Project Manager Medical Devices

Project Manager Medical Devices

Location: Paramus, New Jersey, United States

Description

Industry: Medical Equipment / Devices

Job Category: Manufacturing

The Project Lead is responsible for providing cross-functional program leadership to ensure projects achieve desired

outcomes from product definition through product commercialization.

This leader will help teams define and achieve the objectives and goals required to complete projects on time and

within budget. Their focus will be on driving high levels of collaboration and execution across teams. They will ensure

effective management of portfolios with a focus on effective design control and risk taking. The successful candidate

will possess a high degree of professionalism, maturity and confidentiality.

Essential Job Functions:

· Provide cross-functional program leadership to drive strategic growth initiatives, innovation portfolio and

programs.

· Establish, maintain, and influence program stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications, both

internal and external to the organization.

· Present data and recommend program improvements to senior leaders.

· Execute program plans (quality, risk, communication, staffing, etc.) and capture and communicate program

status and data in order to maintain accurate and current program information for the use of stakeholders.

· Originate and drive Project Management Office (PMO) continuous improvement activities. Optimize resource

allocation of portfolio in partnership with functional leaders across divisions/site.

· Track overall program progress and provide detailed management status reports. Ensure projects are run in

compliance with company, FDA, and ISO procedures.

· Oversee and provide guidance across all phases of the product development life-cycle process from concept to

commercialization.

· Drive organizational and program learnings/best practices to continually improve organization to best in class

PMO.

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Base Salary - USD $85,000 to $95,000

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Full-time

Benefits - None

Relocation Assistance Available - No

Commission Compensation - No

Bonus Eligible - No

Overtime Eligible - No

Interview Travel Reimbursed - No

Candidate Details

2 to 5 years experience

Seniority Level - Associate

Management Experience Required - No

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Willingness to Travel - Never

Ideal Candidate

· Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree and/or MBA preferred.

· Program Management Professional (PgMP) or Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) certification

preferred.

· M&A integration experience highly desired.

· 2 years of experience in the medical device industry.

· 2 years of experience in a project management role or equivalent experience.

· Experience with project management tools such as MS Project or other.

· Excellent interpersonal skills in addition to having the ability to effectively communicate within the project teams

as well as to top level management

· Collaborative leader who excels in leading through ambiguity

· Ability and experience with communicating effectively with executive leaders.

· MS Project software experience

· Understanding ISO and FDA guidelines as they apply to Product Development

· Excellent organization and time management/multi-tasking skills (comfortable in an ambiguous and fast-paced

environment, operating at both strategic and tactical levels)