependencies and delivers insights through
issue identification, resolution and contingency planning, ultimately guiding teams towards milestone achievement. A
Project Manager must have strong critical thinking and decision-making skills and the ability to influence without authority,
infusing the project teams with a sense of urgency, ownership and accountability and culture of high performance
Bachelor s degree required
3 years of project management including schedule development
required or equivalent project experience
5 years of experience working in R&D or manufacturing environment.
Diagnostics or medical device industry preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly
preferred
Familiar with Medical Regulatory practices a strong plus.
High-level understanding of new product development process with
ability to adapt project management processes to Client's product life
cycle.
Demonstrated management role of complex cross functional projects.
Expertise using Microsoft Project or equivalent project management
software required including best practices for creating schedules,
updating schedules, and critical path analysis of highly complex
schedules
Familiarity with latest project management methodology (e.g. Agile) is
preferred
Strong interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and presentation
skills required.
Ability to take calculated risks and demonstrated ability to work
effectively in cross functional team environment required
Ability to influence and present information to all levels of the
organization including senior management required
Able to identify problems and lead proactive problem-solving efforts to
achieve project goals.
